Some Historical Sites
Fort Garry Hotel
One of a series of Château-style hotels built by Canadian railway companies in the early 20th (1913) century to encourage tourists to travel the country's transcontinental routes. The Battle Of Seven Oaks
The site of a violent conflict between a group of Métis led by Cuthbert Grant and a party of Red River settlers led by Governor Robert Semple in 1816. In 1814, Miles MacDonell, Governor of the Red River Colony (the area around present-day Winnipeg, Manitoba), issued the Pemmican Proclamation, which prohibited the export of pemmican from the colony for the next year. It was meant to guarantee adequate supplies for the Hudson's Bay Colony, but it was viewed by the North West Company as a ploy by employees of the Earl of Selkirk (majority shareholder of the Hudson's Bay Company) to monopolize the foodstuff, the export of which was important to the North West Company. |
Brockinton
An archaeological site with evidence of three distinct cultures: a bison kill and butchering pound circa 800 CE, a Duck Bay culture occupation about 1100-1350 CE, and the first excavated evidence in Canada of the Williams culture from about 1600 CE. Lundar Provincial Park
It's on the east shore of Lake Manitoba. A natural marshland is home to many birds including songbirds, pelicans and a variety of ducks. Canada Geese also migrate and breed in this area. For a relaxing walk, try the 3.2-kilometre hiking trail along the edge of the campground. The children will delight in the playground, while the large swimming and beach area will please water lovers and sun worshippers. Challenge your friends to a spirited game of beach volleyball or horseshoes or enjoy abundant boating opportunities. Or, take the family to visit the Lundar Museum and view treasures from the Canadian National Railway and pioneer eras and distinctive displays of the French and Icelandic cultures. The Confederation Building
The Confederation Building is a building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, built by architect J. Wilson Gray. The eleven-storey office building stands forty-one metres tall, and was built in 1913. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976, for its Chicago school-influenced architecture. |
Climate
Because of its location in the centre of the North American continent, the climate of Manitoba is extreme. In general, temperatures and precipitation decrease from south to north, and precipitation also decreases from east to west. Since Manitoba is far removed from the moderating influences of both mountain ranges and large bodies of water, and because of the generally flat landscape in many areas, it is exposed to numerous weather systems throughout the year, including cold Arctic high-pressure air masses that settle in from the northwest, usually during the months of January and February. In the summer, the air masses often come out of the southern United States, as the stronger Azores High ridges into the North American continent, the more warm, humid air is drawn northward from the Gulf of Mexico, generally during the months of July or August.
Manitoba is a sunny province; according to Environment Canada, Manitoba ranked first for clearest skies year round. Southern Manitoba has a fairly long frost-free season, consisting of between 120 and 140 days in the Red River Valley. It is also prone to high humidity in the summer months with the extreme of 53.0 °C in Carman, which set the highest humidex recorded in Canada. The northern sections of the province fall in the subarctic climate zone. This region features long and extremely cold winters and brief, warm summers with little precipitation. Overnight lows as low as −40 °C occur on several days each winter, and the temperature may remain below −18 °C for weeks. Southwestern Manitoba, though under the same climate classification as the rest of Southern Manitoba, is closer to the semi-arid interior of Palliser's Triangle, and as such, is drier and more prone to droughts than other parts of southern Manitoba.This area is cold and windy in the winter and frequently experiences blizzards because of the openness of the landscape.Summers are generally warm to hot, with low to moderate humidity |
Employment
The main industries in Manitoba are as follows:
Aerospace Advanced Manufacturing Agribusiness / Food Processing Biotechnology and Life Sciences Cultural industries Electricity and Natural gas Energy and Environment Financial Services and Insurance Information & Communications Technology Mining and Minerals Tourism Transportation, Logistics and Distribution |