Oakland, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Oakland is a rural municipality
in the province of Manitoba
in Western Canada
. The separately administered village of Wawanesa
lies within the geographical borders of Oakland R.M., in its southeastern part.
was erected to mark the site.
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
in the province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
in Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
. The separately administered village of Wawanesa
Wawanesa, Manitoba
Wawanesa is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is the birthplace of the The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. The village is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Oakland....
lies within the geographical borders of Oakland R.M., in its southeastern part.
Education
Stratherne School was established in November 1884. It moved site in 1890 and, in 1950 it was replaced by a new school. The school was finally closed in 1962. In 1970 a cairnCairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
was erected to mark the site.