Birtle, Manitoba
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- For the rural municipality see Birtle, Manitoba (rural municipality).
Birtle is a small town of 715 people (2001 Census), located on the prairies of western Manitoba, Canada. Incorporated in 1884, the town is situated in the Birdtail Creek valley. A pleasant place to visit in the summertime (May to September), it features a well-kept golf course, campground, and tennis courts, as well as healthy baseball and soccer leagues. Summers are dry and sunny, with temperatures about 20 degrees Celsius. The winters (November to March) are typical Canadian cold (−20 °C) with plenty of snow. Hockey and curling are popular pastimes, and the town possesses both a hockey rink and a curling rink for such pursuits. The Birtle General Hospital is a surprisingly full-featured hospital for a town of this size. The local high school (grades 7 to 12), Birtle Collegiate Institute, draws students from surrounding communities, swelling its enrolment to 250 students.
The main industries of the area are agriculture and livestock: cattle and hogs primarily, and to a lesser extent sheep, goats, dairy cows, etc. The climate and soil are best suited for hard grains such as wheat, rye and barley, but canola also thrives. Crops are sewn in spring (May) and harvested at the end of summer (August/September).
Most residents are multi-generation Canadians, mainly descended from Europe, with pockets of Ukrainian Canadians and French. About 10 kilometres south of the town is Birdtail Sioux First Nation, home to 315 people (2001 Census). English is the primary language of the town and surrounding area, except for St. Lazare, a vibrant French-speaking community about 20 km to the west.
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