Elie is an unincorporated community recognized as a

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in the Rural Municipality of Cartier in the

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Geography

The community is located approximately west of

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along the

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. The

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forms the northern boundary of the municipality of Cartier. Other significant communities around Elie include St. Eustache, Dacotah and Springstein.

History

In the early-1980s, Telidon videotex technology was being tested across Canada. Elie was chosen as one of the test beds, with the then government owned

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June 2007 tornado

left, upright=1.35, Canada's first, and only, F5 tornado approaching Elie in June 2007 On June 22, 2007, Elie was hit by an F5 tornado, the most powerful ever recorded in Canada, which damaged a flour mill and destroyed several houses, ripping two well-built houses off their foundations. A car was also thrown , but the tornado only caused one injury and no deaths, as the people had an early warning which provided them with enough time to look for protection. Warnings were provided by

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Elie had a population of 705 living in 250 of its 257 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 696. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Economy

The primary industry of Elie is

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. The CHMI-DT Transmitter was constructed in 1986 and is located here. A health care centre, a licensed daycare, a bank, a post office, a pharmacy, a grocery shop, a petrol station, an automotive service centre, agricultural equipment service centres, recreational vehicle sales and servicing, and an insurance agency are some of the businesses in this town.

References

{{MBDivision10 Designated places in Manitoba Local urban districts in Manitoba