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  Manitoba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Manitoba is one of Canada's provinces and was the fifth province to join Canada (in 1870).
Manitoba is located in the longitudinal centre of Canada, one of the Prairie Provinces.
Manitoba was settled by members of the Ojibwa and Assiniboine tribes.
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 Lieutenant governor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
In Australia, the Lieutenant Governor is the subordinate of the Governor of a state, who serves as Administrator, or acting Governor, in case of illness or disability of the Governor.
Lieutenant Governors are nominally appointed by the Governor General but in practice are chosen by the Prime Minister of Canada usually in consultation with that province's respective premier.
In the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant Governor was until 1980 the presiding officer of the Legislative Council and of Tynwald Court (the Legislative Council and the House of Keys in joint session), but both roles have been transferred to the President of Tynwald.
www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Lieutenant_Governor   (1092 words)

  
 Manitoba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Manitoba is also the former stage name of electronic musician Dan Snaith, who now uses the name Caribou.
Manitoba is located in the longitudinal centre of Canada, although it is considered part of Western Canada.
Twenty colonists, including the governor, were killed by the Métis in the Battle of Seven Oaks in 1816.
www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Manitoba   (598 words)

  
 List of Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a historical list of the lieutenant governors of Manitoba, a province of Canada.
From 1870 to 1876 they were titled Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, and from 1876 to 1905 Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and Keewatin District.
After 1874 the officer's duties within Manitoba were mainly ceremonial, because the province had responsible government and a premier, but he was actual head of government of the North-West Territories and Keewatin District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Manitoba_lieutenant-governors   (231 words)

  
 Manitoba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The climate in Manitoba is typical of its mid continent location and northerly latitude.
When Rupert's Land was ceded to Canada in 1869 and incorporated into the Northwest Territories, a lack of attention to Métis concerns led their leader Louis Riel to establish a provisional government, The Red River Rebellion.
Manitoba is home to the largest Icelandic population outside of Iceland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manitoba   (701 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governor biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The only person to have held the rank of Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand was Captain William Hobson, RN from 1839 - 1841, during which time the New Zealand colony was a dependency of the colony of New South Wales, governed at that time by Sir George Gipps.
In the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant was until 1980 the presiding officer of the Legislative Council and of Tynwald Court (the Legislative Council and the House of Keys in joint session), but both roles have been transferred to the President of Tynwald.
Thus, when a Lieutenant Governor of Texas becomes Governor, he or she assumes a higher office, but loses power.
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 Manitoba - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Manitoba lies in the path of the Arctic Trough which funnels cold arctic air south during the fall and winter months.
This, in conjunction with the relatively unprotected prairie landscape, makes southern Manitoba a harsh climates in which to live during the icy cold, wind swept months from November through March.
Manitoba also was formerly the artist name of electronic musician Dan Snaith, who now goes by the stage name Caribou.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /manitoba.htm   (564 words)

  
 Provinces and territories of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta were all created later out of land that was already part of Canada's Northwest Territories.
Manitoba and the Northwest Territories were created in 1870 from Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory.
List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada   (803 words)

  
 Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
One of the territories of Arctic Canada, the Northwest Territories (NWT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) has a landmass of 1,171,918 square kilometres and a population of 42,944 as of the January 1, 2005.
The province of Manitoba was created in 1870, a tiny square around Winnipeg, and then enlarged in 1881 to a square region composing the modern province's south.
Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, and Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec acquired the last of their modern territories from the NWT in 1912.
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Manitoba was settled by members of the Ojibwa and
French-Canadian population (Franco-Manitobains) still lives in Manitoba, especially in the Saint-Boniface district of Winnipeg.
Manitoba also was formerly the artist name of electronic musician Dan Snaith, who now goes by the stage name
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 Category:Lists of people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II
List of Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
List of Chancellors of the University of Mississippi
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 special:allpaglist of indi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
List of Judicial Committees of the Privy Council & House of Lords cases
List of List of famous gay, lesbian, or bisexual philosophers
List of Lords Justices of Appeal of England and Wales
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List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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List of the most popular family names in the 1880s in the United States
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 List of Northwest Territories lieutenant-governors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
This a list of the lieutenant-governors of the Northwest Territories.
Yukon territory was carved out of the Northwest Territories in 1898 and has had its own Commissioners of the Yukon since then.
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia (including Acadia) - Ontario - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - Saskatchewan - (Northwest Territories)
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 MHS Transactions: Adams George Archibald, First Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba
Under the terms of the Manitoba Act, 1,400,000 acres were appropriated for the benefit of the families of the half-breed residents.
But to isolate Manitoba by a Manitoba Government order would not be sufficient to save the province as no Manitoba law was effective beyond its boundaries and the disease had to be stopped before it reached the border.
Governor Archibald proved himself while in our midst to be a kind and hospitable man, and one who in the administration of public affairs endeavoured to unite the different sections of the Province.
www.mhs.mb.ca /docs/transactions/3/archibald_ag.shtml   (4919 words)

