Marchand, Manitoba
Marchand is a village located in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie in Manitoba, southeast of Winnipeg and about ten kilometres southeast of the city of La Broquerie. It is a Franco-Manitoban community.
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| Coordinates: 49°26′00″N 96°23′00″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 |
The village of Marchand is the front door to access the Marchand Provincial Park and the Sandilands Provincial Forest.
In 1929, writer Gabrielle Roy got her first teaching position at the local school in Marchand.
During an international competition on the quality of drinking water held in February 2013, the Canadian company "Berkeley Springs International Water" won the gold medal for the purity of its water collected in the territory of the village of Marchand, considered by the jury as the best in the world.[1]
References
- "Manitoba town honoured for best water in world". CBC News Manitoba. February 26, 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
- R.M. of La Broqerie (official website)
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