Lac Du Bonnet (lake)
Lac du Bonnet may refer to: * Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, a community in Canada ** Lac du Bonnet (electoral district) ** Lac du Bonnet Airport See also * Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet Lac du Bonnet is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in western Canada, situated between the Nopiming Provincial Park to the northeast and Whiteshell Provincial Park to the southeast. The separately-administered town of Lac du Bonne ...

Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba
Lac du Bonnet is a town in Manitoba, Canada located northeast of Winnipeg on the west shore of the Winnipeg River. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet. The word "Bonnet" is pronounced by locals as "bonny." History The lake after which Lac du Bonnet takes its name was so called by the French explorer and fur trader Pierre Gaultier La Verendrye, circa 1732. The shape of the lake, itself part of the Winnipeg River, is said to have reminded him of a bonnet. The name "Lac du Bonnet" appears on a map of the explorer Joseph Derouen as early as 1760. Beginning in 1926, Lac du Bonnet was home to the #1 Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force. As a backup communication system to wireless telephone transmitters, aircraft carried pigeons aboard, and as such a pigeon rookery was established on the air force base. RCAF operations in Lac du Bonnet continued until 1937. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac du Bonnet had ...
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Lac Du Bonnet (electoral District)
Lac du Bonnet is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is a relatively large constituency, located to the northeast of Winnipeg. Lac du Bonnet is bordered to the west by Selkirk and Springfield, to the south by La Verendrye, to the north by Rupertsland and to the east by the Ontario border. Communities in the riding include Lac Du Bonnet, Pinawa, Beausejour (known as the birthplace of Edward Schreyer) and Whitemouth. The riding is currently regarded as a Progressive Conservative/New Democratic Party marginal. The Tories have held the seat since 1988, though they retained it by only a narrow majority in 2003. Demographics The riding's population in 1996 was 20,035. In 1999, the average family income was $45,693, and the unemployment rate was 9.00%. There are a number of diverse economic communities in the riding, including farm ...
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Lac Du Bonnet Airport
Lac du Bonnet Airport , also known as Lac du Bonnet Regional Airport, is a registered aerodrome located northeast of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada. See also *Lac du Bonnet (North) Water Aerodrome * Bird River (Lac du Bonnet) Airport * Bird River Water Aerodrome References External links Lac du Bonnet Regional Airportin COPA Copa or COPA may refer to: COPA COPA may refer to: * Computer Operator Programming Assistant. trade of ITI * Child Online Protection Act, a former U.S. law to protect minors from certain material on the internet * Canadian Owners and Pilots Ass ...'s ''Places to Fly'' Registered aerodromes in Manitoba {{Manitoba-airport-stub Transport in Eastman Region, Manitoba ...
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