Rural Municipality of Bifrost

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Coordinates: 51°03′37″N 97°08′37″W / 51.06028°N 97.14361°W / 51.06028; -97.14361
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This article is about the former municipality in Manitoba, Canada. For its successor, see
Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton.
Rural Municipality of Bifrost
Former municipality
Coordinates: 51°03′37″N 97°08′37″W / 51.06028°N 97.14361°W / 51.06028; -97.14361
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Named forBifröst
FateAmalgamated with Village of Riverton
Succeeded byMunicipality of Bifrost-Riverton

The Rural Municipality of Bifrost is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

It was located in Manitoba's

Interlake Region along the west shore of Lake Winnipeg. It had a population of about 2,750. Its name comes from the Bifröst in Norse mythology, which is the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard and Midgard (Earth).[1]

Originally incorporated as a rural municipality in 1907,

Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton.[3]

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19812,691—    
19862,728+1.4%
2011
2,976+0.1%

In 1875, the Government of Canada set aside Townships 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 from the shore of Lake Winnipeg to the beginning of Range 2E for Icelandic settlement, inhabited by over 1200 Icelandic settlers. A growing population eventually necessitated the establishment of local government. As such, the Rural Municipality of Gimli was established in 1887.[4]

Thirty years later, on December 1, 1907, the Rural Municipality of Bifrost was incorporated out of the northern part of the RM of Gimli.[4] Bifrost took its name from Norse mythology, where Bifröst is the rainbow bridge that connects Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the home of the gods.[2][1]

The municipal offices for Bifrost were set up in Hnausa, but in 1916 the offices moved to Arborg.

On January 1, 2015, as a result of a

Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton.[3][1]

Geography

The RM of Bifrost included the communities of Morweena, Vidir, and Hnausa. The independently governed Town of Arborg and the former Village of Riverton were within the boundaries of the RM of Bifrost. The RM also contained part of Manitoba's Moose Creek Provincial Forest.

Communities

Notable people

In popular culture

In the 2014 film, Tusk, the protagonist travels to Bifrost to interview a man for his podcast.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Manitoba Communities: Bifrost (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Our History". www.bifrostriverton.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Sveinn Thorvaldson (1872-1949)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

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