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Manitoba Communities: Lac du Bonnet (Town)
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This municipality was named for the fur trade post of Lac-du-Bonnet House.
Present Status
Town of Lac du Bonnet (10 October 1997)
Incorporation History
Village of Lac du Bonnet (31 December 1947)
Town of Lac du Bonnet (10 October 1997)Adjoining Municipalities
Land Area (square km)
2.15
Population
Year
Total
1951
571
1956
523
1961
569
1966
886
1971
952
1976
971
1981
985
1986
1021
1991
1076
1996
1070
2001
1089
2006
1009
2011
1069
2016
1089
2021
1064
Mayors
Term
Mayor
1948-1951
Johannes “Joseph” Sparman (1893-1977)
1951-1952
Michael Danylchuk
1952-1957
Edythe Millicent “Edie” Brown (1913-2008)
1957-1964
Walter Zarecki (1922-2010)
1964-1971
W. A. Campbell
1971-1972
Gordon Johnson
1972-1973
Lyle Wilcox
1973-1974
Russell Phillips Waters (1920-1981)
1974-1977
James Charles Gram “Jim” Blom (1935-2005)
1977-1982
Frank Robert Ehinger (1927-1995)
1982-1986
Baldur Holm
1986-2002
Glen Edward Hirst (1941-2009)
2002-2003
Rodney Harvey “Rod” Demoline (1938-2003)
2003-?
Paul Chapman
?-2014
Greg Short
2015-2022
Gordon Peters
2022-?
Ken Lodge
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Lac du Bonnet.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Lac du Bonnet.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
“Lac du Bonnet elects new Mayor,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 April 1972, page 28.
Logs & Lines From the Winnipeg River: A History of Lac du Bonnet Area by Lac du Bonnet History Book Committee, 1980.
“Manitoba Movers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 2004, page B8.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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