The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (formerly called the Winnipeg Capital Region and the Manitoba Capital Region) is a

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in the

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located in the

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in the southeast portion of the province of

, Canada. It contains the provincial capital of

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

and 17 surrounding rural municipalities, cities, and towns. Other places in the Region besides Winnipeg with a population over 1,000 are the city of Selkirk; towns of

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and Niverville; and communities of Oakbank, Oak Bluff, Stony Mountain, Teulon, and Lorette. As the most densely-populated and economically-important area of Manitoba, the Region accounts for two-thirds of the province's population and 70% of the provincial

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. It also includes the smaller

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(CMA) of Winnipeg, with the addition of the Brokenhead 4 Indian Reserve.

History

In the late 1990s, issues such as providing Shoal Lake water to nearby municipalities and allowing

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housing growth beyond Winnipeg became more important. At the time, Mayor

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voiced the idea of a regional

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to mediate such issues. In June 1998, former

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President Kevin Kavanagh was appointed by Premier Gary Filmon to chair the ''Capital Region Review Committee''. The panel looked at

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and

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between the City of Winnipeg and surrounding municipalities. Thompson along with the mayors and

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of the 14 municipalities adjacent to Winnipeg began to meet on a regular basis starting in October 1998, thus forming the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region. Due to a change of government in September 1999, however, creating a regional planning authority took longer than originally foreseen. The Capital Region was originally defined in 2006, through ''The Capital Region Partnership Act'', to include 16 municipalities. A pro-economic growth planning document was released in November 2018, called ''Securing Our Future: An Action Plan for Winnipeg's Metropolitan Region''. In October 2019,

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released a speech and discussion document, ''For the Benefit of All: Regional Competitiveness and Collaboration in the Winnipeg Metro Region'', which sought to reform regional planning. Upon publication, Premier

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and Winnipeg Mayor

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spoke in favour of creating a new entity to manage development and transportation in the Winnipeg Metro Region.

Membership

The Winnipeg Metro Region is located in the

in the southeast portion of the province of

, and is bounded to the north by the south basin of

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. The Region was originally defined in ''The Capital Region Partnership Act'' (2006) to include 16 municipalities. Since that time, the Town of Niverville and the Village of Dunnottar have been incorporated into the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, giving the Region 18 municipalities in total. The Region today comprises the following cities, towns, and RMs: * City of Winnipeg * City of Selkirk * Town of Stonewall * Town of Niverville * Village of Dunnottar * RM of Cartier * RM of East St. Paul * RM of Headingley * RM of Macdonald * RM of Ritchot * RM of Rockwood * RM of Rosser * RM of Springfield * RM of St. Andrews * RM of St. Clements * RM of St. François Xavier * RM of Taché * RM of West St. Paul Winnipeg from Above second version

However, there are some municipalities that are geographically (entirely or largely) within the Region's territory that are not officially part of the Metro Region. These include the town of Teulon, the village of Garson, and the

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Winnipeg census metropolitan area

The Winnipeg Metro Region includes the smaller Winnipeg

(CMA), with the addition of the Brokenhead 4 Indian Reserve. The included CMA municipalities are: *

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* Ritchot * Rosser *

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* St. Clements * St. François Xavier * Taché * West St. Paul

Demographics

Population

The population of the Winnipeg Metro Region is greatly concentrated within the city of Winnipeg itself, which has 86.5% of the Region's population residing in less than 6% of its land area. On the provincial level, the city has 54.9% of the province's population, while the Region's share is 63.5%.

Language

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the

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, and lists languages that were selected by at least 1,000 respondents.

Governance

Regional partnership is led by a

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. , board members include: * Scott Gillingham, City of Winnipeg councillor — board co-chair * Shelley Hart, RM of East St. Paul mayor — board co-chair * John Orlikow, City of Winnipeg councillor * Larry Johannson, City of Selkirk mayor * Christa Vann Mitchell, RM of Cartier reeve * Jim Robson, RM of Headingley councillor * Brad Erb, RM of Macdonald reeve * Chris Ewen, RM of Ritchot mayor * J. Wesley Taplin, RM of Rockwood reeve * Fran Smee, RM of Rosser reeve * Tiffany Fell, RM of Springfield mayor * Joy Sul, RM of St. Andrews mayor * Debbie Fiebelkorn, RM of St. Clements mayor * Rick van Wyk, RM of St. François Xavier reeve * Justin Denis Bohemier, RM of Taché mayor * Cheryl Christian, RM of West St. Paul mayor * Myron Dyck, Town of Niverville mayor * Clive Hinds, Town of Stonewall mayor * Rick Gamble, Village of Dunnottar mayor In addition to those located entirely in the City of Winnipeg, the Region falls into several federal

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: *

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley (formerly known as Charleswood—Assiniboine and Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Ca ...

Kildonan—St. Paul Kildonan—St. Paul is a federal electoral district in the Winnipeg Capital Region of Manitoba, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Geography It consists of the far northern end of Winnipeg and the rura ...

Portage—Lisgar Portage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Demographics Portage—Lisgar is the riding with the highest percentage of native German speakers (2 ...

(northeastern portion) *

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(northwestern portion) *

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997. The ri ...

(southern portion)Selkirk--Interlake--Eastman (Manitoba)
" ''Elections Canada''. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

References

External links

* Government of Manitoba Community profiles: *
Regional Map
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Municipality Profiles
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