The Rural Municipality of Strathcona is a former

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(RM) in the

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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality in April 1906. It ceased to exist on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the RM of Riverside to form the

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. The former RM is located northeast of

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and was named for The 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.

Communities

* BelmontManitoba Historical Society: Unincorporated hamlets, villages, and towns
/ref> * Hartney Junction * Hilton

References

* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' (pg. 265) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

External links

Rural Municipality of Strathcona
(copy archived February 3, 2015)
Map of Strathcona R.M. at Statcan
Strathcona Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub