Rural Municipality of Sifton

This article is about the rural municipality. For the unincorporated community, see Sifton, Manitoba.
Sifton
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Sifton
Sifton

Location of Sifton in Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°39′55″N 100°40′04″W / 49.66528°N 100.66778°W / 49.66528; -100.66778Coordinates: 49°39′55″N 100°40′04″W / 49.66528°N 100.66778°W / 49.66528; -100.66778
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Forthcoming amalgamation January 1, 2015[1]
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +1-204
Website www.rmofsifton.com

The Rural Municipality of Sifton is a rural municipality in the southwest portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is slated to amalgamate with the Town of Oak Lake on January 1, 2015.[1] The amalgamation is occurring as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which requires that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[2] 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.[3]

Communities

A farm in Sifton near Deleau

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