DAUPHIN, MANITOBA

:''For the rural municipality, see Dauphin, Manitoba (rural municipality)''

'Dauphin' (French for ''prince'')is a city in Manitoba, Canada, with an approximate population of 7,500. Founded in 1898, it became an important centre for the transportation of grain. Farming still plays a central role in the economy of the area, but its role has been greatly reduced. The current mayor of Dauphin is Alex Paul, a former high school teacher. Inky Mark, also a former high school teacher, is the current Member of Parliament for the Dauphin-Swan River riding. Stan Struthers is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly and is the Minister of Conservation for the Province of Manitoba. Dauphin plays host to several summer festivals, including Dauphin's Countryfest, Canada's National Ukrainian Festival, and Jesus Manifest.
The largest ethnic groups in the City of Dauphin are English/Scottish/Irish 54.08 % and Ukrainian 41.04% according to the 1996 Statistics Canada Census (http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/cgi-bin/csd/demographics.cgi?id=4617050)
Dauphin has a significant aboriginal population as well.
Dauphin is the hub for the Riding Mountaion National Park which is south of the city and served by Highway 10.

Contents

Transportation

Sports

Local media

Newspapers

Radio Station

Television

External links

Transportation

The city is served by Highways 5, 10, 10, 5A, 10A and 20A.
There is also an airport there Dauphin Airport.

Sports

They have a big recreation complex.

Local media

Newspapers

★ Dauphin Herald [1]

Radio Station

★ CKDM - 730AM - New Country, Classic Rock, Community Information

Television

★ CKND-2 (Global) channel 2

★ CHMI-3 (Citytv) channel 6

★ CBWST-TV (CBC) channel 8

★ CKYD-TV (CTV) channel 12

External links

★ Dauphin homepage

★ Canada's National Ukrainian Festival

★ Dauphin Countryfest website