The Rural Municipality of Hillsburg is a former
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...
(RM) in the
Canadian
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province
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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 19, 1912. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its
provincially mandated amalgamation
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with the
RM of Shell River and the
Town of Roblin to form the
Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River
The Municipality of Roblin is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.
Roblin station is located in the municipality.
History
The RM was incorporated as the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River o ...
.
The
Valley River 63A Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
In ...
lied on its east side. About 30 percent of the former RM lied within
Duck Mountain Provincial Forest
The Duck Mountain Provincial Forest is located on the Saskatchewan / Manitoba border. The forest sits atop the Duck Mountains, which rise 200-500m above the surrounding prairie, and are part of the larger Manitoba Escarpment.
Both Manitoba's D ...
.
Communities
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Bield
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Merridale
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Origins and history
The place name, Merridale, can be traced ...
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Shevlin
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Shortdale
References
''Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Hillsburg''Map of Hillsburg R.M. at Statcan* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' (pg. 112) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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Hillsburg
Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Manitoba