Amalgamation of Winnipeg
Merger of the City of Winnipeg with other municipalities in 1972 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The amalgamation of Winnipeg, Manitoba (also known as Unicity) was the municipal incorporation of the old City of Winnipeg, eleven surrounding municipalities, and the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Metro) into one.[1]
The City of Winnipeg Act | |
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Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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Citation | S.M. 1971, c. 105 |
Royal assent | July 27, 1971 |
Legislative history | |
Bill title | Bill 36 |
Amended by | |
City of Winnipeg Charter, S.M. 2002, c. 39 | |
Status: Amended |
The amalgamated city's boundaries were established by the 1971 City of Winnipeg Act,[2] combining the former Winnipeg and Metro with the rural municipalities of Charleswood, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, and Old Kildonan; the Town of Tuxedo; and the cities of East Kildonan, West Kildonan, St. Vital, Transcona, St. Boniface, and St. James-Assiniboia.[3] The city-metropolitan government officially replaced the existing municipal governments on 1 January 1972.[1]
Though officially joined in 1972, these areas and their respective civic services (e.g. police departments) were not completely merged until years later.[4]