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  Manitoba. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Southern Manitoba is dominated by lakes, with Lake Winnipeg paralleled in the west by Winnipegosis and Manitoba.
Brandon Univ. is at Brandon, and the Univ. of Manitoba and the Univ. of Winnipeg are at Winnipeg.
Manitoba was explored and posts were established by the French as well as by the British; their rival claims were resolved when England’s conquest of Canada in the French and Indian Wars was confirmed by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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 Manitoba - Search View - MSN Encarta
Manitoba is lower in elevation than areas to the east, west, and south, and serves as a drainage basin for several major rivers.
Manitoba is represented in the Canadian Parliament by 14 elected representatives in the House of Commons and by six senators who are appointed by the federal government.
In 1957 the electoral districts of Manitoba were redrawn to reflect the population shift from rural to urban areas, particularly to the city of Winnipeg and towns in the south, and also to the northern mining communities.
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 Brandon East at AllExperts
Brandon East is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The original riding of Brandon East existed from 1886 to 1888, when the City of Brandon was divided into two electoral districts for the first time.
Brandon itself is the second-largest city in Manitoba (after Winnipeg), and is located in the southwestern region of the province.
en.allexperts.com /e/b/br/brandon_east.htm   (258 words)

  
 Facts On Canada - Manitoba
Manitoba is known as the land of 100,000 lakes, a legacy of enormous Lake Agassiz, which covered much of the province after the glaciers retreated.
Manitoba is one of the sunniest provinces in Canada.
Although Manitoba is one of the smaller provinces in population, it is an important centre for a number of ethnic groups.
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 manitoba
Manitoba is bordered by Nunavut to the north, Hudson Bay to the northeast, Ontario to the east, the US states of Minnesota and North Dakota to the south, and Saskatchewan to the west.
Manitoba, along with Alberta and Saskatchewan, is one of the three prairie provinces and is located in the center of Canada.
Manitoba farms also annually account for 4.5 percent of the electricity, 58 percent of the chemicals, and 29 percent of the gasoline and fuel oil consumed in the province.
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 Manitoba, Canada
Manitoba gets it name from "manito waba", an Ojibwan phrase used for the narrows on Lake Manitoba where the sound from the pebbles being ground against the shore by the storm-tossed waves seemed to the early Indians to have come from Manitou, the great spirit.
Manitoba is bordered by the U.S. State of North Dakota in the south, Saskatchewan in the west, Ontario in the east and the Northwest Territories in the north.
Manitoba was extended west to its present boundary with Saskatchewan in 1881 and north to Hudson Bay and its present boundary with the Northwest Territories in 1912.
www.planetware.com /canada/manitoba-cdn-mb-mb.htm   (1630 words)

  
 James_McCrae
He was educated at Brandon High School in Brandon, Manitoba and the Bryan College of Court Reporting in Los Angeles, California.
In 1983, McCrae was elected as a Brandon municipal councillor.
McCrae was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1986 provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Arnold Gambo by 1409 votes in the riding of Brandon West.
www.news-from-newspapers.com /en/Wikipedia.org/2005/04/17/James_McCrae.html   (531 words)

  
 Manitoba
The Manitoba Escarpment, a bedrock upland formed by the Porcupine, Riding, and Duck mountains, divides this region into the Manitoba Plain on the east and the Saskatchewan Plain, which rises gently to the west.
The province of Manitoba is represented in the Canadian Parliament by six senators, appointed by the governor-general, and 14 elected members of the House of Commons.
Because of the rebellion, Manitoba entered the Dominion, under the terms of the Manitoba Act of 1870, as a tiny province; its boundaries were enlarged in 1881 and 1912.
www.angelfire.com /country/t2canada/provinces/Manitoba.htm   (1739 words)

  
 Henry Carroll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boniface, Manitoba) is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada.
Carroll was educated at the University of Manitoba, and later practiced as a lawyer.
In the federal election of 1988, Carroll ran as a candidate of the Reform Party in the riding of Brandon—Souris.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Carroll   (272 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Brandon West
Brandon West is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The original riding of Brandon West existed from 1886 to 1888, after the City of Brandon was divided into two electoral divisions.
The modern riding of Brandon West was created in 1968, when the City of Brandon was again divided into two electoral districts.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Brandon_West   (294 words)

  
 DirManitoba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brandon is easily accessed by the Trans-Canada from the East and West and by Hwy.
Manitoba abounds with wildlife, with both large and small mammals and is on one of the major bird migration routes.
Brandon has ample and many different forms of accommodation varying from camping to first rate hotels and is within easy driving distance of a number of interesting natural history sites.
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 The Brandon Sun: Online Edition
Brandon has recorded its first human case of West Nile virus this year and the 14-year-old’s parents want the city fogged for mosquitoes to avoid future cases of the illness.
He was sent to the Brandon Regional Health Centre on Aug. 18 where Ducharme said a doctor took a blood sample to test for West Nile, just in case.
Shane is the first in the Brandon Regional Health Authority to test positive for the virus and there have been five positive tests reported in the Assiniboine RHA, which surrounds Brandon.
www.brandonsun.com /story.php?story_id=1642   (583 words)

