Silver is an unincorporated community in the province of

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, Canada. It is located approximately south of Arborg within the

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. Silver began as a

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point in 1911 and was named after N. T. Silver, a contractor who shipped wood from the location. One map source from 1914 showed the locality as being named Silver Spur. The Post Office opened in 1918 on 35-21-2E.Manitoba Conservation (2000). ''Geographical Names of Manitoba''. p. 252. In its heyday, Silver was host to a few general stores. Cord wood and grain were the primary resources shipped by train, and passenger services included a morning train south to

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and a night train north to Arborg. The small community church of St. John's Ukrainian Catholic is located on the west side of Provincial Trunk Highway 7 but closed in the early 2010s due to low attendance. Approximately to the west is Silver's only cemetery, St. John's Parish Cemetery (). In 1991, a new community centre was built in Silver and serves as staging grounds for multiple events, including the Silver Western Days (last Saturday in May) and the Silver Picnic (second Sunday in August).

Notable individuals

* Pte. Charles Rychlicki (1923 - July 20, 1944), born in Silver and served with

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. Rychlicki was killed in action during the

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. He is buried in

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. Rychlicki Lake in northern Manitoba was named after him () on January 31, 1975 by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. His name is also memorialized on a World War II commemorative cairn in Meleb-Park-Cumming Schools Reunion Park in nearby Meleb, Manitoba.

Gallery

File:Silver Train Station, Silver, Manitoba, Canada.jpg, Silver Train Station, Silver, Manitoba, Canada File:St. John's Cemetery, Silver, Manitoba.jpg, Ukrainian Catholic priest blessing graves, St. John's Cemetery File:Arborg Fair Rodeo, Silver, Manitoba.jpg, Arborg & District Agricultural Fair and Rodeo File:Arborg Fair Tractor Pull, Silver, Manitoba.jpg, Arborg & District Agricultural Fair and Rodeo - Tractor pull contest

References

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