Lakeshore
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Lakeshore
Coordinates: 51°14′38″N 99°39′22″W / 51.243962°N 99.656216°W / 51.243962; -99.656216
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionParkland
Census divisionNo. 17
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Government
 • ReeveCarmen Hannibal[2]
 • Deputy ReeveWalter Tymchuk
Area
 • Land1,295.64 km2 (500.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,186
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Rural Municipality of Lakeshore is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.

Lakeshore is named for the proximity of the shoreline of Dauphin Lake, which splits the municipality into north and south.[3] The RM is anchored on its south end by the Rainbow Beach Provincial Park on Dauphin Lake, and on its north end by Manipogo Provincial Park on Lake Manitoba.[4]

History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Ochre River and Lawrence.[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.[5] 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.[6]

Communities

Constituent communities of the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore include:[3]

  • East Bay
  • Freedale
  • Magnet
  • Makinak
  • Methley
  • Million
  • Moose Bay
  • Toutes Aides
  • Weiden

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lakeshore had a population of 1,186 living in 531 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change of -13% from its 2016 population of 1,363. With a land area of 1,295.64 km2 (500.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Ochre River and Rural Municipality of Lawrence Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Reeve & Councillors." rmoflakeshore.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. 1 2 "Manitoba Communities: Lakeshore (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Welcome | Rural Municipality of Lakeshore | Home". www.rmoflakeshore.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

51°14′38″N 99°39′22″W / 51.243962°N 99.656216°W / 51.243962; -99.656216

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