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Manitoba Communities: Siglunes (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for an Icelandic word meaning “point to sail around.”
Present Status
Municipality of West Interlake (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Siglunes (1 April 1919)
Amalgamation of Eriksdale and Siglunes (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Constituent Communities
Ashern, Oakview, Silver Bay, Vogar, Zant
Land Area (square km)
837.42
Population
Year
Total
1901
280
1911
753
1921
1527
1931
1298
1941
1512
1951
1894
1956
1791
1961
1619
1966
1623
1971
1580
1976
1626
1981
1596
1986
1540
1991
1560
1996
1585
2001
1513
2006
1480
2011
1360
Reeves
Term
Reeve
1919
Sigurdur Sigfusson
1919-1922
Reginald Jeremiah Perry (1882-1958)
1922-1926
J. W. Allan
1926-1941
Reginald Jeremiah Perry (1882-1958)
1941-1949
O. S. Eiriksson
1949-1961
Bjorn Thorlaksson Jonasson (1884-1966)
1961-1965
H. K. Plohman
1965-1970
Joseph Leo “Joe” Schwartz (1925-1993)
1970-1975
1975-1978
Joseph Leo “Joe” Schwartz (1925-1993)
1978-1980
?
1980-1995
Lorne Park
1995-1998
Michael Leitold
1998-?
Lorne Park
?-2014
Barry Zacharias
2015
See West Interlake
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Siglunes.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Siglunes.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
Taming a Wilderness - A History of Ashern and District by the Ashern Historical Society, 1976.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 October 2022
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