1. MANITOBA
flower-Prairie Crocus , tree-White Spruce, bird-Great Gray Owl
The railway brought thousands of settlers from eastern Canada and from all over the world.

2. Manitoba Manitoba is one of the three prairie provinces in Canada
About 60 percent of the people live in the capital city of Winnipeg and its suburbs.
It is located in the centre of Canada.

3. People and Places
The Royal Canadian Mint ( where coins are made ) is in Winnipeg.
Churchill in northern Manitoba is "the polar bear capital of the world". Polar bears make their dens near the town.
Wapusk National Park (Wapusk is a Cree word meaning "white bear") located in Northern Manitoba protects one of the world‘s largest known polar bear denning areas.

4. Land and Water Manitoba is known as the land of 100,000 lakes.
The prairie region is in the southern part of the province.
Forests of pine, hemlock and birch cover northern Manitoba.
Lake Winnipeg is the third largest lake in Canada.

5. Resources/Industries
Minerals and metals are found in the Canadian Shield. (nickel, gold, copper, zinc, cobalt, gypsum)
Thirty-seven percent of Manitoba is covered with forest.
Hydroelectric power is a very important industry.

6. Provincial Map and Coat of Arms.

7. This a picture of the beaches in Manitoba.
Beach in Manitoba!!!

9. The People
Manitoba is the home of over a million people.(1.2 million October 2008)
Winnipeg is the largest city. About 653,000 people live there. (2007)
Manitoba is home to many Métis and native peoples.

10. History Red River Cart trails were the first roads.
Manitoba became Canada's fifth province in 1870.
Louis Riel ( ) was an influential Métis leader.
The first people to live in Manitoba were the Assiniboine, Cree, Saulteaux, Chipewyan, Ojibwa.

11. Climate
In the winter there are often blizzards with strong winds and extreme cold temperatures .
Polar air masses bring very cold air from the Arctic Ocean.
Winnipeg is the coldest major city in Canada.

12. Websites http://cdn1.ioffer.com/img/item/338/998/96/Louis_Riel.jpg -