Rural Municipality of Lakeshore

The Rural Municipality of Lakeshore is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.

Lakeshore
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Lakeshore
Coordinates: 51.243962°N 99.656216°W / 51.243962; -99.656216
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Parkland
Census division	No. 17
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Government
• Reeve	Carmen Hannibal[2]
• Deputy Reeve	Walter Tymchuk
Area
• Land	1,295.64 km2 (500.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,186
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Lakeshore is named for the proximity of the shoreline of Dauphin Lake, which splits the municipality into north and south.^[3] The RM is anchored on its south end by the Rainbow Beach Provincial Park on Dauphin Lake, and on its north end by Manipogo Provincial Park on Lake Manitoba.^[4]

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Lawrence and Rural Municipality of Ochre River

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Ochre River and Lawrence.^[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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Communities

Constituent communities of the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore include:^[3]

• Ochre River
• Rorketon

• East Bay
• Freedale
• Magnet
• Makinak
• Methley
• Million
• Moose Bay
• Toutes Aides
• Weiden

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lakeshore had a population of 1,186 living in 531 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change of -13% from its 2016 population of 1,363. With a land area of 1,295.64 km² (500.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

See also

• List of francophone communities in Manitoba

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Ochre River and Rural Municipality of Lawrence Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "Reeve & Councillors." rmoflakeshore.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
3. "Manitoba Communities: Lakeshore (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
4. "Welcome | Rural Municipality of Lakeshore | Home". www.rmoflakeshore.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
5. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
6. "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.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

51.243962°N 99.656216°W / 51.243962; -99.656216