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This is a list of wildlife management areas in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Wildlife management areas are designated by the Government of Manitoba under The Wildlife Act. [1] For a list of all protected areas in Manitoba, see the List of protected areas of Manitoba.
Today there are 15 designated provincial forests in Manitoba, totaling almost 22,000 km 2. Provincial forests are managed for diverse economic, environmental, social and cultural uses. They are very popular places for berry picking, mushroom picking, hunting, hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, and exploring.
Over half of Manitoba's population resides in the City of Winnipeg, the provincial capital, with a population with 749,607. [3] The City of Brandon is the province's second most populous municipality with 51,313 residents. [3] Manitoba's smallest municipality by population is the Local Government District of Mystery Lake with 0 residents. [3]
The Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation (MBLL; French: Société manitobaine des alcools et des loteries) is a Crown corporation of the Manitoba government responsible for providing legalized gambling ("gaming"), distributing and selling liquor, and for sourcing and distributing non-medical cannabis to retailers in the province of Manitoba.
Turtle Mountain Provincial Park is situated on the Turtle Mountain (plateau), one of a number of significant geographic features located along the Manitoba Escarpment, the Canadian portion of the Pembina Escarpment. [citation needed] It is located in the Southwest Manitoba Uplands Ecoregion, within the Canadian Prairies. [9]
The name Manitoba possibly derives from either Cree manitou-wapow or Ojibwe manidoobaa, both meaning ' straits of Manitou, the Great Spirit '. [8] Alternatively, it may be from the Assiniboine minnetoba, meaning ' Lake of the Prairie ' [9] [10] (the lake was known to French explorers as Lac des Prairies).
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This is a list of provincial parks in Manitoba. Manitoba 's provincial parks are maintained by the Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development (previously by Manitoba Environment and Climate ), a department of the Government of Manitoba .