Rural Municipality of Yellowhead

Yellowhead
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Yellowhead
Yellowhead

Location of Yellowhead in Manitoba

Coordinates: 50°27′42″N 100°38′45″W / 50.46167°N 100.64583°WCoordinates: 50°27′42″N 100°38′45″W / 50.46167°N 100.64583°W
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015[1]
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

The Rural Municipality of Yellowhead is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the Municipality of Shoal Lake and the RM of Strathclair.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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