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| Established | 00, 0000 |
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| Last Modified | Monsieur August 15, 2006 04:26pm |
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This riding is in the southeast corner of Manitoba, bordering Ontario in the east and the United States in the south. The city of Winnipeg forms part of the boundary in the west. The riding includes Lac du Bonnet, Steinbach, Altona, Lorette, Pinawa and several native reserves. Whiteshell Provincial Park is in the northeastern part of the riding.
The agricultural sector employs a major part of the workforce in this mainly rural riding, followed by manufacturing.
This area was once the home of Metis leader Louis Riel. Mennonites of Dutch-German ancestry are now the riding's largest ethnic group. In the 2001 census, 17 per cent listed German as their ethnic origin. Almost 12 per cent of the population listed French as their mother tongue, while 16 per cent listed German.
The average family income in 2001 was $55,592 and the unemployment rate was 4.3 per cent.
In 1996, 10 per cent of Selkirk-Red River was added to Provencher. In 2004, it added four per cent of Churchill riding.
Population: 81,910
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