  
 Here we go again
The defendant was appointed Governor by the plaintiff and sworn in at a special ceremony during March 1999.
On January 28, 2003, the Chief Electoral Officer for the Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. released the list of candidates such list indicating that the defendant was a candidate for the office of President.
The plaintiff states as the facts are that by running as a candidate for President of the Manitoba Metis Federation Inc., the defendant fundamentally breached the terms of reference and the contract he had entered into with the plaintiff and has caused damage to the office of Governor and to the plaintiff.
www.cybersmokesignals.com /_wsn/page2.html   (2388 words)

  
 Female Governors 1920-90
This is a list of female governors both of federal territories and unitarian states.
This means that some of the governors listed are the actual leaders of the states, other are official representatives of the central power with no executive roles.
She acted as interim governor for a week until the newly elected governor was sworn in and afterwards continued as state senator.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Governors1920.htm   (1855 words)

  
 Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Sable Island is also considered to be jurisdictionally part of The HRM, despite being located 180 km offshore.
List of articles on Nova Scotia by topic
List of colleges and universities in Nova Scotia
www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Nova_Scotia   (1093 words)

  
 Western Governors' Association 1999 Annual Report
Governor Leavitt and Governor Lloyd Tortalita of the Acoma Pueblo co-chair the partnership.
Governor Hull began her career in public office in 1979 when she was elected to represent District 18 in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Governor Kitzhaber is married to the former Sharon LaCroix of Saskatchewan, Canada and is the father of a son, Logan, born in October 1997.
www.westgov.org /wga/publicat/annrep99.htm   (17420 words)

  
 Egbert, Ontario Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
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Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the United StatesAmerican states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
The British North America Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
www.echostatic.com /Egbert,_Ontario.html   (2229 words)

  
 Exact Periods of Service
Regarding the period 1869-76, The Honourable Sir William McDougall was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territories effective October 1, 1869.
The Honourable Sir Adams G. Archibald was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories effective May 10, 1870, and was supposed to vacate that office effective April 9, 1872.
However, his successor, The Honourable Sir Francis G. Johnson, who was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories effective April 9, 1872, did not take the oath of office because he did not wish to give up his position as a judge in the Province of Quebec.
www.assembly.ab.ca /lao/library/LT-GOV/period.htm   (445 words)

  
 Office of the Lieutenant Governor : Inquiries
To invite the Lieutenant Governor to attend your event, please mail a signed letter on your organization's letterhead a minimum of six weeks prior to the date of the event.
Upon request, the Lieutenant Governor sends greetings to Albertans celebrating birthdays of 80 or more in intervals of 5 years and to couples celebrating wedding anniversaries of 50 years or more.
The Governor General of Canada sends messages to Canadians who are 90 years of age or older at 5 year intervals and to couples who have been married for 50 years or more at 5 year intervals.
www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca /index_2.cfm?choice=inquiries   (514 words)

  
 Yukon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Liberal government of Pat Duncan was razed in elections in November 2002, with Dennis Fentie of the Yukon Party forming the government as Premier.
The territory's head of state is a federally appointed Commissioner, a role roughly equivalent to that of a provincial lieutenant governor.
The territory has one senator and one member in the Parliament of Canada.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/y/yu/yukon.html   (676 words)

  
 United Kingdom: Colonial Flags
The governor flew the Union Jack with the badge of the colony in a laurel wreath in the centre of the St George's cross.
We further submit that the Governors of Your Majesty's Dominions in Foreign Parts, and Governors of all ranks and denomination administering the Governments of British Colonies and dependencies be authorised to fly the Union Jack with the Arms of the Badge of the Colony emblasoned in the centre thereof.
Saint Lucia: no disc; the governor wrote in 1919 that the badge was not used on the Blue Ensign, just the letters 'H.M.' in white, which stood for 'harbour master', not 'his Majesty'.
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 Manitoba Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
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It is the fifth Canadian province (created by the government in 1870).
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www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Manitoba   (864 words)

  
 Ontario - free-definition
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
In the Ontario general election, 2003, Eves and the Progressive Conservatives were defeated, and Dalton McGuinty's Liberals won a majority government.
List of Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology
www.netlexikon.akademie.de /On.html   (1380 words)

  
 CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: Manitoba: Former Lieutenant Governors
ieutenant Governors are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada and the Federal Cabinet.
The appointment is for a period of not less than five years and the salary is paid by the federal government.
The second list are the Lieutenant Governors of the Province of Manitoba (1870-Present).
www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/provinces&territories/MB_lieutenant_gov.html   (99 words)

  
 List of Governors General of Canada Did You Mean List of Canadian Governors General   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
List of Governors General of Canada Did You Mean List of Canadian Governors General
The following is a list of the Governors and Governor General of Canada and the previous territories and colonies that now make up the country.
Governors from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas
www.did-you-mean.com /List_of_Canadian_Governors_General.html   (268 words)

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