Rural Municipality of Woodlands

For the community, see Woodlands, Manitoba.

Woodlands is a rural municipality (RM) 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.^[2]

Rural Municipality of Woodlands
Rural municipality
Location of the RM of Woodlands in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°14′27″N 97°44′09″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Interlake
Incorporated	February 14, 1884
Government
• Reeve	Lori Schellekens
• MP (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)	James Bezan
• MLA (Lakeside)	Trevor King
Area
• Total	1,197.59 km2 (462.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,797
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	rmwoodlands.ca

History

The Rural Municipality of Woodlands was incorporated on February 14, 1884.^[3]

Geography

Communities

• Erinview
• Lake Francis
• Marquette
• Reaburn
• Warren
• Woodlands

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[4]

Demographics

Population Growth

Year Pop. ±% 1871 503 —     1881 500 −0.6% 1891 1,032 +106.4% 1896 987 −4.4% 1901 1,173 +18.8% 1911 1,539 +31.2% 1921 1,977 +28.5% 1931 2,008 +1.6% 1941 2,351 +17.1% 1951 2,041 −13.2% 1956 2,222 +8.9% 1961 2,346 +5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 2,157 −8.1% 1971 2,258 +4.7% 1976 2,558 +13.3% 1981 2,935 +14.7% 1986 3,188 +8.6% 1991 3,334 +4.6% 1996 3,457 +3.7% 2001 3,453 −0.1% 2006 3,562 +3.2% 2011 3,521 −1.2% 2016 3,416 −3.0% 2021 3,797 +11.2%
Source: [5][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands had a population of 3,797 living in 1,376 of its 1,483 total private dwellings, a change of 11.2% from its 2016 population of 3,416. With a land area of 1,197.59 km² (462.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.2/km² (8.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Government

Woodlands federal election results^[6]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		New Democratic		Green
	2021	8%	156	69%	1,278	13%	241	2%	41
	2019	7%	137	75%	1,403	11%	209	6%	108

Woodlands provincial election results^[7]

Year		PC		New Democratic		Liberal
	2019	74%	1,113	17%	255	9%	128
	2016	85%	1,126	15%	201	0%	0

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 Trevor King.

2022 Members of Council

• Reeve: Douglas Oliver
• Councillor: Lorna Broadfoot
• Councillor: Carl Fleury
• Councillor: Darryl Langrell
• Councillor: Darrell Sincalir
• Councillor: Bryan Myskiw
• Councillor: Valerie Stelck

The representatives from the local urban district of Warren are Judy Olson, Diana Friesen, and Cal Martin.

Transportation

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.^[3] The section north of Warren was abandoned beginning in 1996, but the section south remains in operation.^[8]

See also

Twin Lakes Beach, Manitoba

External links

• Official website