Rural Municipality of Bifrost

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,[2] the RM of Bifrost ceased to exist on January 1, 2015, following its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of Riverton to form the Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton.[3]

  1. ^ "Manitoba Communities: Bifrost (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.