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.
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- General region of Manitoba
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Westman Region
BT Manitoba
Westman Region
- NT Birtle
- NT Brandon
- NT Elgin (Man.)
- NT Killarney (Man.)
- NT Miniota
- NT Minto (Man.)
- NT Pilot Mound
- NT Pipestone
- NT Shoal Lake (Man.)
- NT Souris (Man.)
- NT Turtle Mountain