Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (french: Région de Eastman), is an informal geographic

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of the

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. It is bounded on the north by the

Winnipeg River The Winnipeg River is a Canadian river that flows roughly northwest from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. This river is long from the Norman Dam in Kenora to its mouth at Lake Winnipeg. Its watershed is ...

and

Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Its southern end is about north of t ...

, on the east by the Manitoba-

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border, on the south by the Canada–US border, and on the west by the Red River. The city of Steinbach is the largest population centre in the region. The

Trans-Canada Highway The Trans-Canada Highway (French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on ...

runs through the middle of the Eastman Region.

Major communities

Urban municipalities: * Beausejour (town) * Lac du Bonnet (town) * Niverville (town) *

Pinawa Pinawa is a local government district and small community of 1,331 residents (2016 census) located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. It is 110 kilometres north-east of Winnipeg. The town is situated on the Canadian Shield within the western bounda ...

(

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) * Powerview–Pine Falls (town) * St-Pierre-Jolys (village) * Ste. Anne (town) * Steinbach (city) Unorganized areas: * Unorganized Division 1

Rural municipalities

First Nations and Indian reserves

* Animakee Wa Zhing 37 * Buffalo Point * Iskatewizaagegan 39 * Roseau River Anishinabe ( Roseau Rapids 2A and Roseau River 2) * Shoal Lake 37A * Shoal Lake 39 * Shoal Lake 39A * Shoal Lake 40

Points of interest

Other * Great Falls Generating Station *

Underground Research Laboratory The Underground Research Laboratory was a test site for deep geological repository of nuclear waste operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL's) Whiteshell Laboratories near Lac du Bonnet in Manitoba, Canada. The site was built inside a ...

* Whiteshell Laboratories

Parks, forestry, and landforms

Agassiz Provincial Forest Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ...

* Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park * Belair Provincial Forest *

Birch Point Provincial Park Birch Point Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Buffalo Bay, Lake of the Woods in Manitoba, Canada., about southeast of Winnipeg. It is in size. It was designated as a Provincial Park in 1961. Natural environment The park is loc ...

Birds Hill Provincial Park Birds Hill Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada located in the Boreal Plains ecozone. The park protects areas representative of Aspen/ Oak parkland, as well as provides opportunities for recreation. It is located 24 kilometer ...

* Brightstone Sand Hills Provincial Forest * Cat Hills Provincial Forest *

Elk Island Provincial Park Elk Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is in size, and is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. History Elk Island Provincial Park was designa ...

Grand Beach Provincial Park Grand Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada, noted for its large white sand dunes and ancient beaches from the end of the last ice age. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg, one of the largest freshwater l ...

* Lee River Wildlife Management Area * Manigotagan River Provincial Park *

Nopiming Provincial Park Nopiming Provincial Park is a natural provincial park in Manitoba, Canada, located on the southeast side of the province, along the boundary with Ontario. The area was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1976. The park ...

* Pinawa Dam Provincial Park * Poplar Bay Provincial Park *

Sandilands Provincial Forest The Sandilands Provincial Forest is a forest located within the southeastern area of Manitoba, Canada, and consists of thousands of acres of sand hills, forest, wetlands, and mostly unpopulated crown lands. Sandilands Provincial Forest covers ...

* St. Malo Provincial Park * Wampum Provincial Forest *

Whitemouth Bog Ecological Reserve Whitemouth Bog Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located southwest of Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada. It was established in 2009 under the Manitoba '' Ecological Reserves Act'', and protects a tract of rich peatland bog i ...

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. ...

and Forest Bodies of water *

* Lee River * Manigotagan River * Roseau River *

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Transport

* Bird River (Lac du Bonnet) Airport * Bird River Water Aerodrome * Lac du Bonnet Airport * Lac du Bonnet (North) Water Aerodrome *

Manitoba Highway 11 Provincial Trunk Highway 11 (PTH 11) is a provincial primary highway located in the Eastman Region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from an intersection with PTH 59 near Victoria Beach to an intersection with PTH 1. Route desc ...

Manitoba Provincial Road 304 Provincial Road 304 (PR 304) is a provincial road in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It begins at PTH 59/ PTH 12 south of Grand Beach and runs to Powerview-Pine Falls at the PTH 11 junction. Near the town, PR 304 crosses the Winnipeg River at ...

* Silver Falls Airport * Silver Falls Water Aerodrome *

Lancaster–Tolstoi Border Crossing The Lancaster–Tolstoi Border Crossing connects the city of Lancaster, Minnesota and community of Tolstoi, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. It is the westernmost international border crossing in Minnesota following the closure of ...

Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing The Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing connects the communities of Pinecreek, Minnesota and Piney, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. Minnesota State Highway 89 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 89 on the Canadian side. Can ...

* Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing * Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing

External links

Eastman Regional ProfileCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 1, Manitoba; Statistics CanadaCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 2, Manitoba; Statistics CanadaCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 12, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
Geographic regions of Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub