Rural Municipality of Yellowhead

The Rural Municipality of Yellowhead is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

For the Alberta county, see Yellowhead County.

Yellowhead
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Yellowhead
Yellowhead
Location of Yellowhead in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°29′05″N 100°28′58″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History
Further information: Municipality of Shoal Lake and Rural Municipality of Strathclair

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the Municipality of Shoal Lake and the RM of Strathclair.[1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[2] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.[3]

Communities


References
  1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Municipality of Shoal Lake and Rural Municipality of Strathclair Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
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