Province announces official amalgamation of 14 municipalities in Manitoba

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The province announced earlier this week that 14 Manitoba municipalities have officially amalgamated.

The newly amalgamated municipalities are:
* the rural municipalities (RMs) of Strathcona and Riverside to create the RM of Prairie Lakes;
* the RMs of Sifton and Oak Lake to create the RM of Sifton;
* the Village of Glenboro and the RM of South Cypress to create the Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress;
* the RM of McCreary and the Village of McCreary to create the Municipality of McCreary;
* the RMs of Minto and Odanah to create the RM of Minto-Odanah;
* the RMs of Langford and North Cypress to create the RM of North Cypress-Langford; and
* the Town of Ste. Rose Du Lac and the RM of Ste. Rose to create the Municipality of Ste. Rose.

The province says a total of 85 municipalities that have fewer than 1,000 residents are required to submit amalgamation plans under the Municipal Amalgamations Act in time for the October 2014 municipal elections.

The amalgamation comes after the Association of Manitoba Municipalities has stated that it would go to court over the province's amalgamation plan. The AMM believes the government is trying to dictate details of the mergers over the wishes of residents.

The government announced in November 2012 that it would require small municipalities to merge with neighbouring communities to save money and improve administration.

 

With files from Manitoba news release