Talk:Rural Municipality of Gimli

Town, rural municipality, disambiguation?

....wait, wait, hold it. I just cleaned up the Gimli, Manitoba (town) entry, and it just occurred to me: what's the difference between a rural municipality and a town? DS July 1, 2005 12:25 (UTC)

One is a town and the other is a rural municipality. I would gather that means one is urban in nature while the other rural. -- Earl Andrew - talk 1 July 2005 16:39 (UTC)

sorry, but i don't understand the distinction between gimli the rural manitoba municipality, and gimli the manitoba town. i get the terms, but the town article is nearly empty, and this district article reads like a town article, and includes a pic of the town. are both really necessary? couldn't there be one article that took into account both the town info, and district info? thanks. -- Denstat 08:16, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Gimli, Manitoba refers to the actual urban population centre or urban community whereas the Rural Municipality of Gimli refers to the large Rural Municipality that includes many communities. Gimli is no longer incorporated as a town and now the mayor of Gimli is responsible for the entire RM. This is a similar structure as the Rural Municipality of Tache. In short the RM is the larger governing structure (usually governed by a reeve) while a town has it's own governing structure. Since Gimli is no longer incorporated as a town they have passed that governing structure to the larger RM. Krazytea(talk) 03:51, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

RCAF Base defunct

The Royal Canadian Air Force no longer exists - that Gimli is the proposed site for a base should be re-worded to the proper terminology. T. Sutherland 07:37, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey isn't there a cricket ground in Gimli, I am quite sure there is, its unique that its still there from the days when cricket was Canada's national sport, does anyone have more information on this???

Icelanders

The article says the town and surrounding area are home to "the largest Icelandic Canadian population outside of Iceland." I suspect what may be meant is the largest Icelandic population outside Iceland, but I didn't see either claim when I looked at the town websites, so I'm reluctant to make the change without being sure. Which is it? Yngvadottir (talk) 06:20, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Origin of Name

I'm curious about the origin of the name. Is it just a coincidence Gimli is also the name of a character in the Lord of the Rings? Tolkeen was a student of Norris mythology, so perhaps it isn't too far fetched to say that there might be a common etimology. Do any of the locals even make the connection? Johnsonkurtis (talk) 22:46, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Gimli, in Norse mythology was a golden hall, the fairest place in all the universe, which "would remain standing even after the Earth and the sky have vanished". While the phrasing varies, there seems to have been general agreement that it was where "the righteous" or "the faithful" would live eternally. I have to point out two things, however. First, most of what we know about Norse mythology was written down after the arrival of Christianity, much of it after the old pagan religion was essentially dead, so this description of Gimli may well have been influenced by Christian notions of the afterlife. Second, it is important to clarify that "the faithful" (which is my translation of a phrase which would literally translate as "deceit-less" or "treason-less") does not mean faithful in the religious/Christian sense, but refers to those who are true to their word, loyal, dutiful, etc., in other words free of treason and deceit. This is significant, because "straight-talking" was what defined a good (or more accurately "manly", but the old Norse generally did not see the two as separate) man in Norse culture (which is why most treachery in the Norse sagas originates with women).

To get back to the original question, however, both Gimli, Manitoba and Gimli in LotR are named after the golden hall of Norse mythology, so there is a common etymology. Actually, pretty much all the dwarves in LotR, as well as Gandalf (meaning something like "Wand Elf" in old Norse), have names from Norse mythology. Maitreya (talk) 13:09, 20 January 2012 (UTC)