The Rural Municipality of Cameron is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 16, 1896.[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Whitewater and the Town of Hartney to form the Municipality of Grassland.[2]
The RM was located southwest of Brandon and was home to about 500 people. It was named for John Donald Cameron, the Attorney General of Manitoba at the time.
Communities
[edit]Former towns: (previously independently administered)
Unincorporated communities:
Attractions
[edit]- Fort Desjarlais
- Fort Ash
- Fort Grand
- Hart-Cam Museum[3]
- Lauder Sandhills
References
[edit]- ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Hart-Cam Museum
- Cameron Rural Municipality - Website
- Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Cameron
- Map of Cameron R.M. at Statcan
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