The Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains is a former

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(RM) in the

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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on March 30, 1897. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the Town of Gilbert Plains to form the Gilbert Plains Municipality. The RM was located in the

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of the province and had a population of 834 according to the Canada 2006 Census. Part of

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was located within the southern portion of the RM.

Communities

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Halicz Halych ( uk, Га́лич ; ro, Halici; pl, Halicz; russian: Га́лич, Galich; german: Halytsch, ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; yi, העליטש) is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the ...

* Venlaw * Zoria

References

External links

Gilbert Plains RM, MB Community ProfileMap of Gilbert Plains R.M. at Statcan
Gilbert Plains Populated places established in 1897 Populated places disestablished in 2015 1897 establishments in Manitoba 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub

Communities

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