Dauphin () is a city in

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

, Canada, with a population of 8,457 as of the 2016 Canadian Census, with an additional 2,388 living in the surrounding

Rural Municipality of Dauphin Dauphin is a rural municipality in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. The municipality surrounds the separately administered city of Dauphin, and lies just north of Riding Mountain National Park, part of which extends into the RM. Commu ...

(RM), for a total of 10,845 in the RM and city combined. The city takes its name from Lake Dauphin and Fort Dauphin (first built 1741), which were named by explorer

Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye de Boumois (December 1, 1714 – September 13, 1755) was the second son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye. An explorer and fur trader who served many years under the command of his father, ...

in honour of the

Dauphin of France Dauphin of France (, also ; french: Dauphin de France ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (''Dauphin de Viennois''), was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. The word ''dauphin'' ...

, the heir to the French throne. Dauphin is Manitoba's ninth largest community and serves as a hub to the province's

Parkland Region Parkland is an informal geographic List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Canada, Canadian Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, located between Lake Manitoba, Lakes Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis, Winnipegosis on the east ...

. The current mayor of Dauphin is Christian Laughland. Conservative Dan Mazier has been the member of Parliament for the

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette (formerly known as Dauphin and Dauphin—Swan River) was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 2015. Its population in 2011 was 74,8 ...

riding since November 2010. Progressive Conservative Brad Michaleski is the current member of the Legislative Assembly. Dauphin plays host to several summer festivals, including Dauphin's Countryfest and Canada's National Ukrainian Festival. Dauphin is served by Provincial Trunk Highways 5, 10 and 20 and is surrounded by the

Location

Dauphin is in western

near Duck Mountain Provincial Park and

Riding Mountain National Park Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the sur ...

, just west of Lake Manitoba and

Dauphin Lake Dauphin Lake is located in western Manitoba near the city of Dauphin, Manitoba. The lake covers an area of and has a drainage basin of about . The Mossy River drains the lake into Lake Winnipegosis. The basin is drained by seven major streams and ...

and south of

Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnipegosis is a large (5,370 km2) lake in central North America, in Manitoba, Canada, some 300 km northwest of Winnipeg. It is Canada's eleventh-largest lake. An alternate spelling, once common but now rare, is Lake Winipigoos or ...

History

The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (17 November 1685 – 5 December 1749) was a French Canadian military officer, fur trader, and explorer. In the 1730s, he and his four sons explored the area west of Lake Superior and e ...

in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne. Settlers began arriving in the area in 1883 and two early settlements, Gartmore and "Old Dauphin" were established. With the coming of the railway in 1896 – the line ran roughly halfway between the two villages – settlement shifted to the present site. This coincided with the beginning of Ukrainian settlement in the area: previously most arrivals had been of British extraction. Dauphin was granted a village charter on 11 July 1898, with George Barker as first mayor.Dauphin Manitoba Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration – Historical Booklet Published by the Dauphin Chamber of Commerce, 1958 In 1901 Dauphin was incorporated as a town, with George King as mayor. Dauphin became an important centre for the transportation of

grain A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...

. Farming still plays a central role in the economy of the area, but its role has been greatly reduced. From 1974 to 1979, a federally funded pilot project called

Mincome Mincome, the "Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment", was a Canadian guaranteed annual income (GAI) social experiment conducted in Manitoba in the 1970s. The project was funded jointly by the Manitoba provincial government and the Canadian fede ...

provided a

Basic income guarantee Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive an unconditional transfer payment, that is, without a means test or need to work. It would be received independently of a ...

to residents of Dauphin. Dauphin was incorporated as a city in 1998.

Healthcare

Dauphin is a regional healthcare hub, part of the Prairie Mountain Health authority. The Dauphin General Hospital (now the Dauphin Regional Health Centre) was established in 1901. The Dauphin Medical Clinic provides access to family physicians and specialists, while providing a walk-in clinic and acute care.

