Riverton, Manitoba
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Riverton is a village in the province of Manitoba in Canada located approximately 110 kilometers north of Winnipeg. The main economy is fishing. Other industries include agriculture, and the service sector, with manufacturing a distant third. Being in a unique position on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, it services the northern communities via a winter road. Riverton is on the way to Hecla Island Provincial Park and many people from Winnipeg stop in or pass by the village on the way to cottage country each summer. Riverton has a small population of around 600 people. The fishing industry still thrives as the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation continue to operate a fish-packing factory on the banks of the Icelandic River, which passes through the center of Riverton. The CPR's train conductor is reputed to have named the town.
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[edit] Education
- Riverton Collegiate Institute
- Riverton Early Middle School
- Mennville Christian School
[edit] Economy
These are only some of the many businesses that thrive in and around the town of Riverton
| D & T's Shop Easy Foods | The Other Place (store) | Riverton Co-Op |
| Riverton and District Friendship Centre | Village of Riverton Office | Evergreen Regional Library (Riverton Branch) |
| Riverton Credit Union | Canada Post (Riverton Branch) | Jessie's Grill |
| Melanie's Hairstyling | Flowers for Thought | Rick's Electric |
| Pro Hardware | Sigvaldason Insurance | Lakeside Digital |
| Riverton Parts Bank Car Wash | Riverton Transportation and Heritage Museum | Neicom Business Development Corporation |
| Beaver Creek Bible Camp | Bernice's Transfers | Riverton Community Health Centre |
| Riverton Community Hall/Curling Rink | MCC Furniture and Things | Riverton MCC Thrift Shop |
| Braden Interiors | Oasis Hair Company | Riverton Agri' Auto |
| Riverton Airways | Riverton Day Care | ErosionControlBlanket.com |
| Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation | Riverton Transfer | Integrity Foods |
| Riverton Motor Inn | Riverton Skating Rink | Sears Canada Inc (Riverton branch) |
| Westshore Marine | Zag Fab Boats | Interlake Real Estate |
| Johnson's Electrical | NRW Manufacturing Inc | Sunterra Horticulture Canada Inc |
| Einarson Plumbing | Rainbow Drive-In |
[edit] Notable residents
Riverton is the hometown of former professional ice hockey player Reggie Leach.
The current Mayor is Colin Bjarnason. Like many small towns, the mayor position is not a full-time position and the mayor works a regular job at the provincial park.
Riverton is noted for being one of the first Canadian settlements of Icelandic immigrants in the nineteenth century. Later immigrations included Ukrainian, Polish and Mennonite peoples. The original habitants have been the Cree and Metis aboriginal nations, which still reside in the village and surrounding areas.
Other notable Riverton residents are Norm Kovich, who keeps the highways in and out of town up to par, as well as the moose statue that is located right beside the Riverton Train Station otherwise known as the Riverton Transportation and Heritage Center.
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