Rural Municipality of Woodlands
Rural Municipality of Woodlands | |
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  Rural Municipality of Woodlands Location of Woodlands in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′27″N 97°44′09″W / 50.24083°N 97.73583°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated | February 14, 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Lori Schellekens |
| • MP (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) | James Bezan |
| • MLA (Lakeside) | Ralph Eichler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,178.04 km2 (454.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,416 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
Woodlands is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It lies in the southern part of the Interlake and is named for the community of Woodlands, which itself is named for the wooded lands of the area.[1]
History
The Rural Municipality of Woodlands was incorporated on February 14, 1884.[2]
Railroads
The first rail line, the Air Line, connected Warren to Stonewall and Winnipeg, and later to Portage la Prairie, but was taken out of service in 1882. The Hudson Bay CPR line was built to Shoal Lake, but construction stopped after 1886 due to lack of funds. In the 1880s, multiple rail lines were built through the municipality to transport gravel from the ridges and pits, but were later abandoned once supply diminished. The Canadian Northern Railroad was built through the area from 1903 to 1904.[2] The section north of Warren was abandoned beginning in 1996, but the section south remains in operation.[3]
Population
| Year | Population | One-year % change |
Year | Population | One-year
% change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 503 | n/a | 1966 | 2157 | -0.81% | ||
| 1881 | 500 | -0.06% | 1971 | 2258 | 0.47% | ||
| 1891 | 1032 | 10.64% | 1976 | 2558 | 2.66% | ||
| 1896 | 987 | -0.87% | 1981 | 2935 | 2.95% | ||
| 1901 | 1173 | 3.77% | 1986 | 3188 | 1.72% | ||
| 1911 | 1539 | 3.12% | 1991 | 3334 | 0.92% | ||
| 1921 | 1977 | 2.85% | 1996 | 3457 | 0.74% | ||
| 1931 | 2008 | 0.16% | 2001 | 3453 | -0.02% | ||
| 1941 | 2351 | 1.71% | 2006 | 3562 | 0.63% | ||
| 1951 | 2041 | -1.32% | 2011 | 3521 | -0.23% | ||
| 1956 | 2222 | 0.89% | 2016 | 3416 | -0.60% | ||
| 1961 | 2346 | 0.56% | |||||
| Source: Manitoba Historical Society[4] | |||||||
Communities
Government
The Rural Municipality of Woodlands is municipal style government with one head of council and six councillors, one of which is the deputy reeve. The councillors are elected at large. The municipal offices are located in Woodlands. The municipalities lies within the federal riding of Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, represented by Conservative James Bezan, and the provincial riding of Lakeside represented by Progressive Conservative Ralph Eichler.
Members of Council
- Reeve: Lori Schellekens
- Councillor/Deputy Reeve: Lorna Broadfoot
- Councillor: Carl Fleury
- Councillor: Curtis Huff
- Councillor: Orval Procter
- Councillor: Don Walsh
- Councillor: Wayne Yule
Climate
| Climate data for Marquette | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38 (100) |
35 (95) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
31 (88) |
23.9 (75.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.3 (−8.1) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.5 (−39.1) |
−41 (−42) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−9 (16) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5 (23) |
−19 (−2) |
−35 (−31) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−41 (−42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.3 (0.92) |
18.3 (0.72) |
26.6 (1.05) |
32.7 (1.29) |
57.8 (2.28) |
87.3 (3.44) |
73.1 (2.88) |
70.5 (2.78) |
57 (2.2) |
39.1 (1.54) |
29.6 (1.17) |
23.5 (0.93) |
538.8 (21.21) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
External links
References
- ^ Geographical Names of Manitoba (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Conservation. 2000.
- ^ a b "Rural Municipality of Woodlands: History". www.rmwoodlands.info. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Manitoba Business: Canadian Northern Railway / Canadian National Railway". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ "Manitoba Communities: Woodlands (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 18 February 2014
Places adjacent to Rural Municipality of Woodlands | |
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Division No. 14, Manitoba (South Interlake) | ||
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