# Grandview Municipality

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
| 2014-2018 | Lyle Morran |
| 2018-2022 | Kevin Edmondson |
| 2022–Present | Lyle Morran |
R.M of Grandview Reeves
| Term | Reeve |
| 1901-1902 | J. H. Dalgleish |
| 1902-1903 | W. Dickie |
| 1903-1904 | J. J. Barnett |
| 1904-1905 | ? |
| 1905-1908 | A. D. Cumming |
| 1908-1910 | Samuel Hughes |
| 1910-1912 | J. J. Barnett |
| 1912-1914 | J. H. Cairns |
| 1914-1918 | A. D. Morran |
| 1918-1920 | R. J. Dalgleish |
| 1920-1931 | John Dunseath |
| 1931-1939 | R. J. Dalgleish |
| 1939-1951 | Raymond Mitchell |
| 1951-1975 | Vernon A. Campbell |
| 1975-1977 | Marret Sherman Clark |
| 1977-1978 | Wes Leschasin |
| 1978-1980 | ? |
| 1980-1992 | Glen Allen “Bud” Winfield |
| 1992-1998 | Waldymir “Walter” Stadnyk |
| 1998-2014 | Clifford Kutzan |
Town of Grandview Mayors
| Term | Mayor |
| 1906-1913 | John Franklin Orr |
| 1913-1914 | William John Swain |
| 1914-1915 | John Franklin Or |
| 1915-1917 | James Garfield Vance |
| 1918 | William John Swain |
| 1919 | John Ernest Hedderly |
| 1920 | William John Swain |
| 1921 | John R. Hume |
| 1922 | H. J. McLean |
| 1923 | T. J. Adair |
| 1924-1925 | James Garfield Vance |
| 1926 | Henry Weidenhammer |
| 1927-1932 | George Darling Shortreed |
| 1933-1939 | Henry Weidenhammer |
| 1940-1945 | William John Swain |
| 1946-1947 | Dr. G. J. Creasy |
| 1948-1951 | Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell |
| 1952-1957 | M. A. Miller |
| 1958-1967 | Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell |
| 1968-1969 | H. M. Jones |
| 1970-1971 | John S. Adamack |
| 1972 | ? |
| 1973-1974 | Ray Mitchell |
| 1975-1978 | John S. Adamack |
| 1979-1980 | ? |
| 1980-1983 | Edwin S. Olsen |
| 1983-1989 | Fred Embryck |
| 1990-1998 | Alfred Jacob Dressler |
| 1999-2001 | Fred Embryck |
| 2002-2010 | Ernest Gurica |
| 2010-2014 | Tom 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 -4.3% from its 2016 population of 1,482. With a land area of 1,147.99 km$^2$ (443.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km$^2$ (3.2/sq mi) 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 Monument
* 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