  
 Manitoba - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The south and central part of Manitoba was once covered by Pleistocene Lake Agassiz ; as its waters receded into Hudson Bay, it left behind numerous lakes (the largest being Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Winnipegosis) and rivers (including the Nelson, Churchill, and Hayes) that flow northeast into the bay.
Extending south from Churchill and east from Lake Winnipeg, the topography is that of the Canadian Shield ; limited areas have been cleared for general farming and dairying, and mineral and timber resources have been partly developed.
Government of Canada and Province of Manitoba Contribute $15.72 Million to Three Highway Improvement Projects.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-manitoba.html   (1370 words)

  
 Province of Manitoba | Manitoba Conservation Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch
Deer that are dispersed throughout nearby farmland in the remainder of the year rely on this habitat to endure the hardships of winter.
This WMA was purchased in 1986 with joint funding by the Manitoba Department of Natural Resources, Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, Wildlife Habitat Canada, Manitoba Naturalists Society and the Manitoba Wildlife Federation.
West Derby Unit (West shore of Lorne Lake) is comprised of two parcels of mainly upland habitat, with some aspen-oak woodland and grassland areas.
www.gov.mb.ca /conservation/wildlife/managing/wma_western.html   (2781 words)

  
 Brandon
Brandon itself is the second largest city in Manitoba.
This riding in southwest Manitoba takes in the western part of the city of Brandon -- the area west of 1st St N/Ross Ave/Knowlton Dr/Assiniboine River/18th St. Brandon Airport is in the riding.
Brandon itself is the second largest city in Manitoba, with a population of approximately 40,000.
www.brandonu.ca /organizations/bulc/Local_Ridings_Page/Thumbnail_Link_Pages/Brandon_EastWest.htm   (421 words)

  
 Wheat City Journal - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada - DREW CALDWELL – Brandon East MLA has been serving citizens for 15 ...
Brandon East MLA Drew Caldwell was born and raised in Brandon and served as Rosser Ward city councillor for eight years before jumping into provincial politics.
Brandon’s boundaries were expanded to provide for an industrial park in the east end.
Brandon East is one of the poorest constituencies in Manitoba in terms of average income and we see in this office on a daily basis very real problems and crises.
www.wheatcityjournal.ca /news_item.aspx?news_id=1245   (1671 words)

  
 Legislative Assembly of Manitoba - winnipedia.ca
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the legislative branch of government in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The Manitoba Legislative Building - sometimes called "the Leg" (pronounced as "ledge") - is located at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Osborne Street.
A Legislative Assembly in British constitutional thought is the second-to-top or third-to-top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor or a Lieutenant-Governor, inferior to an Executive Council and equal to or inferior to a Legislative Council.
winnipedia.ca /wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Manitoba   (214 words)

  
 Brandon, Manitoba information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brandon, known as the "Wheat City", is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada.
Three of Brandon's largest employers are a major fertilizer plant, a major pork processing plant with exports to much of the world, and a call center for a major American wireless carrier.
This festival is associate with the Manitoba Festival of the Arts, and participants regularly represent Brandon at the provincial level of the festival.
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 Scott Smith at AllExperts
Smith was born and raised in Brandon, Manitoba, where he still resides.
He was elected to the Brandon city council in 1995, and re-elected in 1998.
Smith was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1999 provincial election for the riding of Brandon West, defeating longtime Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Jim McCrae 4898 votes to 4546.
en.allexperts.com /e/s/sc/scott_smith.htm   (441 words)

  
 Manitoba Bed and Breakfast Inns. Find MB B&B's & Lodging Listings.
Manitoba has a diverse and beautiful landscape from its Arctic coastline to its desert dunes and lakes, forests, and rivers in between.
Manitoba's wildlife reflects the diversity of its landscape.
Manitoba also boasts some of the best fishing in Canada.
www.bedandbreakfast.com /manitoba.html?bid=3&aid=CD78&opt=   (204 words)

  
 CBC - Manitoba Votes 2003
Brandon East incumbent Drew Caldwell says the hospital expansion sat on the backburner until the NDP formed government.
There is still a chance for Brandon residents to grill the politicians on the issues that are important to them.
The Brandon Chamber of Commerce is planning to debates: one for candidates on May 27, and one for party leaders on May 28.
www.cbc.ca /manitobavotes2003/features/brandon.html   (675 words)

