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of its parts . . . Rural Municipality of Assiniboia   More than the Sum of its Parts  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   [15]   16   The Rural Municipality of Assiniboia was one of the three original municipalities that surrounded the City of Winnipeg. It was incorporated in 1880 when the Province of Manitoba divided its entire area into municipalities. In 1969, the Rural Municipality of Assiniboia joined with the City of St. James to form the City of St. James-Assiniboia. The first Council for the Rural Municipality of Assiniboia met in 1880, with William Tait as Warden. The first Council for the new City of St. James-Assiniboia met on January 7, 1969, with A. W. Hanks as Mayor. R.M. of Assiniboia, Map 1961. More...