Municipality of Shoal Lake explained

The Municipality of Shoal Lake is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 2011.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Strathclair to form the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead.^[2]

The former Municipality of Shoal Lake is located in the Westman Region of the province. Its formation on January 1, 2011, was a result of an amalgamation of the former Town of Shoal Lake and the former Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake.^{[3] [4]} It had a population of 555 according to the Canada 2006 Census.

Communities

• Kelloe
• Oakburn
• Shoal Lake

External links

• Municipality of Shoal Lake (copy archived January 5, 2015)
• Shoal Lake, MB Community Profile
• Map of Shoal Lake R.M. at Statcan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts. The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. January 2, 2015.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015). The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. January 2, 2015.
3. Web site: Manitoba Municipalities: Shoal Lake. The Manitoba Historical Society. April 11, 2014. July 15, 2014.
4. Web site: Town of Shoal Lake and the Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake Amalgamation Regulation. June 15, 2010. gov.mb.ca. The Queen's Printer for the Province of Manitoba. July 15, 2014.