Macdonald is an unincorporated community in

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northwest of

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 ...

. The Post Office opened in 1884 on section 33, township 12, range 8 west of the

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. Originally known as Drumconner, it changed to its present name in 1895 (commemorating Sir

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, first

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) and is located on section 35, township 8, range 12 west of the Prime Meridian. The community is in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. The community is mostly agricultural, with a small residential area along Main Street/Centre Street and Cream Street.

Transportation

PTH 16 (

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) is the main roadway connecting Macdonald with Portage la Prairie.

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

has one track passing through Macdonald.

References

* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' (pg. 156)—the Millennium Bureau of Canada Unincorporated communities in Westman Region {{Manitoba-geo-stub