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42-868: The Riding Mountain Park East Gate Registration Complex north of Brandon, Manitoba , is the only surviving gate structure of the three built at the entrances to Canada's Riding Mountain National Park . Three gate complexes were built: the South Entrance (1931), the East Entrance (1933) and the North Entrance (1936), in the rustic style prevailing at the time in North American national parks. The main entrance gate, located along PTH 19 , comprises two log and stone pavilions, one on each side of

84-535: 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

126-471: 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

168-548: 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

210-563: 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

252-563: 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

294-658: 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

336-580: 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

378-521: 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

420-741: The Gros Ventres . Fort Ellice replaced it. Brandon House was moved four times on the north bank of the Assiniboine River between Brandon, Manitoba , and the mouth of the Souris River , in what is now the Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress . A man named Barkley from the United States had a post between the first two locations at an unknown date. The exact locations of these posts do not seem to have been determined. The first Brandon House

462-654: The Manitoba Emergency Services College . Canadian Forces Base Shilo 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

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504-515: 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

546-521: 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

588-461: The Rural Municipality of McCreary . The complex was designated a National Historic Site in 1992. 50°40′58″N 99°33′20″W  /  50.68278°N 99.55556°W  / 50.68278; -99.55556 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

630-557: 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

672-662: 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 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

714-441: The 1870s it was believed by most that the transcontinental railway would take 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,

756-499: 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

798-663: 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

840-621: The Souris River, it was a center for trade with the Mandans in North Dakota . It was moved four times and there were related forts nearby. The first post was abandoned by 1811 in favour of other nearby sites, including the Brandon House No. 4 site several miles to the northwest. Around 1750, a French missionary lived in the area. Before 1793 there were ill-documented independent traders in

882-690: The XY Company built Fort La Souris on the opposite (south) bank of the river. In 1804 the NWC absorbed the XY Company and Fort Assiniboine was moved to the Fort La Souris site. In 1801 the NWC built a small post about half a mile upstream. The HBC established this one in May 1811 on the south side of the river six miles above the mouth of the Souris. Peter Fidler (explorer) was in charge from 1811/1812 to 1819. In May 1816, during

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924-513: The area and perhaps in 1793 a small post was established two miles upstream from the Souris by Ronald Cameron, a clerk to Peter Grant. In the period 1793 to 1811, the North West Company was then first to arrive followed very shortly by the Hudson's Bay Company . The XY Company had a post from 1798 to 1804. In 1793, Cuthbert Grant Sr. and John MacDonnell of the North West Company established

966-666: The area entirely. French Canadians also passed through the area on river boats on their way to 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

1008-462: The builders of the railway decided to take 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

1050-555: The first Fort Assiniboine (not to be confused with Fort Assiniboine on the Athabasca River). From the first year they traded in buffalo robes with the Mandan villages on the upper Missouri. In 1797, explorer David Thompson passed through on his way to determine the latitude and longitude of the Mandan villages. In 1804, when the NWC absorbed the XY Company, Fort Assiniboine was moved across

1092-752: The influx of people from Eastern Canada, the area around Brandon was primarily used by 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

1134-593: The local arts venues include the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium, Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Evans Theatre, and the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba . Brandon House It was located at several places on the north bank of the Assiniboine River between Brandon, Manitoba , and the mouth of the Souris River , about 21 miles southeast of Brandon in what is now the Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress . Because of its location near

1176-532: The new NWC post. It was supplied from Fort Albany on James Bay. McKay lived up to his nickname by shooting at Joseph Augé who ran the NWC post. From 1795, they traded with the Mandans. There were usually two trips per year, in October and January. Using dog sleds or horses, they followed the Souris River as far as Minot, North Dakota and then headed southwest across the prairie. The Assiniboines sometimes tried to block

1218-399: The north of the creek in a plowed field. The second Brandon House was six miles upriver from the Souris on the west bank and the NWC post on a high bank across the river. Kavanagh (1946) has this as 49°42′19″N 99°40′09″W  /  49.70528°N 99.66917°W  / 49.70528; -99.66917 , but he also puts the first Brandon House on the east bank at this location which

1260-406: 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 a population of 51,313, and a census metropolitan area population of 54,268. It is the primary hub of trade and commerce for

1302-449: 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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1344-521: The river to the site of Fort La Souris#1. In 1806, Alexander Henry the younger passed through. The man in charge was François-Antoine Larocque who later reached the Yellowstone River. In 1807, the fort was torn down and its parts rafted downstream to Fort des Épinettes . In 1793, Donald McKay le malin and John Sutherland of the Hudson's Bay company established Brandon House about 100 yards away from

1386-460: The road, topped by cupolas from which a roofed sign spans the highway between them. The construction of the gate and what was then called Norgate Road was carried out by local workers hired through the government's Depression Relief Program. Besides the gate structure, the designated area includes the Whirlpool Warden's Station and a gatekeeper's residence. Entry into the park at this gate is from

1428-513: 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

1470-432: The so-called Pemmican War , Cuthbert Grant and his men seized a load of pemmican coming down from Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan and then plundered Brandon House and took their loot across the river to Fort La Souris. The following year the fort was almost completely destroyed by fire, but Peter Fidler began rebuilding it in 1817. By 1821, there was a cart trail north of the river that was used in preference to canoes. When

1512-557: The trade and a few traders were killed. In 1796 John Evans (explorer) reached the Mandan country from near Saint Louis. Brandon House seems to be the first HBC post to hear of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . In 1809, Manuel Lisa 's group arrived on the upper Missouri and in 1812 the trade was abandoned to the Americans. In 1806 to 1807, there were 53 men at the post. In 1807, part of the saga of Isobel Gunn may have taken place here. In 1798,

1554-543: The two companies merged in 1821 Brandon House was moved across the river to Fort La Souris. In 1824, it was closed as part of George Simpson's attempt to consolidate posts. In 1811, the NWC closed Fort des Épinettes and built a second Fort La Souris 200 yards from Brandon House#2. In June 1814, during the so-called Pemmican Wars , Miles Macdonell sent a group of men from the Red River Colony and seized some thirty tons of pemmican and other food at Fort La Souris. Some

1596-589: 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,

1638-566: 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

1680-550: Was on the north bank of the Assiniboine about two miles above the mouth of the Souris River on the Yellow Quill Trail to Portage la Prairie opposite something called "Five Mile Creek". Kavanagh (1946) has this at 49°40′25″N 99°37′45″W  /  49.67361°N 99.62917°W  / 49.67361; -99.62917 , the XY post at the edge of the woods below the mouth, one post across the river in an obvious clearing and another to

1722-503: Was taken to Brandon House but most was sent downriver to the River settlements. In 1821, the two companies merged and Brandon House was moved to the Fort La Souris site. Brandon House was re-established in 1828 to prevent the Indians from taking their trade to Pembina, North Dakota . The site was 12 miles upriver due to the lack of trees for building at the old site. It was closed when the area became trapped out and because of fear of attack by

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1764-436: 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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