Woodlands is a
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...
in the province of
Manitoba
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in
Western Canada
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. It lies in the southern part of the
Interlake and is named for the community of
Woodlands, which itself is named for the wooded lands of the area.
History
The Rural Municipality of Woodlands was incorporated on February 14, 1884.
Geography
Communities
*
Erinview
*
Lake Francis
*
Marquette
*
Reaburn
*
Warren
*
Woodlands
Climate
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Woodlands had a population of 3,797 living in 1,376 of its 1,483 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,416. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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Government
The Rural Municipality of Woodlands is municipal style government with one head of council and six councillors, one of which is the deputy reeve. The councillors are elected at large. The municipal offices are located in Woodlands. The municipalities lies within the federal riding of Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997.
The riding was a battleground betw ...
, represented by Conservative
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James Bezan
James Bezan (born May 19, 1965) is a Conservative Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. He is currently the Conservative S ...
, and the provincial riding of Lakeside represented by Progressive Conservative Ralph Eichler
Ralph Eichler (born March 23, 1950) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is a member of Manitoba legislature for the riding of Lakeside (Manitoba riding), Lakeside.
Before entering politics, Eichler served for eight years as the administra ...
.
2022 Members of Council
* Reeve: Douglas Oliver
* Councillor: Lorna Broadfoot
* Councillor: Carl Fleury
* Councillor: Darryl Langrell
* Councillor: Darrell Sincalir
* Councillor: Bryan Myskiw
* Councillor: Valerie Stelck
The representatives from the local urban district of Warren are Judy Olson, Diana Friesen, and Cal Martin.
Transportation
The first rail line, the Air Line, connected Warren to Stonewall and Winnipeg, and later to Portage la Prairie, but was taken out of service in 1882. The Hudson Bay CPR line was built to Shoal Lake, but construction stopped after 1886 due to lack of funds. In the 1880s, multiple rail lines were built through the municipality to transport gravel from the ridges and pits, but were later abandoned once supply diminished. The Canadian Northern Railroad was built through the area from 1903 to 1904.
See also
Twin Lakes Beach, Manitoba
External links
Official website
References
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