Virden, Manitoba is a town in southwestern Manitoba

Manitoba

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. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba".

It developed as a farming community, but grew in the late 19th century as a result of the railway, and in the 1950s with the discovery of oil.

The town is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

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 (also known as Highway #1) and Highway 83 (the 'Palms to Pines' route) and is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Wallace

Wallace, Manitoba

Wallace is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The town of Virden and the village of Elkhorn are separately administered urban communities that lie within the borders of Wallace R.M.-External links:*...

. Virden is a regional service centre owing in part to its location, and it has a stable commercial sector, including a Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons

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, an A&W fast food restaurant, Subway, Chicken Chef, and several other restaurants, gas stations, and coffee shops.

Virden Pioneer Home Museum

Known as the "Victorian Home on the Prairies", the Pioneer Home Museum exists within a late 19th century home. With over ten thousand donated items relating to Virden and area, the Museum's collection is extensive. It is open May to September and offers guided tours by youth guides. The museum is located at 390 King Street West in Virden.

Climate

Famous people

• Jim Treliving
  Jim Treliving
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  , Co-founder of Boston Pizza
  Boston Pizza
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• Carman Lapointe-Young
  Carman Lapointe-Young
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  , Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
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• Daniel Stewart Cochrane, Gay Rights Activist, DCG

External links

• Town of Virden official website
• Town of Virden Community Profile
• Map of Virden at Statcan