Manitoba Communities: Lac du Bonnet (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for the fur trade post of Lac-du-Bonnet House.

Present Status

Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet (6 April 1912)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet (6 April 1912)

Adjoining Municipalities

Alexander | Brokenhead | Lac du Bonnet (Town) | Pinawa | St. Clements | Whitemouth

Constituent Communities

Brightstone, Lac du Bonnet, Lee River, Lowland, McArthur Falls, Milner Ridge, Seddons Corner, Spring Well, Wendigo

Land Area (square km)

1100.98

Population

Year

Total

1911

1229

1921

2141

1931

2614

1941

3164

1951

2201

1956

2103

1961

2183

1966

2012

1971

2195

1976

2365

1981

2239

1986

2189

1991

2231

1996

2280

2001

2405

2006

2812

2011

2930

2016

3121

2021

3563

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1912-1917

?

1917-1918

Hans Johnson

1918-1920

Frank Allard

1920-1923

Oscar Petterson (1879-1952)

1923-1933

Rudolphe Robidoux

1933-1941

Alexander R. Salter

1941-1945

Omer Lavoie

1945-1959

E. Wojciechowski

1959-1965

Harry Olensky (1923-2005)

1965-1975

Walter Zarecki (1922-2010)

1975-1978

C. Leo Drabyk

1978-1980

?

1980-1983

George Ylonen (1931-2014)

1983-1986

Rene Lavoie

1986-1989

C. Leo Drabyk

1989-1992

Rene Lavoie

1992-1998

Dave Marion

1998-2001

Dorothy Marvella Boznianin (1938-2018)

2001-2008

Don Halbert

2008-?

Rick Lussier

?-2014

Gus Wruck

2015-2018

Cathie Brereton

2018-?

Loren Schinkel

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.

Obituary [Dorothy Boznianin], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 August 2018.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 February 2024