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The '''Municipality of McCreary''' is a [[List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|rural municipality]] (RM) in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]] that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the [[Rural Municipality of McCreary|RM of McCreary]] and the [[McCreary, Manitoba|Village of McCreary]].<ref name=2015amalg>{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=205/2013 | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of McCreary and Village of McCreary Amalgamation Regulation | publisher=Government of Manitoba | type=[[PDF]] | date= | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> It |
The '''Municipality of McCreary''' is a [[List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|rural municipality]] (RM) in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]] that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the [[Rural Municipality of McCreary|RM of McCreary]] and the [[McCreary, Manitoba|Village of McCreary]].<ref name=2015amalg>{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=205/2013 | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of McCreary and Village of McCreary Amalgamation Regulation | publisher=Government of Manitoba | type=[[PDF]] | date= | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name=MAA>{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/m235e.php | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235) | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=October 2, 2014 | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Speech>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.mb.ca/thronespeech/thronespeech_2012.html | title=Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=November 19, 2012 | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:12, 1 January 2015
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| Municipality of McCreary | |
| Land | Kanada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The Municipality of McCreary is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of McCreary and the Village of McCreary.[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]
References
- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of McCreary and Village of McCreary Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "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.
