Rural Municipality of Rosser
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosser is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, lying adjacent to the northwest side of Winnipeg and part of the Winnipeg Metro Region. Its population as of the 2016 Census was 1,372.[2]
Rosser | |
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Rural municipality | |
Rural Municipality of Rosser | |
Coordinates: 49°59′24″N 97°27′33″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Winnipeg Metro |
Incorporated | 1893; 131 years ago (1893) |
Seat | Rosser, Manitoba |
Government | |
• Reeve | Ken Mulligan |
• MLA | Trevor King (Lakeside) |
• MP | James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) |
Area | |
• Rural municipality | 441.56 km2 (170.49 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Rural municipality | 1,372 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
• Metro | 778,489 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal Code | R0H 1E0 |
Area codes | 204, 431 |
Website | rmofrosser |
It is situated along Provincial Trunk Highway 6, and Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway.[3] CentrePort Canada lies primarily in the eastern part of the RM, inside the Perimeter Highway. A small portion of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport also lies within the RM of Rosser.
Water services are provided by the Cartier Regional Water Cooperative. The CentrePort distribution line serves CentrePort development and the RM of Rosser.[4] Water sourced from the Assiniboine River is treated at Headingley before being sent out through distribution channels.[4] Near the community of Rosser is the Dorsey Converter Station and the large static inverter plant for the Nelson River Bipole HVDC power transmission project.