Westman Region

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  • General region of Manitoba

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      Westman Region

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        Westman Region

          2 People and organizations results for Westman Region

          Birtle Residential School
          Corporate body · 1888-1970

          Birtle Residential School was first located in approximately half a mile north of Birtle, Manitoba, then later relocated to the town of Birtle. It was funded by the Government of Canada and operated by the Presbyterian Church in Canada. It opened as a day school in 1883 and was converted to a boarding school in 1888. The school closed in 1970.

          Brandon Residential School
          Corporate body · 1895-1972

          Brandon Residential School was located in the municipality of Cornwallis, in southern Manitoba, five kilometres northwest of Brandon, on the north bank of the Assiniboine River. The Board of Missions of The Methodist Church of Canada operated the school from 1895 until it was transferred to the Board of Home Missions of The United Church of Canada in 1925. In 1969 the Department of Indian Affairs assumed management (then a residence only) and turned it over to the Roman Catholic Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate until its closure in 1972.