37-1349: Pelican Lake may refer to: Lakes [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Pelican Lake (Manitoba) Pelican Lake (Kenora District, Ontario) Pelican Lake (Cochrane District, Ontario) Pelican Lake (Saskatchewan) United States [ edit ] Pelican Lake in Desha County, Arkansas Pelican Lake (California) in Marin County Pelican Lake, Florida Pelican Lake (Crow Wing County, Minnesota) Pelican Lake (Grant and Douglas counties, Minnesota) Pelican Lake (St. Louis County, Minnesota) Pelican Lake (Otter Tail County, Minnesota) Pelican Lake (Codington County, South Dakota) Pelican Lake (Lake County, South Dakota) Pelican Lake (Wisconsin) in Oneida County Places [ edit ] Pelican Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota , United States Pelican Lake, Wisconsin , United States Other uses [ edit ] Pelican Lake First Nation , Saskatchewan, Canada See also [ edit ] Pelican Lagoon , South Australia Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park , South Australia Topics referred to by
74-535: A few settlers led by Reverend George Roddick had begun to build their new homes about 10 miles (16 km) south of Grand Valley, at the foot of the Brandon Hills. Meanwhile, in Grand Valley with the promise of the railway, the town began to boom. Regular voyages were made by steam sternwheelers to the city, each bringing more and more settlers. In the spring of 1881, General Thomas L. Rosser , Chief Engineer of
111-597: A major junction on the Canadian Pacific Railway . Known as The Wheat City , Brandon's economy is predominantly associated with agriculture , as well as health care, manufacturing, food processing, education, business services, and transportation. Brandon's post-secondary institutions include Brandon University , Assiniboine Community College , Robertson College , and the Manitoba Emergency Services College . Canadian Forces Base Shilo
148-473: A mean depth of 3.8 metres and a maximum of 5.2 metres and holds 108 billion litres when the lake is at a surface water level of 412.0 metres. The lake is regulated, with a normal summer target level of 412.0 metres. The lake is fed by several small waterways, the main one being the Orthez drain. The total drainage area is 686 square kilometres (265 sq mi). The lake has been a popular recreational area since
185-471: A minor disaster when an explosion at the Manitoba Power Commission's steam plant caused the 40 metre (130 ft) brick chimney to collapse, killing two workers in the process. In contemporary times, Shari Decter Hirst defeated incumbent Dave Burgess in the 2010 municipal election to become the first female mayor of the city. Brandon is located in south-western Manitoba, on the banks of
222-472: A more westerly route from Winnipeg, towards Grand Valley. Grand Valley was located on the northern side of the Assiniboine, opposite the side of the river where present-day Brandon sits. Grand Valley was originally settled by two brothers John and Dougal McVicar, and their families. With the expectation of the new railroad, settlers and prospectors now rushed to an area they had previously avoided. Around 1879
259-406: A northwesterly direction from Portage la Prairie . Many thought that the route would most likely go through either Minnedosa or Rapid City, Manitoba because they were both located at natural river crossings. Rapid City was the front runner for the site of the new railway and had prepared for the impending building boom accordingly. But suddenly, in 1881, the builders of the railway decided to take
296-523: A population of 51,313, and a census metropolitan area population of 54,268. It is the primary hub of trade and commerce for the Westman Region as well as parts of southeastern Saskatchewan and northern North Dakota , an area with a population of over 190,000 people. The City of Brandon was incorporated in 1882, having a history rooted in the Assiniboine River fur trade as well as its role as
333-548: Is 36.3 years old which is almost 5 years younger than the national average at 41.2 years old. There are 22,526 dwellings in Brandon with an occupancy rate of 94.1%, and the median cost of a dwelling at $ 264,781, much lower than the national average at $ 341,556. As far as education goes, for those between 25 and 64 years old, 57.0% have a post-secondary schooling degree, 29.8% have a high school degree (or equivalent) and 13.2% have no certificates, diplomas or degrees. The unemployment rate
370-563: Is 7.3% in Brandon, lower than the national average at 7.7%. The median household income before taxes is $ 65,960, and after taxes at $ 57,008. As of 2016, 88.8% of Brandon's residents are Canadian citizens. About 5.5% of residents are recent immigrants (from 2011 to 2016). Brandon is 70.1% white, 16.3% visible minorities and 13.6% aboriginal. The largest visible minority groups in Brandon are Latin American (5.0%), Chinese (3.8%), South Asian (3.0%), Black (2.1%) and Filipino (1.1%). English
407-456: Is being diverted out of the lake, operation of the outlet at full capacity for one day will result in a lowering of the lake level of approximately 1.5 inches. This calculation assumes no inflow into the lake and that Pembina River flows are low enough to allow the entire outlet capacity of the diversion to be used. In fact, a considerable amount of inflow enters the lake in most years, and releases from Pelican Lake are often limited by high flows in