Economy

As the largest city within the Parkland, Dauphin has a trading area of over 50,000 people. A large part of Dauphin's economy is based on agriculture, with farms in this area of the province producing grains, oilseeds, honey and livestock. Dauphin is the home to various industries including manufacturing, health care, education, recreation/tourism and retail. The Canadian distribution centre for Norwex is also located in the city.

Education

The first school building was erected in Dauphin in 1903, a frame building on the present Mackenzie School site. The original Whitmore School was built on Fifth Ave. SW in 1907, followed by the Smith-Jackson School on Main Street South in 1922. Today, the

Mountain View School Division Mountain View School Division is in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, bordering the shores of Lake Winnipegosis to the North, stretching from Lake Dauphin in the east to the Saskatchewan border in the west and bordering the Riding Mountains to the ...

oversees K-12 education in Dauphin. The City of Dauphin has 7 schools including the Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School, Mackenzie Middle School, Henderson Elementary School, Lt. Colonel Barker VC School, École Macneill (French Immersion), Whitmore School and Smith-Jackson Ukrainian Bilingual School. The

Assiniboine Community College Assiniboine Community College (ACC) is a Canadian community college in the province of Manitoba. It is accredited by the Manitoba Council on Post-Secondary Education, which was created by the government of Manitoba. The Victoria Avenue East and ...

Parkland Campus, located in Dauphin, provides post-secondary programming in the Parkland. Programs include business, agriculture, applied counseling, nursing and a range of apprenticeship courses.

Transportation

Ground

The city is served by Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highways: * PTH 5 * PTH 10 * PTH 20 * PTH 5A * PTH 10A * PTH 20A

Air

Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport serves the area, however no scheduled flights are operated from the airport.

Rail

Dauphin railway station The Dauphin railway station is located in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train. The station was built in 1912 by the Canadian Northern Railway to a design by architect John Schofield. The st ...

is served by

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Winnipeg–Churchill train The Winnipeg–Churchill train (formerly known as the ''Hudson Bay'' and, before that, ''Northern Spirits'') is a semiweekly passenger train operated by Via Rail between Winnipeg and Churchill, Manitoba. It is the only dry-land connection betwe ...

. The rail line is owned by

Canadian National The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I railroad, Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern United States, M ...

(CN) which also operates freight trains through the town.

Sports

Dauphin is a hockey community. The

Credit Union Place The Credit Union Place is a 1,763-seat multipurpose arena located in Dauphin, Manitoba. The arena is part of the Parkland Recreation Complex, which also includes a curling rink and an aquatic centre. The arena opened in April 2006, at a cost of ...

recreation complex was built in 2006. It is the home of the Dauphin Kings, an

MJHL The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The MJHL consists of thirteen teams all based ...

Junior A hockey team, Turnbull Memorial Trophy winners in 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1993, and 2010 and Anavet Cup winners of 2010. Formerly, the team played in the Dauphin Memorial Community Centre (D.M.C.C.) arena that was built after the Second World War. Dauphin and the Kings hosted the

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in 2010, the Canadian National Championship for Junior A Hockey. The 1953–54 Dauphin Kings were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame for winning the team's second Western Canadian Intermediate Championship in a decade and capturing the Edmonton Journal trophy. Dauphin has a history of title-winning baseball teams. Both the Dauphin Redbirds and later the Dauphin Brewers have claimed numerous provincial titles. Dauphin high schoolers play a big part of the athletics of Dauphin. They have won many awards and medals in volleyball, track and field, basketball, broomball, curling, football, and hockey. A Dauphin rink composed of curlers

Ab Gowanlock Albert (Ab) Adam "Spats" Gowanlock (December 14, 1900 – September 27, 1988) was a Canadian curler from Manitoba. Gowanlock was a two-time provincial and two-time Brier champion. Gowanlock began curling in his hometown of Glenboro, Manitoba. ...

, Jim Williams, Art Pollon and Russ Jackman won the Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, in 1953. Dauphin has been called the "horseshoe capital of Canada," in large part due to the efforts of Bert Snart (1912–1988), president of the Dauphin Horseshoe Club for 32 years. In 1976 he was inducted into the Horseshoe Hall of Fame in Levittown, Pennsylvania.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Dauphin had a population of 8,368 living in 3,779 of its 4,048 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 8,369. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The median household income in 2005 was $35,527, below the Manitoba provincial average of $47,875. According to the 1996 Canadian census,

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

constitute the largest ethnic group in the City of Dauphin, with 41.04% of the population. Almost 26% of the population can speak

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

. 24.17% of the residents have English ancestry, 17.61% Scottish ancestry, and 12.3% Irish ancestry, and approximately 10% are of Aboriginal origin.

Climate

Dauphin has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...

''Dfb'') with cold winters and warm summers. The highest temperature ever recorded in Dauphin was on 28 June 1931. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 February 1890 and 18 February 1966.

Local media

Newspapers * ''

Dauphin Herald Dauphin (french: "dolphin", links=no, plural ''dauphins'') may refer to: Noble and royal title * Dauphin of Auvergne * Dauphin of France, heir apparent to the French crown * Dauphin of Viennois People * Charles Dauphin (c. 1620–1677), French ...

'' Radio * CKDM 730 AM,

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and

Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

* CBWW-FM 105.3,

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''(repeats CBW Winnipeg)'' * (Future Station) 106.1,

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Television Dauphin was formerly served by a local newscast, which aired on the city's now-defunct retransmitter of

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Winnipeg but was produced by

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instead of by

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Notable people

* Aimé Adam, politician * George Balcan, radio broadcaster * James Ball competed for Canada in the

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held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 400 metres, where he won the Silver medal. * Lt.-Col. William George Barker, VC, Canada's most decorated serviceman, was born in Dauphin in 1894. The Dauphin airport and a school are named after him. *

Frances Bay Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman; January 23, 1919 – September 15, 2011) was a Canadian-American character actress. In a career that spanned 35 years, she acted in a variety of roles both in film and television. Bay was inducted in Canada's W ...

(1919–2011), attended school in Dauphin. She was a prolific actress in TV and films, with her credits including "Blue Velvet" and "Happy Gilmore." * James Whitney Bettes, politician *

Angus Bonnycastle Angus Lorne Bonnycastle (November 3, 1873 – September 9, 1941) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1911, as a member of the Conservative Party. A member of the Bonnycastle famil ...

, politician *

John C. Bowen John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 – January 2, 1957) was a clergyman, insurance broker and long serving politician. He served as an alderman in the City of Edmonton and went on to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta fr ...

, politician *

James Langstaff Bowman James Langstaff Bowman, (October 6, 1879 – September 14, 1951) was the first Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba. Bowman had been a teacher and lawyer in Dauphin, Manitoba. In 1917, he became the town's mayor. He ra ...

(1879–1951), a Dauphin lawyer, was the first Manitoban to be Speaker of the House of Commons. * Donald Bryk, judge *

Theodore Arthur Burrows Theodore Arthur Burrows (August 15, 1857 – January 18, 1929) was a politician and office-holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of the province from October 6, 1926 until his death. Burrows was born in ...

(1857–1929), sometime MLA and MP for Dauphin, was Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba from 1926 until his death. * Don Caley (1945-2016), hockey goaltender who played one game in the

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for the

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. * Jim Cardiff, hockey player *

Robert Cruise Robert Cruise (11 December 1868 – 19 June 1932) was a Canadian Member of Parliament for Dauphin, Manitoba. Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Peter and Margaret (Mill) Cruise, he was a farmer in Quebec until 1893 when he moved to Mani ...

, politician *

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, hockey player *

Will Ferguson William Stener Ferguson (born October 12, 1964) is a Canadian travel writer and novelist who won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel '' 419''. Ferguson was born fourth of six children in the former fur trading post of Fort Vermilion, Alber ...

, writer * James Galbraith (Canadian politician), politician *

Tammy Gillis Tammy Gillis is a Canadian actress who works on television and film projects across the country. Early life and education Gillis was born in 1971 in Dauphin, Manitoba.Erving Goffman Erving Goffman (11 June 1922 – 19 November 1982) was a Canadian-born sociology, sociologist, Social psychology (sociology), social psychologist, and writer, considered by some "the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth ...

