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BRANDON’S HISTORIC
WINTER FAIR

The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair (RMWF) is
an annual agricultural fair near the end of March,
INTERNATIONAL PEACE hosted by the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba
at the Keystone Centre. It’s one of the largest
GARDEN agricultural events in Western Canada. Check out
provincialexhibition.com for more details.
Located approximately 100 km south of Brandon,
01 RIDING MOUNTAIN and cactus gardens defined by nature, not borders. Plan 07 SOURIS SWINGING BRIDGE
experience acres of uninterrupted prairie, radiant floral,
your trip to the Peace Garden.
NATIONAL PARK
For more detail go to peacegarden.com
The Souris Swinging Bridge is one of Manitoba’s
Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba. Star Attractions. Since its construction, it has become a popular
The park sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment consisting of visitor attraction and it is estimated that over 5,000 visitors cross
2,969 km of protected area. the bridge every year.

For more details check out MANITOBA MAPLE SYRUP For more details go to sourismanitoba.com
pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/mb/riding
FESTIVAL OF MCCREARY

Held in April, the festival features horse & wagon
rides, working sugar bush, maple taffy on snow, tree
tapping clinics, bannock on a stick, music all day,
children’s games/crafts and more!
For details check out mbmaplesyrupfest.com

A HOST OF INDOOR
AND OUTDOOR POOLS
THROUGHOUT WESTMAN

Enjoy a dip in the pool at the various pools located
throughout the region! WHL’S BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/mb/riding The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior sourismanitoba.ca
ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They
204-848-7275 are members of the Western Hockey League since 204-483-5200
joining the league in the 1967–68 season.
pc.info-riding@canada.ca Check out wheatkings.com sg.cao@mtsmail.com