The Rural Municipality of Minitonas 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 May 1, 1901. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the Town of Minitonas and the Village of Bowsman to form the

Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman The Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. More precisely, it is located in the Swan Valley area. History The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation o ...

Communities

Renwer Renwer is a small, unorganized hamlet in the Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman, located 9 miles east of Minitonas. The Duck Mountains are just a couple miles south of the townsite. Renwer was originally known as Fisher Siding. History The ...

References

External links

Map of Minitonas R.M. at Statcan

Minitonas Minitonas is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman, Manitoba, Canada. It is surrounded by the Swan Valley and is located 15 km east of the Town of Swan River. The community is close to the Duck Mo ...

Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub