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Established as a stop on the CNR Harte Subdivision in 1908, the community was named for Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, Chairman of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
Present Status |
Riverdale Municipality (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Village of Rivers (16 November 1910)
Town of Rivers (10 September 1913)
Amalgamation of Daly and Rivers (1 January 2015)
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Adjoining Municipalities |
Daly |
Land Area (square km) |
7.97 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1911 |
950 |
1916 |
712 |
1921 |
857 |
1926 |
829 |
1931 |
724 |
1936 |
663 |
1941 |
802 |
1946 |
657 |
1951 |
1209 |
1956 |
1422 |
1961 |
1574 |
1966 |
1685 |
1971 |
1175 |
1976 |
1185 |
1981 |
1107 |
1986 |
1157 |
1991 |
1076 |
1996 |
1117 |
2001 |
1119 |
2006 |
1193 |
2011 |
1189 |
Mayors
Term |
Mayor |
1917 |
D. C. Johanson |
1918-1920 |
Joseph E. Thompson |
1921 |
H. Wareham |
1922-1923 |
E. J. Forman |
1924-1925 |
Robert George Sinclair (1884-?) |
1926-1939 |
R. N. Dunsmore |
1940-1949 |
E. E. Grant |
1950-1951 |
Robert George Sinclair (1884-?) |
1952-1955 |
James R. Stratford |
1956-1971 |
Frank D. Taylor |
1972 |
? |
1973-1974 |
J. J. Morrow |
1975-1977 |
William Donald |
1978 |
W. C. White |
1979-1980 |
? |
1981-1983 |
W. G. Donald |
1984-1986 |
Douglas H. Gill |
1987-2001 |
Leroy Stevenson |
2002-2005 |
David E. Oakey |
2006-2010 |
Al Morken |
2011-2014 |
Todd Gill |
After 2015 |
See Riverdale |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Rivers:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Rivers.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Rivers.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 May 2017
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