(1922–1982), acclaimed sociologist and author of ''The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life'', grew up in Dauphin. *

John Gunne John Gunne may refer to: * John Gunne (Manitoba politician) * John Gunne (English politician) See also * John Gunn (disambiguation) {{hndis, Gunne, John ...

, politician * Robin Hahn, equestrian * Christine Harapiak, judge * Robert Hawkins was Speaker of the Manitoba Legislature from 1937 until 1949. *

Ernest Charles Hoy Captain Ernest Charles Hoy DFC (6 May 1895 –22 April 1982) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 13 victories. He later pioneered airmail flight over the Canadian Rockies. Early life and service Hoy was servi ...

, born in Dauphin in 1895, was a First World War flying ace who scored 13 victories in just a month and a half in 1918. On 7 August 1919, he flew the first airmail flight over the Canadian Rockies. * Russ Jackman, curler * Robert Kabel, hockey player *

Mike Korney Michael Wayne Korney (born September 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 77 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers between 1973 and 1978.. Mike played 2 years ...

, hockey player * Les Kozak, hockey player * Brigette Lacquette, hockey player *

Laverne Lewycky Laverne Mitchell Lewycky (12 February 1946 – 3 August 2020) was a Canadian politician and New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a professor of sociology and communication studies, who also served as an executi ...

, politician * Laurie MacKenzie, born and resided in Dauphin until age 19, guitarist for

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. *

Inky Mark Inky Mark (; born November 17, 1947) is a Canadian politician and a former member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the Manitoba riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette. Mark was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, ...

, former Mayor of Dauphin, and former member of parliament for the riding of

. *

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, musical group * Ernest McGirr, politician * Ben Meisner, radio broadcaster *

Barry Merrell Barry Merrell (born May 16, 1945) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He played ten games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The O ...

, hockey player *

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(born Beth Torbert on 15 June 1971), a

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-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, poet,

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, and actress attended Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School in the 1980s. *

John Plohman John Stuart Hans Plohman (born May 11, 1948) is a former politician from Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1995, and a cabinet minister in the NDP government of Premier Howard Pawley from 198 ...

, politician * Art Pollon, curler *

Ryan Pulock Ryan Pulock (born October 6, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pulock was drafted 15th overall by the Islanders in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Ju ...

defenceman currently with the New York Islanders. *

Gordon Ritchie William Gordon Ritchie (27 September 1918 – 20 November 1998) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He studied MB ChB medicine at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine. He was a surgeon and ...

, politician * Colby Robak, former

player, currently playing with

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. * Fred Sandhu, judge * Michael Sawchuk, politician * W. B. Scarth, politician *

Ted Schellenberg Ted William Schellenberg (born 11 August 1952) is a Canadian broadcaster and former politician. Schellenberg served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Dauphin, Manitoba, Schellenberg was elec ...

, politician * Panteleymon Shpylka, priest *

Jim Schraefel James Schraefel (born August 23, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During the 1973–74 season, Schraefel played 34 games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professio ...

, hockey player *

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, politician *

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, former head coach of the National Hockey League's

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and 2018 Stanley cup winner, was born and raised in Dauphin. *

William John Ward William John Ward (October 25, 1880 – August 18, 1971) was a Canadian politician, farmer, insurance agent, and real estate agent from Dauphin, Manitoba , image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = ...

, politician *

Troy Westwood Troy Westwood (born March 21, 1967) is a former professional Canadian football place kicker and punter who played 18 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 48th overall in the 6th round of the 1991 CF ...

, longtime CFLer for the

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. * Thomas Wilkinson (bishop of Brandon), bishop *

Jim Williams (curler) James (Ping) Alfred Williams (May 7, 1915 – September 3, 1987) was a Canadian curler. He was the third of the 1953 Brier Champion team (skipped by Ab Gowanlock Albert (Ab) Adam "Spats" Gowanlock (December 14, 1900 – September 27, 1988) wa ...

, curler * Fred Zaplitny, politician

References

External links

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