Manitou () is a small town in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is perhaps best known for having once been the home of the social activist Nellie McClung. Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney ( October 20 1873 - September 1 1951) was a Canadian feminist, politician Another interesting person from the towns history is Robert Ironside, who, along with James Thomas Gordon, owned and operated businesses in the town starting in the 1880s. Robert Ironside, ( B. November 1854 &ndash D. October 12, 1910) was a Canadian from Upper Canada whose parents had immigrated from
It had a population of 775 at the time of the 2001 census. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Manitou has a weekly newspaper, the Western Canadian. The town's motto is "More Than A Small Town". Manitou is surrounded by Mennonite communities and is right next to the largest wind farm project in Canada. The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after Menno Simons (1496&ndash1561 though his teachings were a relatively
The town is shaped like a right-angle triangle with highway 3 forming the base, highway 244 forming the vertical part, and Front Avenue forming the diagonal part. Provincial Trunk Highway 3 (PTH 3 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
In 2007, Winnipeg folk musician Christine Fellows recorded parts of her album Nevertheless in the Manitou Opera House, a local heritage landmark known for its unique acoustics. Christine Fellows (born 1968 is a Canadian folk - pop Singer-songwriter from Winnipeg Manitoba.
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