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Rural Municipality Of Piney
The Rural Municipality of Piney is a rural municipality (RM) 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 ... [...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] |
Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing
The Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing connects the cities of Roseau, Minnesota and South Junction, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. It is connected by Minnesota State Highway 310 in Roseau County on the American side and Manitoba Provincial Road 310 in the Rural Municipality of Piney on the Canadian side. The crossing was established in 1948, and Canada is still using the border station it completed in 1953, which is located about a half mile north of the border. The US rebuilt its border station in 2004. See also * List of Canada–United States border crossings This article includes lists of border crossings, ordered from west to east (north to south for Alaska crossings), along the Canada–United States border. Each port of entry (POE) in the tables below links to an article about that crossing. On th ... References Canada–United States border crossings 1948 establishments in Manitoba 1948 establishments in Minnesota Buildings an ... [...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 The international border between Canada and the United States is the longest in the world by total length. The boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Canada' ... with Minnesota. History Vassar's first inhabitants settled in 1896 with the Railways in Canada, railroad's arrival. Vassar was named after Sir William Mackenzie's (a key figure in Canada’s railway expansion) sister-in-law, Rosanna (Rose) Vassar, who had married Sir William's brother, Alexander. The first store, Postmaster General of Canada, post office, and One-room school, school 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. Notable people * Marjorie Beaucage (born 1947), M� ... [...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 Manitoba Provincial Road 308, Provincial Road 308. The nearest major centres include Warroad, Minnesota, Warroad and Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Fort Frances, Ontario; and Steinbach, Manitoba. Climate Sprague has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, 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 * Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing References External links ''RM of Piney Communities - Sprague, Manitoba'' U ... [...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 Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing The Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing connects the cities of Roseau, Minnesota and South Junction, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. It is connected by Minnesota State Highway 310 in Roseau County on the American side and ... 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 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 h ... and within five kilometres of the Canada–US border. It was served by the Piney Pinecreek Border Airport, unusual in that its runway lied across the international border, 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 Unincorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badger, Manitoba
Badger, Manitoba is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Piney, Manitoba province of Canada. The community, whose elevation is , lies southwest of Whitemouth Lake, and is surrounded by the Sandilands Provincial Forest. It known for its blueberry crop. Settlers also trapped and hunted to supplement their income. History Badger began in 1900 as a railway station along the Manitoba and Southern Railway. In its early days, the community had three grocery stores, a post office (opened in 1904; closed in 1961), a dance hall, school house, section and station houses. The community was known to the Canadian National Railway as ''Summit'' for their railway point on section 12-3-11E; the school district A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public Primary school, primary or Secondary school, secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school dis ..., called ''Evergreen'', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
