Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It is 46 kilometres northeast of
Winnipeg
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, just west of the
Canadian Shield
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and
Whiteshell Provincial Park
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...
. The
French
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name means "beautiful stay". The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. Originally known as Stony Prairie, Beausejour was named in 1877 by Mrs H.W.D. Armstrong, wife of a government railway surveyor, when a telegraph office was installed there to serve settlers along the nearby Brokenhead River.
History
In 1906, the "Manitoba Glass Works" was founded, in a town now known as Beausejour, by Joseph Keilback and his partners. Sustained by a nearby deposit of high quality sand, it was the first glass container factory in Western Canada. Glassblowers from Poland and the United States, supported by local labour, used silica sands to produce bottles for breweries and soft drink companies in
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749 ...
. In 1909 it was taken over by a Winnipeg businessman, who expanded production to include jars, medicine bottles, and ink bottles. At its peak, the Manitoba Glass Works employed 350 workers, but because of its inability to compete with Eastern Canadian manufacturers, was purchased in 1913 by a Montreal company and relocated to Redcliff, Alberta. The factory site remains, and was designated as a Provincial Heritage Site (number 41) on 27 September 1989.Manitoba Provincial Heritage Sites /ref>
In 1912, the Town of Beausejour was incorporated.http://www.townofbeausejour.ca
It is the birthplace of former Provincial Premier and Governor General
Edward Schreyer
Edward Richard Schreyer (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation.
Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba, and was first electe ...
. Edward Schreyer School is named after him in his honour.
Beausejour was the setting for the 1990 film ''
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
''The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick'' is a 1988 Canadian film based on the novel by Morley Torgov. The film was shot in Winnipeg and Beausejour, Manitoba.
Plot
The early 1960s: In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish boy from a small Man ...
'', & its 1990-91 television dramedy series adaptation, ''
Max Glick
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''. The film was largely filmed there.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Beausejour had a population of 3,307 living in 1,483 of its 1,572 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,219. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Access
Major highways servicing Beausejour are PTH 44 and PTH 12, which run concurrently north of town. From the south, Beausejour can be reached by traveling PTH 12 and Provincial Road 215 east into town or by taking PR 302. PTH 44, PR 215, and PR 302 intersect at the west side of town.
Prior to the construction of the
Trans-Canada Highway
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, PTH 44 was the main route from Winnipeg to the Ontario border.
Economy
Beausejour's current economy is based on agriculture (grain production) and tourism. Its location as a main access point to the
Whiteshell Provincial Park
Whiteshell Provincial Park is a provincial park in southeast Manitoba, approximately east of the city of Winnipeg. The park is considered to be a Class II protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. It is in size.
...
, a popular cottage region and tourist attraction, allows Beausejour to cater to visitor traffic through the area. It also serves as the main commercial centre for farmers and residents of the surrounding areas.
Monika Deol
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Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson is a Canadian curler currently living in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Gunnlaugson is known for having been hired by the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) to represent the country at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The deal which was announce ...
, curler
*
Fred Klym
Fred Theodore Klym (September 28, 1907 in Brokenhead, Manitoba – November 25, 1988) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969.
Klym was the so ...
, politician
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Mark Koenker
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Edward Schreyer
Edward Richard Schreyer (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation.
Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba, and was first electe ...
, former
Premier of Manitoba
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and
Governor general of Canada
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*
John Mouat Turner
John Mouat Turner (28 May 1900 – 24 February 1945) was a Canadian politician.
Life
He was born in Beausejour, Manitoba, sold brewery products for a living, and worked as a hotel manager in Winnipeg.Anton Weselak, politician
Recreation
The town is home to the Canadian Power Toboggan Championships, the Double B Agricultural Festival (formerly Double B Rodeo and Country Fair) and the annual Brokenhead River Agricultural Conference. Beausejour is also known for its annual "Shades of the Past" car show on the last Sunday of August. The car show encompasses all of Park Avenue and attracts over 500 classic and special interest vehicles.
Beausejour has also hosted the 2011 Manitoba provincial men's curling championship (then known as the Safeway Championship) won by Jeff Stoughton (Charleswood), and two Manitoba provincial women's curling championships,
Scott Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associa ...
, at the Sun Gro Centre. The 2004 Manitoba Scott Tournament of Hearts was won by Lois Fowler (Brandon, Wheat City Curling Club), while the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was won by Kerri Einarson (East St. Paul Curling Club), with Beausejour's Selena Kaatz playing third.
Sports
Beausejour hosted the 2006 Power Smart Manitoba Games. The opening ceremonies were held at the CPTC Racetrack, and the closing ceremonies at the Sun Gro Centre.
Beausejour's hockey teams are known as the Blades. Beausejour's CRJHL team is the Beausejour Comets. The Eastman Selects of the
Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League
The Manitoba U-18 'AAA' Hockey League (MU18HL), formerly the Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League, is an ice hockey league in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is the highest level of minor hockey in the province. The league operates under the su ...
plays in the town. Hockey games are played in the Sun Gro Centre, which also has a curling rink.
Media
The ''Beausejour Review'' published its final issue on 27 June 2013.
There are two local weekly community newspapers serving the Beausejour and Brokenhead area.
The Clipper Weekly and The Lac du Bonnet Clipper.
The Clipper Publishing Corp.
Town Radio Beausejour broadcasts to Beausejour and the surrounding area as CKBJ-FM at 93.9 on the FM dial.
Climate
Beausejour has a
humid continental climate
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influenced by its far inland position in the higher mid-latitudes, resulting in warm and occasionally hot summers and frequently severely cold winters, with January average highs being below .