Rural Municipality of Ritchot


The Rural Municipality of Ritchot is a rural municipality bordering the south side of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region. The separately administered town of Niverville lies adjacent to its southeastern part, between it and the Rural Municipality of Hanover. The Rural Municipality of Macdonald is to the west, and the Rural Municipality of Taché to the east.

Water

Due to population growth within the R.M., an application to expand and improve the water distribution system was made in 2017. The C$5 million project would involve twinning of the distribution pipe between Ste. Agathe and Ste. Adolphe, twinning of the distribution pipe between Ste. Agathe and Grande Pointe, expansion of the Water Treatment Plant tank to store an additional 1 megalitres, and a wider pipe to allow for a 50-litre per second flow from the Well.

Climate

Population

The Rural Municipality of Ritchot had a population of 6,679 as of the 2016 census. Although once it was predominately French, now 35.4% of the municipality's population speaks French.

Government

Ritchot is a municipal style government with four councillors and one head of council, known as the mayor. The four councillors represent wards. Ward 1 is formed by the Île des Chênes area, Ward 2 by the St. Adolphe area, Ward 3 by the areas south of PR 210 including Ste. Agathe and Ward 4 by the areas north of PR 210, including Howden and Grande Pointe. The municipal offices are located in St. Adolphe.

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