[1] The Springfield area is part of the traditional territory of Anishnaabe and Swampy Cree First Nations.

[10] In 1996, the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Cooks Creek was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.

The government has come under some media scrutiny for having the highest compensation to mayor and council ($242,974 total for 2015) relative to all other municipalities in the Winnipeg capital region.

[12] The RM is represented by two ridings in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly: Springfield-Ritchot (west) and Dawson Trail (east).

The former Springfield electoral district included all of the RM and parts of adjacent East St. Paul.