Inglis is a
local urban district in the
Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West
The Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in Manitoba's Parkland region, between Riding Mountain National Park near the province's western border with Saska ...
,
Manitoba
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Canada
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Located on
Provincial Road 366. approximately east of
Highway 83 between
Russell and
Roblin, Inglis is the closest community to the
Asessippi Provincial Park,
Asessippi Ski Area, and the
Lake of the Prairies. Inglis is also the home of the
Inglis Grain Elevators, a
National Historic Site of Canada
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History
Inglis was established as a village on 1 January 1956. On May 1, the Inglis and District Credit Union Society received their
Charter of Incorporation.
The community was titled ''Inglis'' in the 1990s, named after Robert James Inglis a
Scotsman
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from
Montreal, Quebec
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, who supposedly tailored all of the uniforms for
Canadian Pacific Railway
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. The name
''Inglis'' itself simply means 'English'.
Notable people
*
Del Barber, singer-songwriter
See also
*
Inglis elevator row
*
Asessippi Ski Area
*
Lake of the Prairies
References
External links
Official site
Local urban districts in Manitoba
Unincorporated communities in Parkland Region, Manitoba
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