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#1732850990179444-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pelican Lake (Manitoba) Pelican Lake is the largest navigable lake in southwestern Manitoba, Canada . It is about 18 kilometres (11 miles) long and 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) wide, with a surface area of 27.8 square kilometres (10.7 square miles). Pelican Lake is relatively shallow with
481-592: Is located 30 km (19 mi) east of Brandon and maintains close ties with the city. Brandon's Keystone Centre , is one of the largest consolidated entertainment, recreation, convention, and agriculture complexes in Canada and is the home of the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair . Prior to the influx of people from Eastern Canada, the area around Brandon was primarily used by
518-563: Is regulated by the Shellmouth Dam in order to ensure that communities on the river have adequate water supply. Brandon has two emergency groundwater wells to supply water in the event of an emergency situation with water supply or if there are issues with water turbidity or elevated organic water hardness. Like nearly every community in Manitoba, electricity is 98% hydro generated and supplied by Manitoba Hydro . The Brandon Generating Station
555-658: Is the mother tongue of 80.3% of residents. Other common first languages were Spanish (4.5%), Chinese Languages (3.2%) French (1.3%), Ukrainian (1.3%), Gujarati (1.2%), and German (1.2%). The 2021 census found that English was the mother tongue of 80.6% of the population. The next most common mother tongues were Spanish (4.2%), Gujarati (2.8%), Mandarin (2.0%), French (1.4%), Tagalog (1.2%), Ukrainian (1.1%), Punjabi (0.9%), German (0.7%), Cantonese (0.7%), Amharic (0.7%), Yoruba (0.4%), Russian (0.4%), Tigrigna (0.4%), Arabic (0.3%), Cree (0.2%), Hindi (0.2%), Korean (0.2%), and Urdu (0.2%). Public schools in Brandon are governed by
592-580: The Brandon School Division . There are approximately 7,200 students, 900 staff, 22 schools and a budget exceeding $ 50 million. There are four high schools: Vincent Massey High School , Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School , and Neelin High School , and Prairie Hope High School (formerly BSD Off-Campus). Brandon is also home to four post-secondary institutions: Brandon University , Assiniboine Community College , Robertson College , as well as
629-401: The Canadian Pacific Railway arrived in Grand Valley. It was Rosser's job to choose the townsites for the railway. Rosser approached Dougald McVicar of Grand Valley and offered him $ 25,000 for the railway in Grand Valley. McVicar countered with $ 50,000 to which Rosser replied that "I'll be damned if a town of any kind is ever built here". So instead Rosser crossed the Assiniboine river and built
666-647: The Hudson Bay Post , Fort Ellice located near present-day St. Lazare, Manitoba . The city of Brandon gets its name from the Blue Hills south of the city, which got their name from a Hudson's Bay trading post known as Brandon House , which got its name from a hill on an island in James Bay where Captain James had anchored his ship in 1631. During the 1870s it was believed by most that the transcontinental railway would take
703-459: The Manitoba Emergency Services College . The city is served by Brandon Regional Health Centre . The 300 bed hospital is the largest in the Westman Region . Water and sewage services are provided by the City of Brandon. The city draws water from the Assiniboine River where it is then treated and fluoridated at the community's water treatment plant on McDonald Avenue. The Assiniboine River's flow
740-521: The Palliser's Triangle region of the Prairies. There is measurable rainfall on 56.0 days throughout the year, and 38.8 days with snowfall. Snow falls from October to April; however, snow has fallen as late as May and as early as September. The highest temperature ever recorded in Brandon was 43.3 °C (110 °F) on 11 July 1936, during the 1936 North American heat wave . The lowest temperature ever recorded
777-557: The Saskatchewan border. Brandon has a dry continental climate ( Köppen Dfb , USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 2b ) with warm, sometimes hot summers and cold, dry winters. Daytime temperatures range from 26.0 °C (78.8 °F) in July to −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) in January. Brandon has a fairly dry climate, with 462 mm (18.2 in) of precipitation annually, and as such is located in
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#1732850990179814-762: The Sioux people, the Bungays, the Yellow Quills , and the Bird Tails . In the 1870s and early 1880s, the Plains Bison were nearly wiped out by over-hunting. With the destruction of their staff of life, the buffalo, the nomadic Sioux people began to agree to settle in reservations such as the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation , or left the area entirely. French Canadians also passed through the area on river boats on their way to
851-499: The Assiniboine river. It is located in the Canadian Prairies and resides in the aspen parkland ecoregion of the prairies. The terrain is generally flat and rolling surrounding Brandon, and there is a large valley located within the city. The Brandon hills are located to the southeast, from which Brandon got its name. Brandon is 214 km (133 mi) west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg; and 120 km (75 mi) east of
888-663: The Brandon University School of Music hosts the annual 'Pro Series' which has included guests like Bob Brookmeyer, George Crumb, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Brandon hosted the Western Canadian Music Awards . The "Words Alive" was a yearly literary festival held in downtown Brandon, from 2007–2010. Authors that participated in this festival included Robert J. Sawyer , Maggie Siggins , Fred Stenson and Corey Redekop. Some of
