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Rural Municipality Of Piney
The Rural Municipality of Piney is a rural municipality in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, along the border with Minnesota in the United States. Geography According to Statistics Canada, the municipality has a land area of 2,433.77 km2. It is bordered by the rural municipalities of Stuartburn, La Broquerie, and Reynolds, as well as the Buffalo Point 36 Indian reserve and an unorganized part of the province ( Division No. 1, Unorganized, Manitoba). The municipality borders Roseau County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are three international border crossings in Piney, the most of any Manitoba municipality: Pinecreek–Piney, Roseau–South Junction, and Warroad–Sprague Border Crossings. A minority but large part of Sandilands Provincial Forest is located here, as is a small part of Northwest Angle Provincial Forest. Also, Cat Hills Provincial Forest and Wampum Provincial Forest are both entirely located here, but these two forests are relatively tiny in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba
, image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada , Label_map = yes , coordinates = , capital = Winnipeg , largest_city = Winnipeg , largest_metro = Winnipeg Region , official_lang = English , government_type = Parliamentary constitutional monarchy , Viceroy = Anita Neville , ViceroyType = Lieutenant Governor , Premier = Heather Stefanson , Legislature = Legislative Assembly of Manitoba , area_rank = 8th , area_total_km2 = 649950 , area_land_km2 = 548360 , area_water_km2 = 101593 , PercentWater = 15.6 , population_demonym = Manitoban , population_rank = 5th , population_total = 1342153 , population_as_of = 2021 , population_est = 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing
The Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing connects the city of Warroad, Minnesota and community of Sprague, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. Minnesota State Highway 313 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 12 on the Canadian side. The crossing is: *on '' MOM's Way'' between Thunder Bay, Ontario and Ste. Anne, Manitoba. *the easternmost along the part of the international border that follows the 49th parallel north between the Salish Sea on the Pacific Coast and the Lake of the Woods. *used for travel between Northwest Angle and Minnesota proper. A school bus makes this journey twice daily. The adjacent Canadian National Railway track across the border, which links eastward to Rainy River, Ontario, is isolated from other US trackage. Canadian side In 1901, the customs office opened under the administrative oversight of the Port of Winnipeg. In 1925, a new building was erected at Sprague. The customs building was replaced in 1973. US side The Border Patrol Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassar, Manitoba
Vassar is a community located in southeastern Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Piney, approximately north of the Canada–United States border with Minnesota. History Vassar's first inhabitants settled in 1896 with the railroad's arrival. It is commonly believed that Vassar got its name after the first-born son of one of the first inhabitants, the Carpenter family. The first store, post office, and school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compu ... were all built in the early 1900s. A hotel was built in the late 1920s and parts of that building are incorporated into a current motel. References * * Geographical Names of Manitoba - ''Vassar (pg. 281)'' :published by Conservation Manitoba 2008 {{manitoba-geo-stub Unincorporated communities in Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprague, Manitoba
Sprague is a community within the Rural Municipality of Piney in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named after D.E. Sprague, a prominent Winnipeg lumber merchant. The community is located in the extreme southeast corner of the province near the Canada–United States border ( Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing), at the junction of Manitoba Highway 12 and Provincial Road 308. The nearest major centres include Warroad and Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Fort Frances, Ontario; and Steinbach, Manitoba. Climate Sprague has a humid continental climate ( Köppen ''Dfb'') with strong seasonal swings. Although winters are very cold, snowfall is normally not excessive compared to areas further east. Summer afternoons are warm and variable with cool nights. See also * Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a pene-exclave of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. Except for surveying errors, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Junction, Manitoba
South Junction is a community in southeastern Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of Piney. It is approximately southeast of Winnipeg near the Canada–United States border The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Can .... The Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing is located south of the community. References Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piney, Manitoba
Piney is a community in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, in the Rural Municipality of Piney. It is approximately 130 kilometers from Winnipeg and within five kilometres of the Canada–US border. It is served by the Piney Pinecreek Border Airport, unusual in that its runway lies across the international border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders ..., along the Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing. Climate Gallery File:Piney Municipal Office Aug 79.jpg, Piney Municipal Office File:Piney CN station 1979.jpg, Piney CN station, 1979 File:piney looking north 2007.jpg, View of Piney looking north, 2007 File:piney hotel 2007.jpg, Piney Hotel, 2007 See also * Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing References {{coord, 49, 04, 31, N, 95, 58, 42, W, display=title Unincorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
