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Manitou (49°14′ N 098°32′ W) is a small town in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Jump to: navigation, search 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 km² (8th) • Land 553,556 km² • Water 64,241 km² (14. ...


Manitou is perhaps best known for having once been the home of the social activist Nellie McClung. Nellie McClung from The National Archives of Canada Nellie McClung, (October 20, 1873 - September 1, 1951) was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. ...


Its population was 775 at the time of the 2001 census. Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


It has a weekly newspaper, the Western Canadian.


The town's slogan is "So Much More Than A Small Town"


Manitou is surrounded bu Mennonite communities and is right next to the largest wind farm project in Canada.


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