Carman, Manitoba
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| Town of Carman, Manitoba | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Settled | 1870 |
| Incorporated (town) | January 1, 1905 |
| Area | |
| - Land | 4.12 km² (1.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268.2 m (880 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - City | 2,880 |
| - Density | 698.4/km² (1,808.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | R0G 0J0 |
| Area code(s) | 204 |
| Website: Town of Carman | |
Carman is an agricultural town of about 2,880 people that lies north of the city of Winkler in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba. Carman is about 70 km from the capital city of Winnipeg on highway #3.
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[edit] Culture
Carman has a new curling and golf facility. The 18 hole course is well-laid out and open to visitors. In addition to sports, Carman has several arts events which are well-known. Each year in early August Carman holds the Winston Simpson Fiddle Festival. In March or April, Carman hosts the Tempo, Festival of the Arts. This includes speech arts, strings, vocal, choral, piano and band classes in association with the Association of Manitoba Music Festivals.
Carman is home to a University of Manitoba campus as well as the high school Carman Collegiate
Large agricultural businesses include Aubin Nurseries (perennials, shurbs and trees), and Vanderveens Greenhouses, (annuals) which are large Canadian wholesalers of plants. One of Manitoba's longest existing choral groups, the Sonatrice Singers, has been meeting for over thirty years. This choir has earned bronze and silver at choralfest Canada as well as Manitoba Provincial honors. The current leader is Cindee Broeska with 40 singers. Their spring concert takes place in early May every year.
Carman is the home town of NHL star Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour, and Jack Carson, movie star of the 40's and 50's. Kelly Hand, Canadian Olympic sailing coach, was born in Carman.
[edit] Local media
[edit] Newspapers
- The Valley Leader
[edit] Radio
[edit] Trivia
Up until 1964, a 500' transmitter for CBC Radio was located in Carman, Manitoba, at which time a new centralized communications tower at Starbuck, Manitoba was constructed to house CBW-AM, CBW-FM, CBWT, and CBWFT. In February, 1952 a small plane with 3 passengers struck the Carman tower due to heavy fog. None of the passengers survived.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Small Plane Hits CBW Tower in Carman, Manitoba", Winnipeg Free Press, February 4, 1952, p. 1.
[edit] External links
- The Official Town of Carman Website
- The Valley Leader Website (Carman Newspaper)
- Town of Carman Community Profile
- Carman Collegiate (The Public High School in Carman)
- Carman Elementary (The Public Elementary School in Carman)
- Aubin Nurseries
 Subdivisions of Manitoba |
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| Regions | Winnipeg Capital Region · Central Plains · Eastman · Interlake · Northern · Parkland · Pembina Valley · Westman |
| Census divisions | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 |
| Cities | Brandon · Dauphin · Flin Flon (part) · Portage la Prairie · Selkirk · Steinbach · Thompson · Winkler · Winnipeg |
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