Gilbert Plains Station
It is situated on the Valley River, in the Parkland Region between Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park.
Gilbert Plains was featured during season 3 of the CBC program Still Standing. The episode originally aired on September 5, 2017.
History
Incorporated in 1906, the original townsite was some miles to the south. The community was named for Gilbert Ross, a Métis man who was living in the region when the first European settler, Glenlyon Campbell, arrived.
On 1 January 2015, the Town of Gilbert Plains relinquished its town status when it amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains to form the Gilbert Plains Municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gilbert Plains had a population of 773 living in 356 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of -1.5% from its 2016 population of 785. With a land area of 2.74 km (1.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 282.1/km (730.7/sq mi) in 2021.
Media
A local newspaper, The Exponent, serviced both Gilbert Plains and its neighboring town, Grandview. The Exponent closed on 24 February 2017, after 117 years of operation.
A weekly non-profit newspaper, The Plain View, published its first issue on 5 June 2018, and has been running ever since. It serves both Gilbert Plains and Grandview.
Transportation
The community is located on Highway 5 and the CN railway line between Dauphin and Grandview, approximately 250 miles (400 km) northwest of Winnipeg. Gilbert Plains railway station receives Via Rail service. The community previously had an airport.
| Preceding station |  Via Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview toward Churchill
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Winnipeg–Churchill | Dauphin toward Winnipeg
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| Former services | ||||
| Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
| Grandview toward Calgary
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Calgary – Winnipeg | Ashville toward Winnipeg
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Climate
| Climate data for Gilbert Plains | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.5 (−46.3) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.2 (0.80) |
15.1 (0.59) |
29.1 (1.15) |
28.1 (1.11) |
58.9 (2.32) |
85.6 (3.37) |
76.4 (3.01) |
70.2 (2.76) |
53.3 (2.10) |
36.4 (1.43) |
23.6 (0.93) |
24.4 (0.96) |
524.4 (20.65) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.01) |
0.4 (0.02) |
6.8 (0.27) |
12.9 (0.51) |
54.0 (2.13) |
85.6 (3.37) |
76.4 (3.01) |
70.2 (2.76) |
51.4 (2.02) |
26.7 (1.05) |
3.3 (0.13) |
0.6 (0.02) |
388.6 (15.30) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 20.0 (7.9) |
14.7 (5.8) |
22.2 (8.7) |
15.2 (6.0) |
4.9 (1.9) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.8 (0.7) |
9.7 (3.8) |
20.4 (8.0) |
24.4 (9.6) |
132.8 (52.3) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "2016 census profile". Census Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Gilbert Plains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Maps: Gilbert Plains". Gilbert Plains Government. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Still Standing, Season 3, Episode 12: Gilbert Plains, Manitoba". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Gilbert Plains and Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Tyler (April 9, 2017). "Exponent closes after 117 years". The Brandon Sun. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Gilbert Plains train station - VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca.
- ^ "CJH2 - Airport". GCMap. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Gilbert Plains". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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