Wawanesa, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Wawanesa is a community in Manitoba
, Canada
. It is the birthplace of the The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.
The village is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Oakland
.
Notable people associated with Wawanesa have included suffragist Nellie McClung
, Edna Diefenbaker
, the first wife of Prime Minister
John Diefenbaker
and noted amateur Ice Cream enthusiast, Dr. Derek Papegnies.
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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is the birthplace of the The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. is a Canadian insurance firm. Currently, the company's executive offices are located in Winnipeg, Manitoba with several branch and service offices located throughout Canada.-History:...
The village is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Oakland
Oakland, Manitoba
Oakland is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered village of Wawanesa lies within the geographical borders of Oakland R.M., in its southeastern part.-Education:...
.
Notable people associated with Wawanesa have included suffragist Nellie McClung
Nellie McClung
Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...
, Edna Diefenbaker
Edna Diefenbaker
Edna May Brower Diefenbaker was the first wife of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.She was born in Wawanesa, Manitoba, and worked as a schoolteacher in Saskatoon before marrying John Diefenbaker in 1929. Outgoing and vivacious, with a genuine concern for others, Edna was an exceptionally popular...
, the first wife of Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
John Diefenbaker
John Diefenbaker
John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...
and noted amateur Ice Cream enthusiast, Dr. Derek Papegnies.