925-551: The Pembina River through an outlet diversion channel. The maximum rate of diversion out of the lake is approximately 11 cms (390 cubic feet per second), and releases cannot be made without a licence variance if the combined outflow from the lake and flow in the Pembina River exceeds 20 cubic meters per second (700 cubic feet per second). When the diversion into the lake is operated at full capacity for one day, an increase in lake level of approximately 1.2 inches will result. When water
962-408: The Pembina River. Although the works were primarily built to raise the lake level from its low of 1346.0 in 1991. Its real value came in the wet period from 1995 to 2017 when the equivalent of over 50 feet on the lake was diverted out, preventing serious flooding in many years of that period. From 1962 to 1994 the median annual inflow was equivalent to about 6.5 inches on the lake. From 1995 to 2017 it
999-652: The Rural Municipalities of Killarney-Turtle Mountain and Prairie Lakes . The Pelican Lake Regulation Project was constructed in 1990–1992 to control water levels on Pelican Lake. The project includes a channel and control structure to divert water into the lake from the Pembina River when lake levels are low, and another channel and control structure to discharge water from the lake to the river when Pelican Lake levels are high. (See map) These works are operated by Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation under rules provided through an Environment Act Licence. Advice on
1036-462: The lake through an inlet diversion channel. The maximum rate of diversion into the lake is approximately 9 cubic metres per second (320 cubic feet per second). Diversions into the lake are not allowed when flow in the Pembina River is less than 0.4 cms (15 cubic feet per second), and diversions are not started in the spring until Lorne and Louise lakes have filled to an elevation of 1338.9 feet. When desired, water from Pelican Lake may be discharged into
1073-492: The operation of the inlet and outlet works is provided by the Pelican Lake Advisory Committee. The lake is normally maintained at elevations between 411.5 and 412 metres (1,350 and 1,352 ft) above sea level during summer months. During the spring period, the lake may be raised temporarily to an elevation of 412.2 metres (1,352 ft). When the lake is low, water may be diverted from the Pembina River into
1110-449: The railway was once again changed, there was still hope that Grand Valley could become a rival neighbour to Brandon. But late in June 1881 it became clear that Grand Valley would not have lasted as a city long term. A flood hit in late June, and as the city was built on a low-lying part of the river, flooded quickly and dramatically. Because Grand Valley was built on a low flood plain, and Brandon
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1184-513: The site of the railway on the high sandy south of the River, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Grand Valley. So the site was then moved to a site just west of today's current First Street bridge in Brandon. A shanty had been built there by a man named J.D. Adamson, and it was on this quarter section Adamson claimed that Rosser chose as the townsite for the CPR Railway and named Brandon. After the location of
1221-399: The turn of the 20th century when trains brought visitors, cottagers and campers from Brandon and Winnipeg . The lake area is popular for boating, sailing, fishing, a wide variety of water activities, cottagers and home owners. The town of Ninette is at the north end of the lake. Ninette is less than a one-hour drive to Brandon , or a two-hour drive to Winnipeg . The lake is located in
1258-487: Was 32.6 inches per year. Brandon, Manitoba Brandon ( / ˈ b r æ n d ə n / ) is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba , Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River , approximately 214 kilometres (133 mi) west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg , and 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border. Brandon covers an area of 77.41 km (29.89 sq mi) with
1295-589: Was a coal powered plant that operated until about 2018. It is now natural gas fueled and runs only as a synchronous condenser to regulate grid voltage in southwest Manitoba. The Brandon Sun publishes daily newspapers. Brandon hosts many art festivals every year, including the Brandon Festival of the Arts, Brandon Jazz Festival, and the Brandon Folk Music Festival. In addition to the music festivals,
1332-612: Was built on the heights on the other side, it became apparent that Brandon was the best place for a city in the area. Rosser had chosen Brandon as the townsite in May 1881, within a year settlers had flocked to Brandon in such numbers that it was incorporated as a city. Brandon never spent any time as a town or village but has only existed as a city. An internment camp was set up at the Exhibition Building in Brandon from September 1914 to July 1916. Post World War II , Brandon experienced
1369-436: Was −46.7 °C (−52 °F) on 1 February 1893. General seasons In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Brandon had a population of 51,313 living in 21,203 of its 22,526 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 48,883. With a land area of 79.04 km (30.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 649.2/km (1,681.4/sq mi) in 2021. The median age
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