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Rural Municipality of Lorne

Rural Municipality of Lorne

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This article is about the former municipality in Manitoba, Canada. For its successor, see Municipality of Lorne.

The Rural Municipality of Lorne is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14, 1880.[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of Notre Dame de Lourdes and the Village of Somerset to form the Municipality of Lorne.[2]

Canola fields in Lorne

The main reserve of the Swan Lake First Nation is located within the former RM.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

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