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Minnedosa is a town in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Manitoba situated 50 kilometres (32 mi) north of Brandon, Manitoba on the Little Saskatchewan River. The town's name means "flowing water" in the Dakota language .
Minnedosa Lake is a man-made lake in the Canadian province of Manitoba near Minnedosa, Manitoba. It was created between 1910 and 1912 to serve as a reservoir for a hydro-electric dam. Today it is a popular recreation site, for both boating and swimming.
Minnedosa may refer to: Minnedosa, Manitoba, a community in Manitoba, Canada; Minnedosa (electoral district), a political riding in the same area; Minnedosa (schooner barge), a Great Lakes grain barge that sank in 1905; SS Minnedosa, 1918 passenger ship for Canadian Pacific Railways
Based in Dauphin, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting in March 1916 in the area of Dauphin and Minnedosa, Manitoba. After sailing to England in December 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 14th Reserve Battalion on April 7, 1917. The 226th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. R. A. Gillespie.
Minnedosa was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba from 1881 to 2011. It was created in 1881 with the expansion of the province's western boundary. From 1886 to 1888, it was divided into two ridings, Minnedosa East and Minnedosa West. Minnedosa was located in the southwestern region of Manitoba.
John W. Thompson (May 31, 1858 [1] – February 4, 1914 [2]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Liberal Party. Thompson was born in Ravenswood, Canada West (now Ontario), [3] the son of Malcolm Thompson and Anne McLarty, and was educated at local public ...
John Crerar (September 22, 1848 – October 21, 1933 [1]) was a lawyer and political figure in Manitoba. As a Liberal, he represented Minnedosa in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1881 to 1883. John Crerar was born in Perth County, Ontario and educated in Stratford, at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. He was called ...
County No. 4 (Varennes), created in 1881, occupied that part of Manitoba around Rat Portage, [8] in an area disputed with Ontario. It was abolished subsequent to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council's decision in 1884 to award the territory to Ontario, [9] later confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act 1889. [10]