  
 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings
This riding is in the southwest corner of Manitoba with Saskatchewan as the western border and the United States as the southern border.
Brandon is the largest city while Virden, Killarney, Souris and Roblin are the riding's larger communities.
The Brandon General Hospital and Brandon University are in the riding.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/riding/214   (936 words)

  
 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA
Speaker, despite growing interest in the Brandon Mental Health Centre grounds and a number of plans for the facility and surrounding 320 hectares of land, the City of Brandon is once again less than satisfied with this government and their lack of interest.
I think we in Manitoba can be proud of the work that members of the Department of Finance and members of Treasury Board have done over the years in serving governments and bringing forward information that assists a government in finalizing a budget.
Now, much was made of the Manitoba Century Summit that the Premier and the Minister of Finance lauded in their speeches and in their press releases, and certainly this is a good process.
www.gov.mb.ca /legislature/hansard/1st-37th/vol_029/h029.html   (19969 words)

  
 TDG Travel -- Destination Guides - North America - Canada - Manitoba and ...
West of Winnipeg, the Trans-Canada Highway slices across the prairies, past brilliant yellow canola (rapeseed) fields, on its way to Regina, 600km away in Saskatchewan.
Dotted with campsites and fast-food joints, the Trans-Canada follows the route of the original transcontinental railroad, passing a series of charmless towns that are at the heart of the province's most fertile farming region.
Brandon, the province's second largest city, has a handful of Victorian mansions and a lively arts centre, and lies not too far from Spruce Woods Provincial Park, a mixed area of forest and desert.
destinations.tdgtravel.com /index.jsp?action=viewLocation&locationId=29573&cid=91484   (201 words)

  
 Explore Manitoba and Discover a One-of-a-kind Vacation Spot
Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach is a 40 acre complex that recreates a Manitoba village of the late 1800s.
West again, you'll find the wide open spaces of prairie farmland -- and the town of Morris, home to the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition in July and the Morris and District Centennial Museum.
West of Morris, you'll pass through Roland, home of Canadian 4-H. Carman, site of an exceptional golf course, and Morden, home to the Morden Research station, are scenic towns in this area worth a visit.
www.hotelfun4kids.com /travelnews/destinations/manitoba.htm   (1404 words)

  
 The Sausage Factory » Uncategorized
The PUB is, for the uninitiated, the provincial regulator of utilities and monopolies, including Manitoba Public Insurance, and Manitoba Hydro.On the entertainment scale, PUB orders rank somewhere between a Cardinal Newman essay and instructions for assembling a gas barbecue.
A recent story in the FP descibes how Manitoba Hydro had been summoned before the board to explain how it calculates the costs of servicing different classes of customers, and how revenues are assigned to each class to underwrite the costs.
Brandon is full of anecdotes about Borotsik’s angry reaction to the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties.
www.winnipegfreepress2.com /blogs/lett/?cat=1&paged=4   (6040 words)

  
 Hog Watch Manitoba News
Manitoba should work with its neighbours in Saskatchewan to make sure there will be enough water for Swan River residents after a hog barn is built near the provincial border, Rosann Wowchuk says.
That riding is home to one of the biggest pig farms in the province – a factory farm operation that many nearby residents don't want.
Fred Tait, a farmer and member of Hog Watch Manitoba, received a standing ovation for his impassioned speech about the "corporate takeover" of agriculture and the erosion of democracy in his province, where the government tends to side with mega hog farms despite environmental concerns.
www.hogwatchmanitoba.org /news0305.html   (12532 words)

  
 MHS Transactions: Indian Migrations in Manitoba and the West
Primarily a woodland peoples, they were forced to expand steadily because of the constant buildup of their numbers, and because of the nature of Cree land utilization, which required an extremely large area of forest and water to produce the needs of a family group.
Cree penetration into Manitoba was reasonably early in the area between the present international boundary and the Nelson River in the woodlands.
The problem of further defining the Indian migrations in Manitoba and the West is one upon which a great deal of work is required.
www.mhs.mb.ca /docs/transactions/3/indianmigrations.shtml   (10842 words)

  
 Pioneer Trails of Manitoba
The trail was developed by the early settlers in 1881 and used to transport freight and supplies to and from the new CPR rail head at Carberry.
The trail was used regularly, until the construction of the Manitoba and North-Western Railway into Neepawa in 1883.
The exact route is no longer visible, but it is known it cross the Whitemud River on NW 26-13-15, the the homestead of a Mr.
www.westmanitoba.com /things/trails.htm   (948 words)

  
 Minnedosa, Manitoba
The town is located in a valley at the junction of Highway #16 (Yellowhead) and Highway #10, between Brandon, Manitoba, and Riding Mountain National Park.
Minnedosa was the gateway from the south, east, and west to the national park to the north.
Since the station was about a block west of the main street, it was not unusual for cars and pedestrians having to wait for a passing train.
www.innvista.com /society/education/schools/minnedo.htm   (1372 words)

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