The Rural Municipality of North Cypress is a former
rural municipality
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These include:
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(RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its
provincially mandated amalgamation
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with the
RM of Langford to form the
Municipality of North Cypress – Langford
The Municipality of North Cypress – Langford is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
It is located northeast and east of the City of Brandon. The town of Neepawa borders the RM to the north. Canadian Forces B ...
.
As of 2011, the population of the former RM of North Cypress is 1,860.
Overview
The former RM of North Cypress is located in the
Westman region of the province between
Brandon and
Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was .
Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly ...
. It surrounds the independently governed
Town of Carberry and includes the unincorporated communities of Brookdale, Wellwood and Edrans. Also located in the former RM of North Cypress are the Acadia, Fairway and Riverbend
Hutterite
Hutterites (; ), also called Hutterian Brethren (German: ), are a communal ethnoreligious branch of Anabaptists, who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the early 16th century and have formed intent ...
colonies
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. The former RM has connections to the
Trans Canada Highway
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(which runs directly through North Cypress), as well as
Highway 5 and PR 351.
Communities
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Melbourne
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Oberon
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Onah
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Petrel
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Description
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Pleasant Point
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Shilo
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Wellwood
Economy
The former RM's economy benefits from its location along the
Trans Canada Highway
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as well as access to both the
Canadian Pacific
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and
Canadian National
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rail lines, close proximity to
Brandon and direct route to
Winnipeg
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. The former RM is set upon rich sandy soil, and is widely known for potatoes which are grown by local farming operations. The former RM is also known for forests of
spruce
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,
poplar and aspen oak trees, and the Carberry sandhills. It is also home to several major employers including
McCain Foods
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It is the world's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, with 1 in 4 french fries in the world being a ...
and ADM Agri Industries. The Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (MCDC) is also located in the former RM of North Cypress.
Services
Emergency services are provided by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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, the Carberry/North Cypress Fire Department, and the Carberry & District Health Centre.
Schools are overseen by the
Beautiful Plains School Division, and include R.J. Waugh Elementary School and Carberry Collegiate Institute in
Carberry, Brookdale Elementary School in Brookdale, and several small
Hutterite
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colony schools located on the Acadia, Fairway and Riverbend
Hutterite colonies.
Wildlife
The area is home to many species of wildlife including some protected and
endangered species
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.
White-tailed deer
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,
moose
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,
elk
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,
great horned owl
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,
snowy owl
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,
gray wolf
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,
canadian lynx,
peregrine falcon
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,
coyote
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and the rare
skink
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are a few of the animal species that are found within the former RM. Although not common,
American black bears,
bobcat
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s and
pumas are also routinely spotted in the area.
Because of the unique ecosystem and large forests, there are several large parcels of
crown land
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and protected land areas within the former RM of North Cypress, including a large part of the
Spruce Woods Provincial Forest, and a small part of
Spruce Woods Provincial Park
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An area of open and stabilized sand dunes within the park provides habitat to ...
.
Military
The former RM was home to two major
Canadian Forces
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installations,
Camp Hughes and
RCAF Station Carberry.
See also
*
Camp Hughes
*
RCAF Station Carberry
References
Statistics Canada North Cypress Profile
External links
RM of North CypressMap of North Cypress R.M. at StatcanOnline Version of Local History Book: Quest in Roots
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North Cypress
Hutterite communities in Canada
Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Manitoba