Richer, Manitoba

Richer is a small agricultural community in south eastern Manitoba, 25 miles east of Winnipeg. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne.

History

Richer, Manitoba was named for H. I. Richer.

Services

Richer School is located in the town of Richer, Manitoba. It currently has a student enrollment of approximately 150 students varying from Kindergarten to grade eight. Richer School is located in the Seine River School Division.[1]

Richer also claim fame to one of the few wooden Catholic Churches that are over One Hundred years old.^{[citation needed]}

Recreation

Richer has three nearby campgrounds, the Rock Garden Campground, the Poplar Grove Campground and R.V. Park, and the Wild Oaks Campground.

Business

Dawson Trail Dispatch is the local newspaper located in Richer, Manitoba. The Dawson Trail Dispatch brings coverage of southeastern Manitoba local news.

Notable inhabitants

Cynthis J. Faryon is an internationally published author who resides in Richer. Faryon focuses her writing on Canadian content with topics on travel, family issues, biography, and history. One of her well known works has been Unsung Heroes of the Royal Canadian Navy: Incredible Tales of Courage and Daring During World War II.[2]