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Brandon (/ ˈ b r æ n d ə n /) is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada.It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately 214 kilometres (133 mi) west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border.
Cities and towns in Manitoba. Manitoba is one of the three Prairie provinces located in Western Canada. [1] According to the 2021 Canadian census, it is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 inhabitants, and the sixth largest province by land area, covering 540,310.19 square kilometres (208,614.93 sq mi).
The chain employs more than 3,500 people and is the 14th largest hotel chain in Canada and the largest in Manitoba. [3] [4] In 2000, Canad Inns was named one of "Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies." [5] In 2009 and 2010, Canad Inns was named one of Manitoba's Top 25 Employers as published by the Winnipeg Free Press. [6]
Shoppers Mall is the largest enclosed shopping center in Brandon, Manitoba. It offers over 90 stores and services including a movie theatre and food court. The anchor tenants of the mall are Sport Chek, Landmark Cinemas, Sobeys Extra, GoodLife Fitness, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Dollarama. [2] [3] Walmart anchored the mall on the east side until 2006.
Manitoba has 81 communities, excluding rural municipalities, that have a population of 1,000 or greater according to the 2021 Census of Canada conducted by Statistics Canada. These communities include cities , towns , villages , reserves inhabited by First Nations , a local government district that is urban in nature, designated places, and ...
An old barn on Provincial Road 349 just south of the city of Brandon, Manitoba. Location of Cornwallis in Manitoba Coordinates: 49°47′53″N 99°50′53″W / 49.79806°N 99.84806°W / 49.79806; -99
The Westoba Place hosted the 2010 Memorial Cup. [7] [8] Other major events held at the Keystone Centre include the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (co-hosted with Winnipeg), the 1995 Ford Men's and Women's World Curling Championships, the 1982 Labatt Brier, the 1993 and 2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, and the 1994 Air Canada Cup.
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]