Pipestone, Manitoba

Pipestone, Manitoba is a community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada.

For the rural municipality, see Rural Municipality of Pipestone.

Pipestone
Pipestone is located in Manitoba
Pipestone
Pipestone
Location of Pipestone in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°33′28″N 100°56′44″W
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
RegionWestman Region
Census DivisionNo. 6
Government
 • Governing BodyRural Municipality of Pipestone Council
 • MPLarry Maguire
 • MLADoyle Piwniuk
Population
 (2006 Census[1])
 • Total1,458
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0M 1T0
Area code204
NTS Map062F10
GNBC CodeGAVTR
Views of Pipestone, 1909.

Located at the corner of highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately 35 km from either Virden or Melita, approximately 70 km (43 mi) to the United States border and approximately 36 km (22 mi) to the Saskatchewan border. It is mainly an agricultural area with some oil drilling nearby.

Pipestone is part of the Rural Municipality of Pipestone. The office for the municipality is located in Reston, approximately 10 kilometers west on Highway 2.

It was the birthplace of John Hamilton Roberts, who commanded the landing forces in the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

There is an amateur video of a large destructive tornado that passed through farm fields near Pipestone on June 23, 2007,[2] and another on July 23, 2008.[3]

An oil spill the size of two football fields was discovered near Pipestone in January 2012. More than 100,000 litres of oil seeped into surrounding farmland as a result of a broken pipe.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. November 5, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  2. YouTube - Near Pipestone, Manitobia F4 Tornado
  3. "TornadoVideos.Net Incredible video of the July 23, 2008 Manitoba tornado". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  4. "Mar 2013: Tundra oil spill raises concerns".
  • Geographical Names of Manitoba - Pipestone (page 214) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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