Manitoba Business Directory
Manitoba (IPA: /ˌmænɨˈtobə/, pronunciation (help·info)) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres (250,116 sq mi) and a population of 1,207,959 (according to 2008 estimates), with roughly 60% living within the Winnipeg Capital Region (population of 730,305). Manitoba's largest and capital city, Winnipeg is also Western Canada's 4th largest CMA, and has Canada's 7th largest municipality. Other major cities, in order of size, are Brandon, Thompson, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach, Selkirk, and Winkler. Manitoba's provincial flower is the Prairie Crocus, its provincial tree is the White Spruce, and its provincial bird is the Great Grey Owl
Start by selecting a city in Manitoba:
A.
Alexander
Alonsa
Altona
Arborg
Ashern
Austin
B.
Baldur
Beausejour
Belmont
Benito
Berens River
Beulah
Binscarth
Birtle
Bissett
Boissevain
Brandon
Brochet
Brookdale
C.
Camperville
Carberry
Carman
Cartwright
Churchill
Cormorant
Cowan
Cranberry Portage
Crandall
Cross Lake
Crystal City
Cypress River
D.
Darlingford
Dauphin
Deloraine
Dominion City
Dugald
E.
Easterville
Eddystone
Elgin
Elie
Elkhorn
Elm Creek
Emerson
Erickson
Eriksdale
Ethelbert
F.
Falcon Lake
Fisher Branch
Flin Flon
Fork River
Foxwarren
G.
Gilbert Plains
Gillam
Gimli
Gladstone
Glenboro
Glenella
Gods Lake Narrows
Grand Rapids
Grandview
Gretna
Gypsumville
H.
Hadashville
Hamiota
Hartney
Holland
I.
Ilford
Inwood
Island Lake
K.
Kelwood
Kenton
Killarney
L.
La Broquerie
Lac Brochet
Lac du Bonnet
Langruth
Leaf Rapids
Letellier
Libau
Little Grand Rapids
Lockport
Lundar
Lynn Lake
M.
MacGregor
Mafeking
Manigotagan
Manitou
McCreary
Melita
Miami
Miniota
Minnedosa
Minto
Moose Lake
Morden
Morris
N.
Neepawa
Nelson House
Newdale
Niverville
Norway House
Notre Dame de Lourdes
O.
Oak Lake
Oak River
Oakville
Ochre River
Oxford House
P.
Peguis
Pelican Rapids
Pikwitonei
Pilot Mound
Pinawa
Pine Falls
Pine River
Piney
Plum Coulee
Plumas
Pointe du Bois
Poplar River
Poplarfield
Portage la Prairie
Powerview
R.
Rapid City
Rathwell
Red Sucker Lake
Rennie
Reston
Rivers
Riverton
Roblin
Roland
Rorketon
Rossburn
Russell
S
Sandy Lake
Sanford
Selkirk
Shamattawa
Shilo
Sidney
Sifton
Snow Lake
Snowflake
Somerset
Souris
South Indian Lake
Sperling (5
Split Lake
Sprague
St. Francois Xavier
St. Lazare
Starbuck
Ste Anne
Ste. Agathe
Steep Rock
Steinbach
Stonewall
Strathclair
Swan Lake
Swan River
T.
Tadoule Lake
Teulon
The Pas
Thicket Portage
Thompson
Treherne
V.
Virden
Vita
W.
Waasagomach
Wabowden
Wanless
Wasagaming
Waterhen
Wawanesa
Whitemouth
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Beach
Winnipegosis
Woodridge
Manitoba is located in Western Canada and borders Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut and Hudson Bay to the north, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.
The province has a large coastline bordering Hudson Bay and contains the tenth-largest fresh-water lake in the world, Lake Winnipeg, along with two other large lakes: Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis. Manitoba's lakes cover approximately 14.5% or 94,241 km2 of its surface area. Lake Winnipeg is the largest lake within the borders of southern Canada, and the east side has some of the last remote and intact watersheds left in the world. The large rivers that flow into the east side of Lake Winnipeg's basin are pristine, with no major developments along them. Many uninhabited islands can be found along the eastern shore of this lake. There are over 110,000 lakes spread throughout the province.
Relief of ManitobaImportant watercourses include the Red, Assiniboine, Nelson, Winnipeg, Hayes, Whiteshell and Churchill Rivers. Fishing along the Red River is an important part for tourism and the economy of Manitoba. Most of Manitoba's inhabited south lies within the prehistoric bed of Glacial Lake Agassiz, or the Red River Valley.[5] The Red River Valley region is extremely flat because it was once the lake bottom of the ancient Lake Agassiz, which once covered the large area. However, there are many other hilly and rocky areas throughout province, along with many large sand ridges left behind by receding glaciers.
Baldy Mountain is the highest point at 832 m above sea level[6] (2,727 ft) and the Hudson Bay coast is the lowest at sea level. Other upland areas include Riding Mountain, the Pembina Hills, Sandilands Provincial Forest, and the Canadian Shield regions. Much of the province's sparsely-inhabited north and east lie within the irregular granite landscape of the Canadian Shield, including Whiteshell Provincial Park, Atikaki Provincial Park, and Nopiming Provincial Park. Birds Hill Provincial Park was originally an island in Lake Agassiz after the melting of glaciers.
The Kichi Sipi Bridge in northeastern ManitobaExtensive agriculture is only found in the southern half of the province, although there is some grain farming found in the Carrot Valley Region (near the The Pas). The most common type of farm found in rural areas is cattle farming (34.6%),[8] followed by other grains (19.0%)[8] and oilseed (7.9%). Manitoba is the nation's largest producer of sunflower seed and dry beans; and one of the leading potato producers. Altona is the "sunflower capitol of Canada". Around 12% of Canadian farmland is in Manitoba.[10]
The eastern, southeastern, and northern reaches of the province range through boreal coniferous forests, muskeg, Canadian Shield and a small section of tundra bordering Hudson Bay. Forests make up about 263,000 square kilometres (or 48%) of the province's 548,000 square kilometre land area. The forests generally consist of pines (mostly jack pine, some red pine), spruces (white, black), larch, poplars (trembling aspen, balsam poplar), birch (white, swamp) and small pockets of Eastern White Cedar. The great expanses of intact forested areas are considered by many naturalists, hikers, and hunters as pristine wilderness areas. Some of the last largest and intact boreal forest of the world can be found along the east side of Lake Winnipeg, with only winter roads, no hydroelectric development, no mines, and few communities. There are many clean and untouched rivers, many that originate from the Canadian Shield in neighbouring Ontario. These pristine and intact areas have only been used as native fishing, hunting, and gathering grounds for thousands of years. Some traditional land use areas of the east side of Lake Winnipeg are now a proposed United Nations Heritage Site that is approved by the First Nation communities of those particular traditional lands.
