- 395 Traverse Road
Box 6, Grp 50, RR 1
Ste. Anne, MB R5H 1R1 - Telephone: (204) 422-5929
- Email : general@rmofsteanne.com
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- Next Council Meeting
September 10, 9:00 AM
The Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne’s mission is to provide an environment for safe, affordable, diverse lifestyles, while ensuring sustainability for future generations.
The Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne puts its people first by providing an inclusive, thriving, and sustainable community committed to maintaining harmony between agricultural, residential, and natural spaces while fostering further opportunities for growth.
The RM of Ste. Anne is located on Treaty 1 Lands, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene, and the birthplace of the Métis Nation.
The Municipality is located along the TransCanada Highway, just an hour from the Provincial capital city of Winnipeg. The RM of Ste. Anne also benefits from other provincial highways such as PTH 12, PR 302, PR 207 and PR 210, all providing easy access to our communities.
Our Municipality contains extremely diverse topography. The western and central portion of the RM is predominantly level and of very high agricultural productivity. The majority of this area is cultivated and has long been used for a variety of agricultural purposes.
As we move eastwards, a clear transition from a fertile prairie ecosystem to a boreal ecosystem can be seen. This eastern portion of the RM is largely wooded, hilly and of low agricultural productivity. A large number of gravel, aggregate and peat deposits are located in this transitional area in addition to various recreational uses such as golf courses and campgrounds.
The Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne prides itself on being the place where the West begins, as the beautifully forested areas from Richer eastward provide a striking contrast to its neighboring prairies. The RM of Ste. Anne’s slogan is therefore “Where the Prairies Meet the Canadian Shield”.
The RM of Ste. Anne has a population of 5,584, based on the 2021 Census, with 607 of these being within the Local Urban District of Richer.
Agriculture is one of our main economic drivers, comprised of crop production, along with livestock operations such as dairy, beef, hog, poultry and sheep. Smaller agricultural and agricultural related operations can also be found in our municipality such as greenhouses, apiculture, and other specialized agricultural activities.
Another large economic sector in the RM of Ste. Anne is tourism. One of our tourist attractions are the privately owned, scenic, and enjoyable public golf courses: Oakwood, Ridgewood/Girouxsalem (9holes) and Quarry Oaks (27 holes). Seasonal camping is very popular in the well-treed eastern part of the municipality with many privately owned campgrounds: Lilac Resort, Wild Oaks, Rock Garden, Richer 256, Ridgewood and Cherry Hill campgrounds. Harness Adventure Mushing also provides a unique winter glamping opportunity. Other recreational opportunities exist within the Municipality that can be explored during all seasons including local event, such as the Richer Rodeo, summer markets, the Dawson Trail Arts and Heritage Tour, among many more. Additionally, between the abundant Crown Land forests, walking paths, municipal and community parks, there is truly something for everyone to enjoy within the RM of Ste. Anne!
The RM of Ste. Anne is also home to large peat moss and aggregate extraction and processing operations due to the abundance of these natural resources in the region.
Another major economic strength in our municipality, in addition to our local storefront businesses, are the many entrepreneurs of all sorts who run their home business and serve our community at home, and the greater surrounding region.
The residents of the Municipality have access to a number of amenities. The Town of Ste. Anne, which is completely surrounded by the municipality, hosts many establishments such as schools, a hospital, professional services, recreational services, financial institution, hotel, grocers, restaurants, automobile repair and hardware among others.
The RM of Ste. Anne is home to many golf courses and campgrounds in addition to commercial enterprises found in Richer, such a the grocery store, gas stations, hotel/motels, and restaurants among others. In addition, Richer is home to a daycare, school, church, museum, and the Dawson Trail Park which is home to the annual Richer Rough-stock Rodeo among many other seasonal events organized by the Richer Community Club.
The Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne is one of the earliest settled areas of Manitoba. The first settlers arrived at Pointe-des-Chênes (where the oaks meet) from Quebec in 1856 in search of farmland. The initial settlement to the area consisted of 198 families and the main industry at this time was devoted to supplying lumber for the construction of the St. Boniface Cathedral, in Winnipeg.
The area underwent substantial change with the construction of the 850 kms long Dawson Trail - the first all-Canadian highway linking the East with the Prairies. The trail was surveyed in 1858 with construction taking place from 1868-1871. The trail was pushed through from Fort William to the Red River. A plaque situated outside of the Ste. Anne municipal building in the town of Ste. Anne tells the story of this first water and land route starting west from the Northwest Angle of the Lake-of-the-Woods through the present town of Ste. Anne to St. Boniface.
The Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne was incorporated in February 1881, but not for long. In 1890, it was amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie under that name. It later became reestablished by an Act of the Legislature in 1908 which happened to be the same year the municipal building in the Town of Ste. Anne was erected. That 2-story historical building remained the RM of Ste. Anne municipal building until 2013 when a new modern building was erected just south of the Town of Ste. Anne off Provincial Highway #210. In 1963, the RM split from the Town of Ste. Anne and became two separate and independent local government bodies.
The community of Richer was originally called Coteau-de-Chenes, then it was renamed in 1901 to Thibaultville, until it was changed to Richer in 1905, after the region’s first postmaster. The Local Urban District of Richer was first created in 1987.
On June 12, 2024, the RM of Ste. Anne made history by enacting By-law #2024-03 officially designating the municipality bilingual (english-french).