Manitoba Municipalities: East Kildonan

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Formed from the subdivision of the RM of Kildonan in 1914, ten years later, the northern agricultural portion became the RM of North Kildonan. The City of East Kildonan was incorporated on 1 July 1957, becoming Manitoba’s sixth largest city with a population of 20,000. The last Reeve of the RM and first Mayor of the city was John Leslie Bodie.

Reeves and Mayors:

Term	Reeve/Mayor
1914	Formed from subdivision of RM of Kildonan
1914-1917	Donald Munroe (1854-1924)
1918-1923	Samuel Robert Henderson (1863-1928)
1924-1928	Nicholas “Nick” Fletcher (1888-1981)
1929-1933	David Jeffery Allan (1887-1956)
1934-1947	Walter Peter Larsen (1897-1962)
1948-1955	John Leslie Bodie (1909-1997)
1956	Francis William “Frank” Dryden (1903-1963)
1956-1966	George Nordland Suttie (1901-1968)
1966	Michael Spack (1922-2011)
1966-1967	George Nordland Suttie (1901-1968)
1968-1969	Michael Ruta
1970-1971	Stanley Dowhan (1927-1993)
1972	Merged into Winnipeg

Sources:

Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.

“Settlers’ woodlot began development of East Kildonan”, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1971, page 21.

We thank Jim Smith (North East Winnipeg Historical Society) for providing additional information used here.

This gallery was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Christian Cassidy.

Page revised: 22 April 2013