Carman is a small agricultural town of about 3,000 people in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Carman is at the junction of Highways 3 and 13, 40 minutes southwest of Winnipeg. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, in the heart of a rich prairie agricultural belt, 60 km (37 mi) north of the American state of North Dakota. The Boyne River passes through Carman.
Carman | |
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 Town boundaries | |
  Carman Location in the province of Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′57″N 98°0′3″W / 49.49917°N 98.00083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Census division | 3 |
| Settled | 1870 |
| Incorporated (town) | January 1, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brent Owen |
| • MLA | Lauren Stone |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (880 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,114 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | R0G 0J0 |
| Area code | 204 & 431 |
| Website | townofcarman |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carman had a population of 3,114 living in 1,402 of its 1,466 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 3,164. With a land area of 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 720.8/km2 (1,866.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Arts and culture
editLocated in a historic railway station, the Golden Prairie Arts Council facilitates local arts activities. The Carman Active Living Centre (ALC) was established in 2002.
Every April, the Canadian Wall of Fame for exceptional violin talent is held. In February (vocal/choral/speech arts and band/instrumental) and April (piano/strings and dance), Carman hosts the Tempo Festival of the Arts. One of Manitoba's longest existing choral groups is the Sonatrice Singers. The group has been meeting and performing since 1972.
Sports
editSports facilities include an ice arena and an 18-hole golf course. The curling club shares clubroom space with golfers. The town contains several baseball diamonds and soccer pitches. Local hockey teams include the Carman Beavers and the Carman Collegiate Cougars.
Education
editCarman is home to a University of Manitoba campus as well as the high school Carman Collegiate, Carman Elementary School, Dufferin Christian School, and various Hutterian schools around the area.
Economy
editLarge agricultural businesses include Aubin Nurseries (perennials, shrubs and trees), and Vanderveens Greenhouses, (annuals) both of which are large Canadian wholesalers of plants.
Events
editCarman Country Fair
editThe Dufferin Agricultural Society Inc. hosts one of the oldest running fairs in Manitoba; the Carman Country Fair. The fair was established in 1879 and is an affiliate of the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions.[citation needed]
The three-day event is held annually on the second weekend in July. Events of the fair include 4-H and livestock shows, craft, flower and baking competitions, trade show venues, motor sports shows and a midway, along with entertainment throughout the weekend.
Climate
editCarman has a humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest humidex reading in Canada was recorded in Carman in 2007, with an extreme high of 53.[5][6][7]
| Climate data for Carman, 1981−2010 normal's | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 8.8 | 10.6 | 17.2 | 29.5 | 39.3 | 48.1 | 52.6 | 48.9 | 41.7 | 30.7 | 22.1 | 11.6 | 52.6 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.5 (−39.1) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
| Record low wind chill | −50.7 | −51.7 | −41.0 | −28.8 | −11.8 | −3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −7.1 | −21.4 | −35.2 | −45.1 | −51.7 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.9 (0.70) |
16.1 (0.63) |
20.8 (0.82) |
29.5 (1.16) |
69.6 (2.74) |
96.4 (3.80) |
78.6 (3.09) |
74.8 (2.94) |
49.0 (1.93) |
43.4 (1.71) |
24.9 (0.98) |
24.1 (0.95) |
545.0 (21.46) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (0.07) |
9.3 (0.37) |
20.2 (0.80) |
67.7 (2.67) |
96.4 (3.80) |
78.6 (3.09) |
74.8 (2.94) |
49.0 (1.93) |
38.2 (1.50) |
7.1 (0.28) |
2.2 (0.09) |
445.3 (17.53) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 17.9 (7.0) |
14.3 (5.6) |
11.5 (4.5) |
9.2 (3.6) |
1.9 (0.7) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
5.1 (2.0) |
18.4 (7.2) |
21.9 (8.6) |
100.2 (39.4) |
| Source: Environment Canada[8] Humidex/Windchill [9] | |||||||||||||
Health services
editCarman is a part of the Southern Regional Health Authority.
Carman Memorial Hospital
editThe 28-bed Carman Memorial Hospital, at 350 - 4th Street S.W. on the south edge of town, was built in 1982 and is served by several doctors and a staff of 75. It provides family medicine, a surgical program, pediatrics, a dietitian service, physiotherapy, diagnostics services, an internal medicine consultant and an in-house pharmacy.
There are two medical clinics in the Town of Carman. One clinic imports doctors from neighbouring Winkler, Manitoba. The other clinic has two well-established doctors (one being a surgeon) who have served Carman for many years.
Emergency services
editThe Carman Fire Department has approximately 25 volunteer firefighters. The department coverage includes both the Town of Carman and the R.M. of Dufferin.[citation needed]
Carman Ambulance is one of many ambulance services within the Southern Regional Health Authority. The service area covers about 600 square miles (1,600 km2) and includes the town of Carman, Elm Creek, Stephenfield, Graysville, Roland, Homewood and Sperling.[citation needed]
Media
edit- The Valley Leader (newspaper) was published weekly and delivered to every home in Carman on Thursday. It stopped printing in 2020, but since then The Dufferin Standard has started up.
- Up until 1964, a 500' transmitter for CBC Radio was in Carman, at which time a new centralized communications tower at Starbuck, Manitoba was constructed to house CBW-AM, CBW-FM, CBWT, and CBWFT. In February 1952, a small plane with three passengers struck the Carman tower due to heavy fog. None of the passengers survived.
- Numerous movies have been filmed in and around the Town of Carman, including The Defender (1989), We Were the Mulvaneys (2002), One Week (2008), Make It Happen (2008), The Box Collector (2008), and I Still See You (2018).
Notable people
edit- Wade Allison, hockey player
- Ed Belfour, hockey goalie
- Jack Carson, actor
- Robert Carson, actor
- Faouzia, musician
- Paul Hiebert, writer
- Lynette Loeppky, writer
- Frank McKinnon, CM, sports executive
References
edit- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Canada Year Book 1932" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-08-30., Censuses 1871-1931
- ^ "Canada Year Book 1955" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2014-08-30., Census 1941-1951
- ^ "Canada Year Book 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-08-30., Census 1961
- ^ "City error sends sewage into Winnipeg basements". CBC News. 2007-07-26. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16.
- ^ "Canada's Top Ten Weather Stories for 2007". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Hildebrandt, Amber. "The humidex, the flawed Canadian way to calculate summer discomfort". CBC. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data". Environment Canada. Environment Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Index of /pub/Normals/ENGLISH/MAN/ A-O". Climate Normals FTP. Environment Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
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