Place:Ashern, Manitoba, Canada

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Name
Ashern
Alternate names
Annual Ashern Rodeo     (Wikipedia)
Ashern Horse Show     (Wikipedia)
Type
Community
Coordinates
51.167°N 98.333°W
Located in
Manitoba, Canada

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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Ashern (population aprox 700) is a community in located in the RM of Siglunes, in Manitoba's Interlake region. The Rural Municipality of Siglunes was incorporated in 1917. The village of Ashern was named after A. S. Hern, a timekeeper of the firm that constructed the railway that served the Western Interlake.


Today the R. M. supports the agricultural, fishing, mineral extraction, recreation and tourism industries. The community of Ashern is the largest community in the R. M.and is a regional service centre to a trading area of approximately 8,000 people.

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