Inglis, Manitoba

Inglis is a local urban district[1] in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba, Canada.

Inglis
Local urban district
The row of grain elevators in Inglis, a national historic site of Canada.
The row of grain elevators in Inglis, a national historic site of Canada.
Inglis is located in Manitoba
Inglis
Inglis
Location of Inglis in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°56′41″N 101°15′04″W
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Census DivisionNo. 16
MunicipalityRM of Riding Mountain West
Incorporated as a villageJanuary 1, 1956 (1956-01-01)
Government
 • MP (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa)Dan Mazier
 • MLA (Dauphin)Rick Wowchuk
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
ROJ 0X0
Area code204
HighwaysPTH 366
RailwaysCanadian National
NTS Map062K14
GNBC CodeGALNG
Websiteinglismanitoba.com

Located on Provincial Road 366. approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Highway 83 between Russell and Roblin, Inglis is the closest community to the Asessippi Provincial Park, Asessippi Ski Area, and the Lake of the Prairies. Inglis is also the home of the Inglis Grain Elevators, a National Historic Site of Canada.[2]

History

Inglis was established as a village on 1 January 1956. On May 1, the Inglis and District Credit Union Society received their Charter of Incorporation.[3]

The community was titled Inglis in the 1990s, named after Robert James Inglis a Scotsman from Montreal, Quebec, who supposedly tailored all of the uniforms for Canadian Pacific Railway. The name Inglis itself simply means 'English'.[3]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. "Village of Inglis". rmwest.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. "History – Inglis Manitoba". inglismanitoba.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. Jackson, Marc (February 16, 2018). "My Take on Snow Lake - Feb. 16, 2018 - Folk-country duo plays the motor inn". Thompson Citizen. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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