Bede is a community in the
Municipality of Two Borders
The Municipality of Two Borders is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the extreme south-west corner of the province in the Westman Region.
The rural municipality's name is a reference to its lo ...
,
Manitoba
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, Canada. The community is located at the intersection of
Highway 345 &
Highway 83 between the communities of
Broomhill and
Bernice, approximately 115 km south-west of
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...
only 16 km north of the Town of
Melita. Very little remains of Bede, only a historic
school house and the community cemetery remain.
The first Post Office, located on 30-5-26W, was opened under the name of Shilson in 1897. It became Ruth in 1908 and was located on 18-5-26W. The P.O. became Bede in 1925. It became a Canadian Pacific railway point in 1906.
Infrastructure
Bede is served by
Manitoba highways 345 and 83.
See also
*
List of communities in Manitoba
Communities in the Province of Manitoba, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and local go ...
References
* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' (pg. 22) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
Localities in Manitoba
Unincorporated communities in Westman Region
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