Municipality of Swan Valley West
| Swan Valley West | |
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| Rural municipality | |
| Municipality of Swan Valley West | |
 Swan Valley West
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| Coordinates: 51°59′52″N 101°23′40″W / 51.99778°N 101.39444°WCoordinates: 51°59′52″N 101°23′40″W / 51.99778°N 101.39444°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) |
January 1, 2015 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
The Municipality of Swan Valley West is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Swan River and the Village of Benito. 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. The municipality has been under harsh criticism by thousands of rate payers as the council has under taken a personal lawsuit against the local radio station utilizing tax payer dollars, the total spend today is upwards of $90,000.
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