The Rural Municipality of Cameron 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 November 16, 1896. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the RM of Whitewater and the Town of Hartney to form the

Municipality of Grassland The Municipality of Grassland is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Cameron and Whitewater and the town of Hartney. It was f ...

. The RM was located southwest of Brandon and was home to about 500 people. It was named for

John Donald Cameron John Donald Cameron (September 18, 1858 – March 26, 1923) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Winnipeg South from 1892 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba ( ...

, the Attorney General of Manitoba at the time.

Communities

Former towns: (previously independently administered) * Hartney Unincorporated communities: *

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* Grande Clairière *

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* Underhill

Attractions

* Fort Desjarlais * Fort Ash * Fort Grand * Hart-Cam MuseumHart-Cam Museum
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References

Cameron Rural Municipality
- Website
''Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Cameron''

Map of Cameron R.M. at Statcan

Cameron Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 19 ...

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