Rural Municipality of Rossburn explained

The Rural Municipality of Rossburn is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Name bestowed in 1879 to mark the career of R.R. Ross, a settler who arrived in that year from Molesworth, Ontario.^[1] It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883.^[2] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Rossburn to form the Rossburn Municipality.^[3]

The former RM is located in the Parkland Region of the province and borders the Waywayseecappo First Nation. It had a population of 514 in the 2006 census.

Communities

• Birdtail
• Olha
• Vista

External links

• • Rossburn RM, MB Community Profile
• Map of Rossburn R.M. at Statcan

Notes and References

1. Book: Hamilton, William. The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Macmillan. 1978. 0-7715-9754-1. Toronto. 63.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts . The Manitoba Historical Society . September 21, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
3. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015) . The Manitoba Historical Society . December 1, 2014 . January 2, 2015.