Rural Municipality of Alonsa
Alonsa is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba, western Canada. It lies on the west side of Lake Manitoba.
Located within the borders of the municipality is the Indian reserve of Ebb and Flow 52, as well as the Margaret Bruce Beach Provincial Park, located east of the town of Alonsa, on one of a series of sand ridges that extend the length of the west side lake. The park is currently under lease to a private operator but development plans include a provincial campground and day use facility.
The incorporation of Alonsa on 1 January 1945 was as a Local Government District. It received rural municipality status on 1 January 1997.
2018 Tornado
A violent high end EF4 tornado struck the municipality of Alonsa on August 3, 2018, killing 1 person. It was estimated to have been on the ground for over 20 minutes, and had a width of. The tornado was originally rated EF4, but further research has suggested the windspeeds inside the tornado ranging from to, putting it as an EF5 tornado.Communities
- Alonsa
- Amaranth
- Bacon Ridge
- Bluff Creek
- Cayer
- Eddystone
- Harcus
- Kinosota (Manitoba House)
- Leifur
- Lonely Lake
- Moore Dale
- Portia
- Reedy Creek
- Reykjavik
- Shergrove
- Silver Ridge