NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gimli, Manitoba

Gimli is a rural municipality in south-central Manitoba, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, about seventy-five kilometres north of the provincial capital Winnipeg. The town (population 1,657 Statistics Canada 2001 census) and surrounding area are home to the largest Icelandic population outside of Iceland. A rural municipality is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 kmÂ² (8th) - Land 553,556 kmÂ² - Water 64,241 kmÂ² (14. ... Lake Winnipeg (52°N, 92°W) is a large (24 400 km²) lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, at about 55 km north of the city of Winnipeg. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Location. ...

Gimli is the site of a disused Royal Canadian Air Force base, which is now used by the Gimli Gliding Centre and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. The airbase was the site of a remarkable emergency landing by an Air Canada Boeing 767 which had run out of fuel in mid-flight, causing its engines to entirely shut down, and forcing the plane to land as a glider. This event became known as the Gimli Glider. The RCAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force with a maple leaf, a symbol of Canada, in the centre. ... // Overview The Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a national youth organization of close to 24,500 young men and women from 12 through 18 years of age. ... Air Canada, (IATA: AC, ICAO: ACA, and Callsign: Air Canada) is owned by ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. ... The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Gimli Glider after landing The Gimli Glider is the name given to a famous incident in aviation history. ...

External link

Rural Municipality of Gimli, Manitoba Official Website

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Manitoba Community Profiles - Community Profile:Town of Gimli (689 words)
	The Town of Gimli is located on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, 80 kilometres north of Winnipeg (the provincial capital) in Manitoba's Interlake Region.
	In 1908, the Village of Gimli separated from the Municipality of Gimli, and was officially incorporated.
	Gimli saw a surge in population during the Second World War with the construction of an air base and the RCAF Service Flying Training School.

Gimli: The Evolution of a Community (388 words)
	Curling in Gimli was and still is a hugely popular sport with the annual bonspiels becoming the community's major social event during the long Manitoba winters.
	Today Gimli has a state-of-the art recreation centre that houses both a skating and curling rink, a fitness facility and a large banquet facility for the ever popular bonspiel wind-ups.
	Gimli has had a continually expanding and improving hospital presence since that time.

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