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Brunkild
Brunkild is an unincorporated community located in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald in south-central Manitoba. It is approximately southwest of Winnipeg on Highway 3. Provincial Roads 305 and 332 also travel through the community, as well as the Central Manitoba Railway The Central Manitoba Railway is a Canadian shortline railway operating in the province of Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is .... A post office was established in Brunkild in 1903, the same year construction began on a railway from Winnipeg to the community. History The original survey of Township number 7 in Range 2 West in the province of Manitoba was conducted by J. Doupe in 1871 and completed by J.A. Snow in 1872, who stated that the area contained level prairie with many marshes. The survey of Township number 7 Range 1 West took slightly longer. It commenced in 1871 with survey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba Provincial Road 332
Provincial Road 332 (PR 332) is a north–south highway in the Pembina Valley and Central Plains regions of Manitoba. Serving as a northern continuation of the much shorter PTH 30, it connects the communities of Rosenfeld, Lowe Farm, Brunkild, Starbuck, and Dacotah. Route description PR 332 begins in the Municipality of Rhineland at an intersection between PTH 14 and the north end of PTH 30 on the southern edge of Rosenfeld. It heads north through the centre of town along Main Street, with the pavement turning to gravel just past Oliver Avenue, before leaving Rosenfeld and traversing a switchback as it crosses a railway. The highway crosses a bridge over the Plum River before entering the Rural Municipality of Morris, travelling through rural farmland for several kilometres to cross a floodway before joining a concurrency (overlap) with PTH 23, becoming paved as the two head west into the town of Lowe Farm. Forming both Main Street and the southern boundary of tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba Provincial Road 305
Provincial Road 305 (PR 305) is a east–west highway in the Central Plains Region, Central Plains and Pembina Valley Region, Pembina Valley regions of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. The road begins at the signal-controlled intersection of the Manitoba Highway 1, Trans-Canada Highway (PTH 1) and Manitoba Highway 16, Yellowhead Highway (PTH 16), west of Portage la Prairie. At first, it heads south, crossing Manitoba Highway 2, PTH 2 near St. Claude, Manitoba, St. Claude, and then turns east. It passes through Brunkild, Manitoba, Brunkild before reaching Manitoba Highway 75, PTH 75 at Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, Ste. Agathe. PR 305 crosses the Red River of the North, Red River at Ste. Agathe and then continues east to its end at Manitoba Highway 59, PTH 59 near Tourond in the Rural Municipality of Hanover. It is mostly a gravel road, except between the Trans-Canada Highway and PTH 2, and between PTH 75 and PTH 59, where it is a paved, two- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Macdonald
Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2016 census was 7,162. The municipality is named for Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Communities * Brunkild * Domain * La Salle * Oak Bluff * Osborne * Sanford * Starbuck Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macdonald had a population of 8,120 living in 2,743 of its 2,815 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 7,162. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Water Water services are sourced from the La Salle River The La Salle is a river in Manitoba, Canada, with its source near Portage la Prairie and terminating in the Red River in Saint Norbert (southern Winnipeg). The La Salle River flows mainly through agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba Highway 3
Provincial Trunk Highway 3 (PTH 3) is a major provincial highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the Saskatchewan boundary (where it meets Saskatchewan Highway 18, Highway 18) to the southwest city limits of Winnipeg, where it continues as Winnipeg Route 155 (McGillivray Boulevard). Prior before to the implementation of Winnipeg's City Route System, it extended to Pembina Highway. West of its junction of Manitoba Highway 14, PTH 14, PTH 3 is designated as the Boundary Commission Trail, Lesley Gaudry. ''Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays''. University of Winnipeg (2004): p. 35. Retrieved 28 January 2017. commemorating the historic red river cart trail which connected western communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of 1,342,153 as of 2021. Manitoba has a widely varied landscape, from arctic tundra and the Hudson Bay coastline in the Northern Region, Manitoba, north to dense Boreal forest of Canada, boreal forest, large freshwater List of lakes of Manitoba, lakes, and prairie grassland in the central and Southern Manitoba, southern regions. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years. In the early 17th century, English and French North American fur trade, fur traders began arriving in the area and establishing settlements. The Kingdom of England secured control of the region in 1673 and created a territory named Rupert's Land, which was placed under the administration of the Hudson's Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it Canada's List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, sixth-largest city and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, eighth-largest metropolitan area. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Cree language, Western Cree words for 'muddy water' – . The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples long before the European colonization of the Americas, arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota people, Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis people in Canada, Métis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Manitoba Railway
The Central Manitoba Railway is a Canadian shortline railway operating in the province of 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 .... The Central Manitoba Railway (CEMR) was created in 1999 by Cando Rail & Terminals to purchase the former CN Pine Falls () and Carman subdivisions (). They run five days a week (weekdays) in the Norcran Industrial Area in North Transcona. They purchased a former CPR yard that was built in 1887–9 and built a new shop-house and diesel repair facility. They also repair cars for other railways. They run on 115 & 132 pound per yard (50 kg/m) rail on the Carman sub, and 85 pound per yard (42 kg/m) light rail on the Pine Falls sub, one of the few light rail branches existing in Manitoba. Livery 1999 - December 2017 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cox Aikins
James Cox Aikins, (March 30, 1823 – August 6, 1904) was a Canadians, Canadian politician in the 19th century. He twice served as a cabinet minister in the government of John A. Macdonald, and was the List of lieutenant governors of Manitoba#Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba, 1870-present, fourth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888. Early life and career Aikins was born in Toronto Township, Ontario, Toronto Township, Upper Canada (now Mississauga, Ontario). His father had previously converted to Methodism, and the young Aikins was educated at the Methodist-run Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg, Ontario, Cobourg from 1840 to 1845. Upon graduation, he acquired land near Toronto and worked as a farmer. Aikins was offered the Liberal Party of Canada, Reform (i.e., Liberal) nomination for York West in the 1851 Canadian parliamentary election, but declined. Three years later, he was elected to the Province of Canada's legislature for the newly formed riding of Region o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
