Pembina valley provincial park lookout point

Pembina Valley Provincial Park is a

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in southern

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. It is located 47 kilometres south-west of

Morden, Manitoba Morden is a city located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada near the United States border. It is about west of the neighbouring city of Winkler; together Morden and Winkler are often referred to as Manitoba's Twin Cities. ...

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, and Highway 201, and covers approximately . The park is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. The park was officially opened on October 5, 2001 by Premier

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and James Richardson, representing the

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. Pembina Valley Provincial Park is Manitoba's 75th provincial park. The park contains approximately 12.7 km of

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. In 2009, a 24 m (80 ft) single-span steel bridge and 9 m (30 ft) observation tower were added to the park. A Rocha Canada operates a Field Study Centre on 100 acres immediately adjacent to the park, and assists parks staff in conducting interpretive walks. A Rocha offers environmental, place-based learning programs for children, youth, and educators. They also operated a B&B, which earned the Pembina Valley Tourism's 2010 Award of Distinction, for travellers visiting the park that may wish to stay nearby.. The park is located at the extreme southwest corner of the

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, and the extreme southeast corner of the

Rural Municipality of Pembina The Rural Municipality of Pembina is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 1, 1890. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its pro ...

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