Angusville is a
local urban district
A local urban district is a type of unincorporated community within the Canadian province of Manitoba. According to ''The Municipal Act'', a local urban district is a locality wholly within a rural municipality that "has at least 250 residents and ...
in the
Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West
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,
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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. It was named after a pioneer family with the surname Angus.
The
Trans Canada Trail
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passes through Angusville.
History
The Angusville Ukrainian People's Home of
Ivan Franko
Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...
was constructed in 1934 by members of the Ukrainian community of Angusville and surrounding areas. It is adorned with three domes or banyas, of the type more typically seen in Ukrainian church architecture. Only a few national homes in Manitoba possess this feature.
Economy
Angusville has a mechanic garage and a used furniture store. Residents must travel to the nearby Town of
Russell
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for a wider range of services.
The community also generates revenue through the fundraising such as the Angusville Poker Derby, Angusville Sports Day and Slow Pitch tournament, and renting out the Angusville Arena and ball diamond to various local sports teams and for other events.
Sports
The Angusville Flyers Seniors Men Hockey team won the league title in 1969-70, 1976–77, and 1980-81.
The Angusville Cardinals seniors men's team won many league titles and provincial titles. In 2004, the senior men's baseball team, the 1963 Angusville Cardinals, were inducted into the
Baseball Manitoba Hall of Fame.
References
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Local urban districts in Manitoba
Unincorporated communities in Parkland Region, Manitoba