Piney is a community in southeastern
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 ...
, Canada, in the
Rural Municipality of Piney
The Rural Municipality of Piney is a rural municipality (RM) in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, along the border with Minnesota in the United States.
Geography
According to Statistics Canada, the municipality has a land area of 2,433.77 ...
. It is approximately 130 kilometers from
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
and within five kilometres of the
Canada–US border.
It was served by the
Piney Pinecreek Border Airport, unusual in that its runway lied across the
international border, along the
Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing.
Climate
Gallery
File:Piney Municipal Office Aug 79.jpg, Piney Municipal Office
File:Piney CN station 1979.jpg, Piney CN station, 1979
File:piney looking north 2007.jpg, View of Piney looking north, 2007
File:piney hotel 2007.jpg, Piney Hotel, 2007
See also
*
Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing
References
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Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba