Fisher Branch is a village in the Rural Municipality of Fisher in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located on Highway 17 in the north Interlake region of the province. Fisher Branch was originally named Wasoo, but later was changed to Fisher Branch because it was beside a branch of the Fisher River. Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English and French, per mandate of the Constitution Act 1982 Flower Prairie Crocus Tree White Spruce Bird Great Grey Owl Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14... Manitoba Provincial Highway 17 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. ...
The primary industry of Fisher Branch is agriculture.
Thomas Nevakshonoff (born December 22, 1958 in Winnipeg) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
He moved to FisherBranch in 1972, and graduated from the FisherBranch Collegiate Institute in 1977.
Nevakshonoff was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a New Democrat in the provincial election of 1999, defeating Progressive Conservative Betty Green by 3809 votes to 3260 in the riding of Interlake.
Fisher boasts many pristine lakes, an abundance of forests, and an abundance of nature trails and native wildlife that makes the area a rich experience for the nature lover.
Immigration to Fisher began to increase in the early 1900's with many of the early settlers being of French and Ukrainian descent.
FisherBranch boasts a beautiful nine-hole golf course, a four-sheet curling rink, a skating rink and many tennis courts for the sports minded.