Plan to merge small rural municipalities draws local concern
The province urges under one thousand-population municipalities to join neighbours, prompting fears of losing local control. The piece argues amalgamation makes sense in the Hillburg-Shell River region, cites past consolidations, and urges a single government for the area.
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Shell River
Grandview
uth-Boulton
Silver Creek
RM of
Russell
Roblin
Parkland Regional Health Authority
Dauphin
Prairie Mountain Health
Brandon
Winnipeg
Shell River-Hillsburg
Shoal Lake
Chronicles of Roblin’s Riverside Pavillion Memories
A reader recalls childhood in the Assiniboine Valley, recounting the old highway and bridge, Riverside Pavilion dance hall, and welcoming community life with friends and family visiting a home where the door was always open.
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Roblin
Assiniboine Valley
The Riverside Pavilion Dance Hall Remembered
Betty Wileman-Pest recalls building The Riverside Pavilion in 1948 with Sam Fitkowski. The venue hosted biweekly dances including Sunday Midnight Frolics, though Sundays were not dance days. Flood threats forced relocation of the hall and house, becoming Sam's Dance Spot, with the house now atop a hill at Rickers Campground.
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Riverside Pavillion
Sam Fitkowski
Sam
Rickers
Manitoba minister cannot force municipal amalgamation
Critics say the Municipal Act does not grant the minister of local government power to compel amalgamation. They argue the government uses forced consolidation as a distraction from budget balance, infrastructure, and flood compensation issues tied to Lake Manitoba. The NDP action is seen as compromising democracy and responsible government in Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba
NDP
Manitoba
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