Country Canada Time zone CST (UTC-6) | Incorporated
(amalgamated) January 1, 2015 Province Manitoba | |
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The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell and the Village of Binscarth. It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015. The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.
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Municipality of Russell – Binscarth Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA