Explore Alexander in Canada
Alexander in the region of Manitoba is a place in Canada - some 1,180 mi or ( 1898 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital city .
Time in Alexander is now 12:22 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Winnipeg " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Moorhead, Devils Lake, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Langdon. Since you are here already, consider visiting Moorhead . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alexander ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kool Running
A recent "fly and ride" trip Canada resulted in this Video. The weather was great and no rain. Bikes performed as expected. The contrast between the Harley's throaty exhaust note and the Yamaha's blen ..
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Alexander, Manitoba
For the municipality, see: the Rural Municipality of Alexander Alexander, Manitoba is a community on Hwy #1 west of Brandon located in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead The Post Office opened on 10-10-21W as Pulteney in 1882. It became Alexander Station in 1885 and was moved to 17-10-21W and changed to Alexander in 1891. It was made a rail point on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882. The community was named for an early settler named Alexander Speers.
Located at 49.83 -100.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Minnedosa (electoral district)
Minnedosa was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1881 with the expansion of the province's western boundary, and has existed continuously since that time. From 1886 to 1888, it was divided into two ridings, Minnedosa East and Minnedosa West. Minnedosa was located in the southwestern region of Manitoba. It was bordered by Russell to the north, Ste.
Located at 49.84 -100.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Rural Municipality of Whitehead
Whitehead is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is west of Brandon, Manitoba and the principle communities within its boundaries Kemnay and Alexander. It became a municipality on 22 December 1883 and was named for Joseph Whitehead, a railway contractor who was active in the area during the 1880s.
Located at 49.78 -100.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Westman Region
Westman is a region in the southwestern area of Manitoba, Canada. The area's major service center is the city of Brandon. The region comprises four of Statistics Canada's census divisions of Canada, Manitoba Census Divisions No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, and No. 15. Together they have a land area of 27,242.06 km² (10,518.22 sq mi) and a population of 108,868 as of the 2011 census. The major industry of Westman is agriculture. However there is also some oil production in the southwest area of the region.
Located at 49.86 -100.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Kemnay, Manitoba
Kemnay is a small community in Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, about 10 kilometres west of Brandon. Kemnay has the same name as Kemnay, a community in Scotland. In October 2001, most of the community was evacuated when a train carrying methanol and vinyl acetate derailed near Kemnay.
Located at 49.84 -100.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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