Hartney, Manitoba

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Town's Grain Elevator.

Hartney, established as a town in 1882 in the Rural Municipality of Cameron along the Souris River, is a small town in the South-Western portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba, population 400 (2006 census). It is named after the legendary Mr. James Hartney.

The Hollywood film The Lookout featuring Jeff Daniels and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the film The Stone Angel featuring Ellen Burstyn, were filmed in Hartney in 2006; taking advantage of such buildings as the town's grain elevator and museum.

The mayor of Hartney is Lori Taylor, the local Member of Legislative Assembly is Larry Maguire and the Member of Parliament for the area is Brandon—Souris MP Merv Tweed.

[edit] Geography

Area: 2.45 km²
Location: Southwest Manitoba
Latitude: 49° 29
Longitude: -100° 31'
Area Code: +1-204
Postal Code: R0M 0X0

[edit] Notable people from Hartney

Jim Agnew - NHL hockey player
Corey Peloquin - Professional wrestler best known as Chi Chi Cruz
Henry Champ - Veteran Canadian broadcaster and chancellor of Brandon University
Reg Atkinson - Former mayor of Hartney and Brandon
Frederick William Palin - Grandfather of Todd Palin, former First Gentleman of Alaska