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Manitoba
History
No. 87


War
Memorials
in Manitoba


This Old
Elevator


Abandoned
Manitoba


Memorable
Manitobans


Historic Sites
of Manitoba

Manitoba Communities: Powerview (Village)

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This municipality was named for its proximity to a hydroelectric power plant, built on the Winnipeg River in 1951.

Present Status

Town of Powerview-Pine Falls (1 May 2005)

Incorporation History

Village of Powerview (1 January 1951)
Amalgamation with Pine Falls (1 May 2005)

Adjoining Municipalities

Alexander

Land Area (square km)

?

Population

Year

Total

1976

668

1981

691

1986

1781

1991

1559

1996

?

2001

?

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1951-1956

H. J. Parent

1957-1958

E. P. Sherstone

1959-1960

Roy Cowan

1961-1962

S. Lazaruk

1963-1966

Mrs. J. L. Desilets

1967-1968

R. S. Papineau

1969-1970

A. Bruce

1971

George William Harbottle (1939-2012)

1972

?

1973-1984

Frank Jack Watson (c1921-2017)

1985-1989

Elie J. L. Trudell (1932-2010)

1990-1992

Francis J. Thibedeau

1993-2005

Henry Ostrowski Jr.

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Powerview.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 November 2018

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