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Explore Virden in Canada

Virden in the region of Manitoba with its 3,237 inhabitants is a place in Canada - some 1,208 mi or ( 1944 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital city .

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Time in Virden is now 04:59 PM (Sunday) . 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: Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minnewaukan, Rolla, and Rugby. Since you are here already, consider visiting Grand Forks . 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 Virden ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Rail Fanning in Virden, MB - Canadian Pacific 9527 and 9537 Hauling an EB Freight

2:10 min by ManitobaTransitVids
Views: 173 Rating: 0.00

9527 is a 1995 GE AC4400CW, and 9709 is a 2002-2003 GE AC4400CW. ..

Rail Fanning in Virden, MB - Canadian Pacific 8729 and 9709 Hauling a Mixed EB Freight

3:44 min by ManitobaTransitVids
Views: 172 Rating: 5.00

8729 is a 2005 GE ES44AC, and 9709 is a 2002-2003 GE AC4400CW. ..


Rail Fanning in Virden, MB - Canadian Pacific 8648 and DPU 8556 Hauling an WB Freight

1:42 min by ManitobaTransitVids
Views: 131 Rating: 0.00

8648 is an 2001 GE AC4400CW, while 8556 is an 1998 GE AC4400CW. ..

Rail Fanning in Virden, MB - Canadian Pacific 9602 and 9533 Hauling a Mixed EB Freight

2:22 min by ManitobaTransitVids
Views: 124 Rating: 5.00

9602 is a 1997-1998 GE AC4400CW, and 9533 is a 1995 GE AC4400CW. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Virden, Manitoba

Virden, Manitoba is a town in southwestern Manitoba. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba".

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Located at 49.85 -100.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Towns in Manitoba

Tundra Oil & Gas Place

Tundra Oil & Gas Place is a multi-purpose recreation complex located in the town of Virden, Manitoba. The venue includes a 1,200-seat arena, community hall, and recreational facilities. The naming rights to the complex were acquired by Tundra Oil & Gas Partnership in August 2012.

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Located at 49.85 -100.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 2010 establishments in Canada, Sports venues in Manitoba

CJVM-FM

CJVM-FM, is a new radio station which will broadcast a country, rock, pop and oldies format on the frequency 103.3 FM in Virden, Manitoba, Canada. Owned by 5777152 Manitoba Ltd. which is wholly owned and controlled by Mr. William Gade, the station received CRTC on October 14, 2010. A launch date for the new radio station has yet to be announced.

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Located at 49.86 -100.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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Fort Montagne à la Bosse

Fort Montagne à la Bosse (literally "Hump Mountain") was a North West Company trading post from 1790 until 1805 or after. It was located near Virden, Manitoba on the Assiniboine River at the point where the river bends from southeast to east. For background see Assiniboine River fur trade. At some point it was closed and reopened in 1794. It was on the prairie and produced buffalo and wolf skins more than beaver, but its primary product was pemmican to feed the voyageurs further north.

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Located at 49.84 -100.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: History of Manitoba, Northwest Company forts

Division No. 6, Manitoba

Division No. 6 Virden is part of the Westman Region of south west Manitoba. The major service center for the area is the Town of Virden. The area population as of 2001 was 10,110. The economy of the area is mixed farming, livestock and crude oil production.

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Located at 49.68 -100.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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