Rural Municipality of Rosser

Rosser
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Rosser
Dorsey Converter Station near Rosser, Manitoba, August 2005
Dorsey Converter Station near Rosser, Manitoba, August 2005
Location of the RM of Rosser in Manitoba
Location of the RM of Rosser in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°59′24″N 97°27′33″W / 49.99000°N 97.45917°W / 49.99000; -97.45917
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionWinnipeg Metro
Incorporated1893; 131 years ago (1893)
SeatRosser, Manitoba
Government
 • ReeveKen Mulligan
 • MLATrevor King (Lakeside)
 • MPJames Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)
Area
 • Rural municipality441.56 km2 (170.49 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi)
Elevation241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Rural municipality1,372
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
 • Metro
778,489
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0H 1E0
Area codes204, 431
Websitermofrosser.com

Rosser is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, lying adjacent to the northwest side of Winnipeg and part of the Winnipeg Metro Region. Its population as of the 2016 Census was 1,372.[2]

It is situated along Provincial Trunk Highway 6, and Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway.[3] CentrePort Canada lies primarily in the eastern part of the RM, inside the Perimeter Highway. A small portion of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport also lies within the RM of Rosser.

Water services are provided by the Cartier Regional Water Cooperative. The CentrePort distribution line serves CentrePort development and the RM of Rosser.[4] Water sourced from the Assiniboine River is treated at Headingley before being sent out through distribution channels.[4] Near the community of Rosser is the Dorsey Converter Station and the large static inverter plant for the Nelson River Bipole HVDC power transmission project.

  1. ^ "Elevation at Rosser". earthtools.org.
  2. ^ a b "2016 Census Profile - RM of Rosser". statcan.gc.ca. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Residents - Location / Map - Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba". www.rmofrosser.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Cartier Regional Water Cooperative - Public Water System 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). rmofrosser.com. March 28, 2019. pp. 3, 8. Retrieved February 11, 2020.