Manitoba Communities: Ethelbert (Municipality)

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It is alleged to have been named in commemoration of two daughters of railway contractor William Mackenzie, Ethel Mackenzie and Bertha Mackenzie.

Present Status	Municipality of Ethelbert (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Ethelbert (1 March 1905) Amalgamated with Ethelbert (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Dauphin, Gilbert Plains, Grandview, Mossey River, Mountain
Constituent Communities	Ethelbert, Garland, Mink Creek
Land Area (square km)	1134.50

Population

Year	Total
1901	1268
1911	2709
1921	3377
1931	3434
1941	3232
1951	2118
1956	1923
1961	1571
1966	1331
1971	1060
1976	882
1981	767
1986	673
1991	548
1996	514
2001	459
2006	383
2011	354
2016	607

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1906-1907	Franz Ullmann
1908	Archie McMillan
1909	F. Willmann
1910-1911	Kenneth McLean
1912-1914	Michael Pacholok
1915-1916	?
1917-1919	Nicholas Apoluner Hryhorczuk (1888-1979)
1920	D. Wolochatiuk
1921	Prokop Shumka
1922	Michael Pacholok
1923-1926	George Hryhorczuk
1927	Steve Wyshnycky
1928-1935	George Hryhorczuk
1936-1937	William Paziuk
1938-1939	George Hryhorczuk
1940-1941	William Paziuk
1942-1945	Michael Nicholas Hryhorczuk (1905-1978)
1946-1947	P. Pasternak
1948-1949	Paul Dolinsky
1950-1951	Charles Yunik
1952-1955	Nick Kozar
1956-1957	P. Budolowski
1958-1959	Nick Kozar
1960-1965	P. Budolowski
1966-1977	Nick Kozar
1978-1982	Syl Medwid
1983-1986	Nestor Slonowsky
1987-1989	Lynda F. Shewchuk
1990-1992	Heller T. Charzewski
1993-1995	Mike Tomchuk
1996-2001	Maxine Plesiuk
2002-?	Art Potoroka

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources

Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 March 2017