Dugald Community Profile

REGION: Eastman

LOCATION: Situated at the Junction of PR #206 and Highway 15, 15 minutes straight east of the City of Winnipeg, in the Rural Municipality of Springfield.

DISTANCE TO MAJOR
NORTH AMERICAN CITIES (KM):

Chicago:             1324
Minneapolis:         698
Toronto:             2087
Vancouver:         2372
Winnipeg:               20

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (C):

January:         -13
April:                10
July:                 26
October:          11

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 519 mm

ZONING: Community zoning, district zoning, local Council zones.

LOCAL REGULATIONS AFFECT: Noise, signs, land use and hazardous materials, air pollution, odor, water pollution.

LOCAL ORDINANCES PERMIT: Sale of alcohol, Sunday business, sale of mixed drinks, parimutual betting.

REEVE & COUNCILORS: 6
TERM: 4 years

WATER:
Quality: Fe Ph Tcu F
Treatment: Chlorinated
Average Flow: 165 Cubic Metres
Contact: Greg Agnew, 444-2241

NATURAL GAS: Hookups available

ELECTRICITY: Manitoba Hydro
Primary Power Source: Hydro

SEWAGE: Lagoon: 2 cells
Contact: Greg Agnew, 444-2241

TELEPHONE: MTS Allstream Inc.


GOVERNMENT SERVICES Agriculture 1

**AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS & SERVICES**
Automotive Repairs	2
Body Repairs	1
Service Stations	2

**FURNITURE, APPLIANCES & HOME ACCESSORIES**
Electrical Appliances	1

**HEALTH & PERSONAL NEEDS**
Medical Clinics & Hospitals	1
Housing for Elderly	1

**PROFESSIONALS**
Consulting Services	1
Insurance	1
Legal Services	1
Marketing Services	1
Printers	3
Publishers	1
Research	1
Travel Agents	1

**EVENTS**
Dugald Town Garage Sale - May Pine Ridge Hollow Farmers Market (Birds Hill) - July - Sept Canada Day Celebrations, Dugald - July Springfield Agricultural Society Fair - July Winnipeg Folk Festival, Bird's Hill - July Antique Car Show - August

**TRUCKING**
Oakbank Transfer

**AIR**
Lyncrest Airport - Oakbank Nearest commercial airport - Winnipeg, 20 Km

**RAIL SERVICES**
CNR, CPRl

**AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES**
Agricultural Accessories	1

**BUILDING SUPPLIES**
Concrete Supplies	1
Sand, Gravel, Topsoil, Fill	1

**CONTRACTORS**
Building	5
Electrical	1
Heating & Cooling	1
Land Development	1
Plumbing	1
Septic Services	1
Stone, Mason, Stucco	2
Welding & Blacksmiths	1
Woodworking & Carpentry	1

**FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICES**
Restaurants	3
Restaurants (Licensed)	1

**GENERAL MERCHANDISING**
Arts & Crafts	1
Generals Stores	1
Machine & Equipment Rentals/Sales	1
Sporting Goods	1
Video Rentals	1
Wholesale/Retail Distributing	1

**MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING**
Agricultural	1

**RECREATION**
Playgrounds
Community Club
Costume Museum of Canada
Spruce Corner Inc.
Futures Youth Sport Fitness & Leadership
Curling Club
Hockey/Curling
Horseback Riding

**HEALTH CARE FACILITIES**
Day Care and Child Services are available

HOUSING & ACCOMMODATION:

AVAILABLE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS (Springfield)

Under $50,000   3
50-75,000          3
75-90,000         5
Over 90,000     36 Multiple listings are available

Residential building lots are available
Average rent per month: $550 - $650
Average cost per sq. ft. for new: $71.00

INDUSTRIAL SITES (Springfield):
Gunn Road Industrial Park
North Transcona Industrial Park

MEDIA:
Weekly Newspaper: The Clipper Weekly

POSTAL SERVICE:
Post Office boxes are provided

EDUCATION: (Springfield)
Enrolled

Anola School:                            267
Grafton School:                             34
Richland School:                       18

Ecole Dugald School:                  345
Hazelridge School:                       46
Heartland Colony School:              34
Oak Bank Elementary:               403
Springfield Collegiate:            708
Springfield Middle School:            333

Nearest University: University of Winnipeg
University of Manitoba

Nearest College: Red River Community College

For more information, contact:

Rural Municipality of Springfield
Box 219, 628 Main Street
Oakbank, MB, R0E 1J0
Phone: 204-444-3321
Fax: 204-444-2137
Email: ddonaghy@rmofspringfield.ca