Municipality of Swan Valley West
The Municipality of Swan Valley West is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It it located in the far west part of Manitoba along the provincial border with Saskatchewan. The Town of Swan River is located within the RM, but is a separate urban municipality.History
The RM was 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.Communities
