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90,000-litre (20,000 imp gal; 24,000 US gal) capacity tank and provided a source of pressurized water for the CPR steam locomotives and fire protection services for the resort's facilities. Non-operational since the resort closed, the structure is the best example of only five surviving riveted-steel water towers in Manitoba. As in its heyday, the tower is a prominent visual landmark in and around the beach community.
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Of the many recreation and railway related structures erected by the CPR at Winnipeg Beach, only the steel water tower survives. It was designed and constructed in 1928 by the Vulcan Iron Works Ltd. of Winnipeg. Utilitarian in design and appearance, the 40-metre-high (130 ft) tower supported a
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A boardwalk took strollers along the beach to the carnival concessions and cottages. A wooden roller coaster was one of the largest in the country at the time and carried hundreds of passengers on a busy day. The Pavilion housed a 1,300-square-metre (14,000 sq ft) dance floor, reputed to
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In the early 1900s, ritzy hotels lined the main street of Winnipeg Beach. Piers, parks and picnic grounds were constructed to accommodate the weekend masses that would travel to Winnipeg Beach from the nearby capital city. By 1913, the summer retreat had become so popular that the CPR had 13 trains
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running the line between the beach and the City of Winnipeg. The famous Moonlight Special returned to the city at midnight every Saturday for fifty years. The round trip fare was only fifty cents.
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The romance of Winnipeg Beach began to wane during the 1950s, and although the beach itself still remained a popular destination, in 1964 the amusement park was permanently closed.
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After the closure of the resort and amusement facilities at Winnipeg Beach, the Province of Manitoba attempted to revitalize the town by creating a recreation park,
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as well as Lake Winnipeg. Nearby towns are Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock (all to the south), Gimli, and Sandy Hook, (located to the north), as well as
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Boardwalk Day is an annual event during the summer. It consists of a carnival, market, outdoor food court, fireworks, and a live band performance.
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The town is governed by a mayor (currently Pamela Jackson) and a five-member town council:
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Vintage postcard of the wooden roller coaster at Winnipeg Beach
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was filmed in the town during the summers of 2005–2006.
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Several different residential summer camps, including
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Its permanent population is 1,439 (as of 2021) 1852: 395:Old CPR water tower, lettered for the TV series 1725: 740: 588: 1256: 656: 591:A Winnipeg Album: Glimpses of the Way We Were 589:Hamilton, John David; Dickie, Bonnie (1998). 324:and Highway 229 on the southwestern shore of 1270: 504: 502: 500: 328:, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of 48:introducing citations to additional sources 1552: 704: 1263: 1249: 663: 649: 633: 295: 813: 497: 559: 412: 390: 370: 38:Relevant discussion may be found on the 1853: 155: 1244: 644: 1866:Populated places established in 1900 15: 1325: 534: 245:3.87 km (1.49 sq mi) 13: 582: 380:be the largest in Western Canada. 14: 1882: 608: 338:Rural Municipality of St. Andrews 1834: 915:Unorganized West Division No. 18 910:Unorganized East Division No. 18 724: 614: 154: 147: 131: 31:relies largely or entirely on a 20: 1861:1900 establishments in Manitoba 474: 553: 528: 448:, lie just north of the town. 426:Winnipeg Beach Provincial Park 386: 1: 490: 1230:2015 municipal amalgamations 1225:Census divisions of Manitoba 7: 334:Rural Municipality of Gimli 10: 1887: 1220:Municipalities in Manitoba 924:Unincorporated communities 355: 1830: 1702: 1414: 1350: 1279: 1214: 923: 902: 871: 843: 760: 733: 722: 683: 481:2021 Census of Population 433:Global Television Network 282: 270: 262: 254: 249: 241: 236: 226: 216: 208: 173: 142: 130: 123: 116: 621:Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba 408: 362:Canadian Pacific Railway 332:. 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50°30′21″N 096°58′27″W / 50.50583°N 96.97417°W / 50.50583; -96.97417
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