Pipestone, Manitoba

Community in Manitoba, Canada

Place in Manitoba, Canada

49°33′28″N 100°56′44″W / 49.55778°N 100.94556°W / 49.55778; -100.94556Country

CanadaProvince

ManitobaRegionWestman RegionCensus DivisionNo. 6Government

• Governing BodyRural Municipality of Pipestone Council • MPLarry Maguire • MLAGreg NesbittPopulation

(2006 Census^[1])

• Total1,458Time zoneUTC−6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)Postal Code

R0M 1T0

Area code204NTS Map062F10GNBC CodeGAVTR

Pipestone, Manitoba is a community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Located at the corner of Highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) from either Virden or Melita, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the United States border and approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) to the Saskatchewan border. It is mainly an agricultural area with some oil drilling nearby. Pipestone is part of the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.

There is an amateur video of a large destructive tornado that passed through farm fields near Pipestone on June 23, 2007,^[2] and another on July 23, 2008.^[3]

An oil spill the size of two football fields was discovered near Pipestone in January 2012. More than 100,000 litres of oil seeped into surrounding farmland as a result of a broken pipe.^[4]

Notable people

Pipestone was the birthplace of John Hamilton Roberts, who commanded the landing forces in the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

References

^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. November 5, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
^ YouTube - Near Pipestone, Manitobia F4 Tornado
^ "TornadoVideos.Net Incredible video of the July 23, 2008 Manitoba tornado". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
^ "Mar 2013: Tundra oil spill raises concerns". March 23, 2013.