Foxwarren is a community in the
Prairie View Municipality
Prairie View Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba
History
It was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Birtle and Miniota and the Town of Birtle. It was formed as a requ ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It is located along the concurrence of Provincial Trunk Highways
16 and
83.
The community was first noted on a map in 1888 as Fox Warren. The Post Office opened in 1889. The Canadian Pacific Railway established a railpoint and a school district were formed with the same name.
An Environment Canada Radar station is located in Foxwarren. It serves the Westman Region of the province.
Famous residents
The community of Foxwarren has contributed a few players to the
NHL
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over the years.
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Ron Low
Ronald Albert Low (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender and coach. He played in the National Hockey League with six teams between 1972 and 1985. After retiring he became a coach and was head coach of Edmonton Oilers fro ...
*
Pat Falloon
Patrick J. Falloon (born September 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2000. He played with the San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Se ...
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Mark Wotton
Mark A. Wotton (born November 16, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars.
Playing career
Considered small for an NHL defender, Wotton was selecte ...
Bibliography
* ''Geographical Names of Manitoba - Foxwarren (page 86)'' - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
References
External links
Weather Radar - Foxwarren, Manitoba
Unincorporated communities in Westman Region
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