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Carman (49°30′N 098°00′W) is an agricultural town of about 3000 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. City motto: Where People Make The Difference Location in the province of Manitoba Region Pembina Valley Mayor Neil Schmidt Area - Land - Water 17. ...
The Pembina Valley is the name given to the south-central region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. ...
Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English (French is an official language of the Manitoban legislature and courts) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked...
Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ...
Manitoba Provincial Highway 3 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. ...
Carman had a new curling and golf facilty. The 18 hole course is well-laid out and open to visitors. A newly renovated motel, Boyne View, is a great place to stay or several Bed and Breakfast houses. 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. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
Carman is home to a University of Manitoba campus. The University of Manitoba (established in 1877) is one of four universities in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was the first university ever established in Western Canada. ...
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 perhaps well known for being the home town of NHL star [[Ed Belfour|Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour, and for S+K Strawberries, a family run strawberry farm that was very popular with Manitoba residents in the 1980s. The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ...
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