Grandview Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in a valley between Duck Mountain Provincial Forest & Park and Riding Mountain National Park, which both lie partially within the RM's territory.
The municipality includes the communities of Grandview (an unincorporated urban community) and Meharry. The Grandview station is located within the RM, through which a Canadian National Railway track serviced by VIA Rail runs through.
History
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Grandview and the Town of Grandview. It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015. The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.
Government
Along with the elected Mayor, the governing body of the Grandview Municipality also consists of 6 elected municipal councilors, from both rural and urban areas.
Grandview Municipality (2015) Mayors 2014-2018Lyle Morran2018-2022Kevin Edmondson2022–PresentLyle Morran R.M of Grandview Reeves TermReeve1901-1902J. H. Dalgleish1902-1903W. Dickie1903-1904J. J. Barnett1904-1905?1905-1908A. D. Cumming1908-1910Samuel Hughes1910-1912J. J. Barnett1912-1914J. H. Cairns1914-1918A. D. Morran1918-1920R. J. Dalgleish1920-1931John Dunseath1931-1939R. J. Dalgleish1939-1951Raymond Mitchell1951-1975Vernon A. Campbell1975-1977Marret Sherman Clark1977-1978Wes Leschasin1978-1980?1980-1992Glen Allen “Bud” Winfield1992-1998Waldymir “Walter” Stadnyk1998-2014Clifford Kutzan Town of Grandview Mayors TermMayor1906-1913John Franklin Orr1913-1914William John Swain1914-1915John Franklin Or1915-1917James Garfield Vance1918William John Swain1919John Ernest Hedderly1920William John Swain1921John R. Hume1922H. J. McLean1923T. J. Adair1924-1925James Garfield Vance1926Henry Weidenhammer1927-1932George Darling Shortreed1933-1939Henry Weidenhammer1940-1945William John Swain1946-1947Dr. G. J. Creasy1948-1951Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell1952-1957M. A. Miller1958-1967Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell1968-1969H. M. Jones1970-1971John S. Adamack1972?1973-1974Ray Mitchell1975-1978John S. Adamack1979-1980?1980-1983Edwin S. Olsen1983-1989Fred Embryck1990-1998Alfred Jacob Dressler1999-2001Fred Embryck2002-2010Ernest Gurica2010-2014Tom Bohun
Sports
Hockey
Grandview Comets are a senior A hockey team from Grandview. They are members of the North Central Hockey League. Home games are played at the Grandview Agricultural Community Center in Grandview.
The Grand Plains Hawks, as well as the Grand Plains Ice Dogs, are the local minor hockey league teams.
Baseball
The Grandview Lakers are a senior baseball team from Grandview. They currently play in the South East Senior Baseball League. Home games are played at the Lakers Diamond, located in Wilson Centennial Park in Grandview.
There are also various ages of minor ball and softball, also bearing the Lakers name.
Curling
Although there are no official curling teams, there are several male, female and co-ed tournaments that take place in the Grandview Curling Club.
The local school, Grandview K-12, also has a male and female sports teams, under the name Grandview Spartans. These teams compete in various sports, including volleyball, basketball, track & field, and curling.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grandview had a population of 1,419 living in 657 of its 750 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,482. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Points of Interest With the Duck Mountain Provincial Park to the North, and the Riding Mountain National Park to the South, Grandview Municipality has many outdoor activities, including fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, as well as 500 km local of Snowmobile trails, maintained by the Intermountain Snowmobile Club.
Local Attractions
Grandview Museum (formally Watson Crossley Community Museum) Gilbert Plains Country Club (16 km) Baldy Mountain Viewing Tower (Duck Mountain Provincial Park; 38 km) Shingoose Lake Campground (Duck Mountain Provincial Park; 60 km) Blue Lake Campground (Duck Mountain Provincial Park; 61 km) Child's Lake Campground (Duck Mountain Provincial Park; 77 km) Sugarloaf Trailhead (Riding Mountain National Park; 23 km)
Recreation Locations
Grandview Agricultural Community Center Grandview Kinsmen Community Center Grandview Curling Club Wilson Centennial Park Seniors' Park
Former School Sites
Acton School / Sugarloaf School No. 2196 Artemesia School No. 1170 Blackstone School No. 2158 Burritt School / Hollybourne School No. 2190 Denepro School No. 2232 Duck Mountain School No. 1179 Grandview School No. 748 Grifton School No. 1619 Halton School No. 1383 Locksley School No. 2159 Morranville School #1 No. 901 Morranville School #2 No. 901 Mossvale School No. 2267 Mountain Gap School No. 898 Ottawa School No. 899 Rose Ridge School No. 2205 Spruce Bluff School No. 874 Tamarisk School No. 847 Valley River School No. 825 Wicklow School No. 2007
Churches
All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Christ Church Anglican Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery Hope Lutheran Church St. Elias Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church Tamarisk United Church and Cemetery Umatilla United Church and Hall Grandview Memorial Gardens
Other Historical Points of Interest:
Former Burrows Mill Site MonumentBurrows Mill https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/burrowsmill.shtml Former Canadian Bank of Commerce Building First Home Monument First Sod Turning Monument Former Grandview Telephone Exchange Building Grandview War Memorial
Climate Average January temperature: -18 °C Average July temperature: 22 °C Average annual precipitation: 529.6mm with 138.6 cm of snow
Local media Newspapers
After 117 years in business, the Grandview Exponent closed its doors in 2017.
In 2018, the non-profit newspaper, The Plain View, was established, providing locals with local news and information within the Grandview-Gilbert Plains areas.
Radio stations
AM 730 CKDM (Dauphin) CBWW-FM 105.3, CBC Radio One (repeats CBW Winnipeg) (future station) Grandview FM
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