Reston, Manitoba
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Reston is a small community in southwestern Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, located near the border of Saskatchewan on the west and North Dakota on the south. It is the biggest town in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone
Pipestone, Manitoba (rural municipality)
Pipestone is a rural municipality in the southwestern part of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Indian reserve lies within the borders of the municipality.-External links:*...

, which also includes the towns of Sinclair
Sinclair, Manitoba
Sinclair is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba, about from the Saskatchewan border. A post office, cafe', and automotive shop also lies within Sinclair. The population is 32. A plastic factory resides in Sinclair also. A new town hall is under construction, next to the community...

, Cromer
Cromer, Manitoba
Cromer, Manitoba is a village located in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, in southwestern Manitoba, Canada.Its name became official when the Canadian Northern Railway came through in 1907. Previous to this the village was known as "Elm Valley". Cromer is situated near the Pipestone Creek and...

 and Pipestone
Pipestone, Manitoba
Pipestone, Manitoba is a community in South Western Manitoba. Located at the corner of highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately half an hour from either Virden or Melita, approximately to the United States border and approximately to the Saskatchewan border...

. The population is about 550.

The name of the town was derived from the town where one of the original settlers came from, which was Reston, Scotland
Reston, Scottish Borders
Reston is a village located in the southeast of Scotland, in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders region. The village lies on the western bank of the Eye Water.- Location :...

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