Municipality of Emerson – Franklin

Emerson – Franklin
Rural municipality
Municipality of Emerson – Franklin
Emerson – Franklin Location of Emerson – Franklin in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°08′00″N 97°01′59″W / 49.13333°N 97.03306°WCoordinates: 49°08′00″N 97°01′59″W / 49.13333°N 97.03306°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

The Municipality of Emerson – Franklin is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Franklin and the Town of Emerson.^[1] 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.^[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]

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Emerson and Rural Municipality of Franklin Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
3. "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.