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Parkland Region, Manitoba
Parkland is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba, located between Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis on the east and the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border on the west. The largest population centre is the city of Dauphin, and the second largest is the town of Swan River. Riding Mountain National Park, Duck Mountain Provincial Park, and Asessippi Provincial Park are also located in the region, as well as Manitoba's highest point, Baldy Mountain. Together with the Westman Region to the south, Parkland composes the broader Prairie Mountain region, and is provided health services via Prairie Mountain Health. As of 2016, the Parkland region had a population of 43,787. Major communities Urban municipalities: * Dauphin (city) * Swan River (town) Unorganized areas: * Unorganized Division No. 17 * Unorganized North Division No. 20 * Unorganized South Division No. 20 Rural municipalities and communities First Nations and reserves * Ebb and Flow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAN MB Parkland Region
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Gilbert Plains Municipality
Gilbert Plains Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Gilbert Plains and the Town of Gilbert Plains. It was formed as a requirement of '' The Municipal Amalgamations Act'', which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015. The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality. Communities *Ashville * Gilbert Plains (unincorporated urban community) * Halicz * Venlaw * Zoria Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gilbert Plains had a population of 1,420 living in 634 of its 741 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,470. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethelbert, Manitoba
Ethelbert is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Ethelbert, Manitoba, Canada. Originally incorporated as a village in 1950, the community was re-classified as an unincorporated urban community on 1 January 2015, following the municipal amalgamations in Manitoba. Located near Duck Mountain Provincial Park on PTH 10, the community is northwest of Winnipeg and north of Dauphin, Manitoba. The primary industries of Ethelbert are agriculture, logging and tourism. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ethelbert had a population of 314 living in 149 of its 175 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 277. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Attractions The Ethelbert and District Museum is open in the summer and museum features a rich collection of many local artefacts as well as a gift shop. Ethelbert is surrounded by 100s of lakes which provide entertainment lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Ethelbert
The Municipality of Ethelbert is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Ethelbert and the Town of Ethelbert. It was formed as a requirement of ''The Municipal Amalgamations Act'', which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015. The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality. Communities * Ethelbert (unincorporated urban community) * Garland * Mink Creek Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ... condu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley River (Manitoba)
The Valley River is a river in Southwestern Manitoba, Canada, whose valley separates the Duck Mountains from the Riding Mountains. It drains an area of approximately 2880 km2. The river begins in the Duck Mountains and then descends into its valley where it passes through Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve, Grandview, and Gilbert Plains before emptying into Dauphin Lake. In 1889, the Shaw Brothers Lumber Company opened a flour mill and a sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ... on the river. References Rivers of Manitoba {{Manitoba-river-stub Bodies of water of Parkland Region, Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sifton, Manitoba
Sifton is an unincorporated community located in the Rural Municipality of Dauphin in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The community is approximately 20 km north of Dauphin in the Parkland area. History Large influxes of Ukrainians settled this region in the mid-1890s, part of a mass immigration undertaken by the federal government. Sifton is named after Minister of the Interior Clifford Sifton, who viewed farmers from Eastern Europe as ideal for settling and opening the Canadian West. About 250 families both in town and in the surrounding countryside today call Sifton, Manitoba their home. A spinning wheel mounted on a cairn in town is the only visible reminder today that Sifton is also the birthplace of Canada's iconic fashion item of the 1950s, the Mary Maxim sweater. Sifton was once a hub of woolen milling in Manitoba. Local residents still speak of the village blacksmith, John Weselowski, in the early 1930s, going broke trying to shoe horses for a living, who, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulson, Manitoba
Paulson is a locality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located southeast of Dauphin and northwest of Winnipeg. Paulson lies within the Rural Municipality of Dauphin. Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Station Paulson was the site of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery School during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing .... References {{MBDivision17 Localities in Manitoba Paulson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Dauphin
Dauphin is a rural municipality in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. The municipality surrounds the separately administered city of Dauphin, and lies just north of Riding Mountain National Park, part of which extends into the RM. Communities * Keld * North Junction * Paulson * Sifton * Trembowla * Valley River Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dauphin had a population of 2,136 living in 896 of its 1,023 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,298. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Transportation Air Dauphin Municipal Airport * Regional airport * Paved runways of 2,750 and long * Daily service to Winnipeg * Perimeter Airlines * Night and all-weather facilities * Avgas and aircraft maintenance * Capable of landing 737 and Hercules Transport Rail * Canadian National Rail Secondary Mainline * Via Rail passenger service Road * Provincial Trunk Highways #5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division No
Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting of 10,000 to 25,000 troops ** Divizion, a subunit in some militaries *Division (naval) A naval division is a subdivision of a squadron or flotilla. It can also be a subdivision of a fleet. A division is the smallest naval formation, most commonly numbering between two to four ships. Command element A division is usually command ..., a collection of warships Science *Cell division, the process in which biological cells multiply *Continental divide, the geographical term for separation between watersheds *Division (biology), used differently in botany and zoology *Division (botany), a taxonomic rank for plants or fungi, equivalent to phylum in zoology *Division (horticulture), a method of vegetative plant propagation, or the plants cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba House
Manitoba House is the name of a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post as well as a separate settlement adjacent to the post. The site is in the present-day Rural Municipality of Alonsa. Trading post The first trading post at or near the Manitoba House site was operated for one season, 1797-98,by a Hudson's Bay Company servant, John Best, somewhere near the Lake Manitoba Narrows. The name in the post journal, ''Doubtful Post'', was likely chosen because of a lack of confidence in the survival of the post udson's Bay Company Archives, B.53/a/1 This post was indeed abandoned after this season, and the Company had no permanent presence in the district for many years. Manitoba House, which was intended to serve a large area, between Riding Mountain and Lake Winnipeg, was established on the west side of Lake Manitoba, about 15 miles south of the Narrows, in the 1820s. Treaty 2 was signed on August 21, 1871, at Manitoba House. A number of notable individuals served at Manitoba House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alonsa
Alonsa is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district located in north central Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa Alonsa is a rural municipality (RM) 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 .... History Alonsa grew in the early 1900s with the coming of the railroad. The rail line was never extended beyond Alonsa and in 1961, the rail service ended. With the loss of the rail service, the population began to drop. The area is accessible now by Provincial Trunk Highway 50. On August 3, 2018, Alonsa was struck by an EF4 tornado, which killed one person, tossed vehicles and trailers, and ripped a home from its foundation. It was the strongest tornado of 2018, and the first violent (EF4 or EF5) tornado in Canada since the 2007 Elie, Manitoba tornado. Recreation and attractions La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
