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Assiniboine River
The Assiniboine River ( ; ) is a long river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Red River. The Assiniboine is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley in some places and a steep valley in others. Its main tributaries are the Qu'Appelle, Souris, and Whitesand Rivers. The river takes its name from the Assiniboine First Nation. Robert Douglas of the Geographical Board of Canada (1933) made several comments as to its origin: "The name commemorates the Assiniboine natives called by La Vérendrye in 1730 'Assiniboils' and by Governor Knight in 1715 of the Hudson's Bay Company 'stone Indians.' Assiniboine is the name of an Indian tribe and is derived from 'assine' a stone and 'bwan' native name of the Sioux, hence Stony Sioux name was possibly given because they used heated stones in cooking their food." Course The Assiniboine River rises in eastern Saskat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Bridge
The Maryland Bridge is a bridge that crosses over the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It serves as a major transportation route for Winnipeg. The bridge connects Academy Road (Winnipeg), Academy Road with Maryland Street and Sherbrook Street. The current structure is the third bridge to span this section of the river. All three bridges were called the Maryland Bridge. Nearby landmarks include Misericordia Health Centre, Cornish Library, and Shaarey Zedek Synagogue (Winnipeg), Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. History Original bridge (1894-1921) The first Maryland Bridge was constructed in 1894 and nicknamed the Boundary Bridge, because Maryland Street once served as Winnipeg's western boundary. In 1915, the city of Winnipeg proposed transforming the bridge into a war memorial though the bridge was decommissioned before this idea came to fruition. Street car service on the first Maryland Bridge was suspended in June 1920. The bridge previously serviced street car rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba Escarpment
The Manitoba Escarpment, or the Western Manitoba Uplands, are a range of hills along the Saskatchewan–Manitoba border. The eastern slopes of the range are considered to be a scarp. They were created by glacial scouring and formed the western shore of prehistoric Lake Agassiz. History The region was inhabited by several different aboriginal tribes before Europeans arrived including: Swampy Cree, Plains Cree, Assiniboine, and Saulteaux. The geography of the hills helped to demarcate the boundaries of the land controlled by different tribes, and the river valleys provided trade routes. The first European to explore the region was Henry Kelsey, who travelled with a group of Cree traders from York Fort to the Red Deer River to encourage the aboriginal people there to trade with the Hudson's Bay Company. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the fur trade brought many Europeans to the region who established trading posts and communities. In the 1890s, the Canadian Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian River
Lilian River is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river begins at Lilian Lake in the Porcupine Hills and flows south to join to the Assiniboine River at the town of Sturgis. Lilian Lake is connected to the bifurcating Etomami Lake via a natural swampy portage making Etomami Lake the headwaters for both the north flowing Etomami River and the south flowing Lilian River. For most of the river's length, it is followed by the Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Highway 9. Several small communities and parks are situated on or near the river's banks. History In 1691, Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and explorer Henry Kelsey traversed the natural portage between the Etomami and Lilian Rivers while in search of a route to the aspen parkland region. He had travelled south up the Etomami River from the Red Deer River to Etomami Lake where he crossed over to the Lilian River system. The Lilian River led him to the Assiniboine River. He was following a trail kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamsack, Saskatchewan
Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, is a town in the Assiniboine River Valley, where the Whitesand River joins the Assiniboine River. It is northeast of Yorkton. Highway 8 and Highway 5 intersect in the town. Coté First Nation is north and Keeseekoose First Nation is north of Kamsack on Highway 8. History In 1904, land was surrendered from the Coté First Nation for the Canadian Northern Railway station and the town site of Kamsack. Between 1905 and 1907 additional land was allocated, the northern sections of which were returned to Indian reserve status. In 1913 a further two-mile strip of land on the southern boundary was given, but returned in 1915 when it was identified the Coté people had lost too much of their best agricultural land. In 1963, further acres surrendered in 1905 were also reconstituted as reserve land. The interest in and surrender of land from the reserve's southern boundary—nearest the Kamsack town site—resulted partly from speculation of its value ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RV Park
A recreational vehicle park (RV park) or caravan park is a place where people with recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in allotted spaces known as "sites" or "campsites". They are also referred to as campgrounds, though a true campground also provides facilities for tent camping; many facilities calling themselves "RV parks" also offer tent camping or cabins with limited facilities. Services Allocated space (pitch/site) facilities may include: * AC power connection. (Usually rated by capacity such as 15, 20, 30 or 50 amperes.) * Drinking water connection * Sewer connection * Television connection (relevant to local area standards) * Telephone connection (rare outside North America) * Hotspot (Wi-Fi) Park facilities may include: * Barbecue area * Bathhouses * Convenience store * Dump station * Exercise equipment * Gift shop * Golf Courses * Hot tubs * Laundry * Picnic tables * Restrooms * Recreation Hall * Showers * Swimming pool * Bar/restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asessippi Provincial Park
