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• Significantly lower purchase costs than in major urban areas
• Wide range of properties in region – from mobile homes, to small character homes, to large modern full-featured homes
• Cottage lots available on Lake of the Prairies, one of the few places in Manitoba
Water resources
• Abundant ground and surface water resources for industrial applications
Energy supplies
• 66kv three-phase, Kyoto-friendly, hydroelectric power – lowest cost in North America
• Ample, competitively priced natural gas available
Communications [More]
• Full-featured business and residential wired phone service across the region
• High-speed DSL Internet service in Russell and Binscarth, with expansion to Inglis underway
• Region-wide wireless Internet services under construction
• Cable and satellite television service with full-range programming
Transportation
• Major all-weather highways cross the region
• Region located along the Yellowhead Highway, Canada’s alternative Trans-Canada route
• Hwy. 83 runs through the region south to Mexico.
• Municipal airport in Russell handles light aircraft and small jets
• Within 3 to 3.5 hours drive of international airports in Winnipeg and Regina.
Market area [More]
• Regional trading area of 15,000 people within a 40 km radius
• Access to over 1 million people within a 450 kilometre radius
• Russell important retail, business, education and health care service area for wide area
Labour force [More]
• Well-educated labour force in and around the region.
Our people [More]
• Cooperative, collaborative and welcoming community
Natural environment [More]
• Superb natural beauty along area’s river and valley ideal for hiking, biking photography and other outdoor recreation
Tourism Resources [More]
• Manitoba’s premier ski/snowboard resort – Asessippi Winter Park
• Asessippi Provincial Park
• Inglis Elevators National Historic Site
• Skinner Arboretum
Recreation [More]
• More than two dozen different indoor and outdoor sports, fitness, recreation, arts and cultural activities active in the region
Education [More]
• K to post-secondary available within the region
Health care [More]
• Major regional hospital with emergency services in Russell
• Comprehensive medical, dental, chiropractic clinics in Russell