Asessippi Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba, Canada. It is located near Inglis, Manitoba, about west of Dauphin, and is in size. A campground on the south shore of the Shellmouth Reservoir has serviced and un-serviced sites as well as a group-use area. Asessippi Ski Resort is also in the area. The park is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories, and was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 9 April 1964. History Asessippi Park was established as part of the creation of the Shellmouth Dam and its reservoir, the Lake of the Prairies. The lake provides anglers with opportunities to fish for perch, northern pike, and walleye. ''Asessippi'' comes from the Cree language—the second part is the word ''sîpiy'' ('river'); and the first part may be the word ''êsa'' ('clam shell') or the word ''asinîs'' ('stone'). The park is named a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Heraldic Authority
The Canadian Heraldic Authority (CHA; ) is part of the Canadian honours system under the Monarchy of Canada, Canadian monarch, whose authority is exercised by the Governor General of Canada. The authority is responsible for the creation and granting of new Coat of arms, coats of arms (armorial bearings), flags, and Heraldic badge, badges for Canadian citizens, government agencies, municipal, civic and other corporate bodies. The authority also registers existing armorial bearings granted by other recognized heraldic authorities, approves military badges, flags, and other insignia of the Canadian Forces, and provides information on Heraldry, heraldic practices. It is well known for its innovative designs, many incorporating First Nations in Canada, First Nations symbolism. The CHA is the Canadian counterpart of the College of Arms in London, the Court of the Lord Lyon in Scotland, the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland in the Republic of Ireland, and United States Army Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assiniboine Herald
The Canadian Heraldic Authority (CHA; ) is part of the Canadian honours system under the Canadian monarch, whose authority is exercised by the Governor General of Canada. The authority is responsible for the creation and granting of new coats of arms (armorial bearings), flags, and badges for Canadian citizens, government agencies, municipal, civic and other corporate bodies. The authority also registers existing armorial bearings granted by other recognized heraldic authorities, approves military badges, flags, and other insignia of the Canadian Forces, and provides information on heraldic practices. It is well known for its innovative designs, many incorporating First Nations symbolism. The CHA is the Canadian counterpart of the College of Arms in London, the Court of the Lord Lyon in Scotland, the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland in the Republic of Ireland, and U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry for federal agencies of the United States. History Prior to the creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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] |
The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Forks () is a historic site, meeting place, and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity. The site's grounds are open year-round. History Pre-colonial era Numerous archaeological digs have shown that early Indigenous groups arrived at The Forks site around 6,000 years ago. The digs conducted between 1989 and 1994 discovered several Indigenous camps. Artifacts related to the bison hunt and fishing were unearthed. Evidence showed that Nakoda (Assiniboins), Cree, Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) and Sioux (Dakota) visited the site. Seasonal migration routes from northern forests to southern plains featured the Forks area as a rest stop, and the location became a key transcontinental trade link. The Assiniboine River has followed its modern course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Agassiz
Lake Agassiz ( ) was a large proglacial lake that existed in central North America during the late Pleistocene, fed by meltwater from the retreating Laurentide Ice Sheet at the end of the last glacial period. At its peak, the lake's area was larger than all of the modern Great Lakes combined. It eventually drained into what is now Hudson Bay, leaving behind Lake Winnipeg, Lake Winnipegosis, Lake Manitoba, and Lake of the Woods. First postulated in 1823 by William H. Keating, it was named by Warren Upham in 1879 after Louis Agassiz, the then recently deceased (1873) founder of glaciology, when Upham recognized that the lake was formed by glacial action. Geological progression During the last glacial maximum, northern North America was covered by an ice sheet, which alternately advanced and retreated with variations in the climate. This continental ice sheet formed during the period now known as the Wisconsin glaciation, and covered much of central North America betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage La Prairie
Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly halfway between the provincial boundaries of Saskatchewan and Ontario). It sits on the Assiniboine River, which flooded the town persistently until a diversion channel north to Lake Manitoba (the Portage Diversion) was built to divert the flood waters. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. According to Environment Canada, Portage la Prairie has the most sunny days during the warm months in Canada. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dakota Tipi First Nations reserve. History Pre-colonial era Long before European settlers arrived in the mid-1800s, the Portage la Prairie area was first inhabited by several Indigenous nations (including the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe, Cree, and Dakota/Sioux peoples) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
