Reston, Manitoba

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Reston
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
RegionWestman Region
Census DivisionNo. 6
Government
 • Governing BodyRural Municipality of Pipestone Council
 • MPLarry Maguire
 • MLADoyle Piwniuk
Population
 • Urban
550
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0M 1X0
Area code204
NTS Map062F11
GNBC CodeGAWXR

Reston is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] in southwestern Manitoba, located near the border of Saskatchewan on the west and North Dakota on the south. It is the largest community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, which also includes Sinclair, Cromer and Pipestone.

The name of the community was derived from the area where many of the original settlers came from, which was Reston Junction in Berwickshire, Scotland. The post office opened in 1890 on land location 9-7-27W. It was also a Canadian Pacific railway point and there was a school district which had the name Lanark and a district named Reston was later located on 9-7-27W.

On October 15, 2012, Reston made headlines as officials put on a price tag of $10 per lot in the community in order to attract families and businesses.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  2. ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/manitoba-town-revives-fortunes-after-selling-land-for-10-1.995772
  4. ^ http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/move-reston-manitoba-selling-plots-land-10-170122071.html
  • Geographical Names of Manitoba - Reston (page 227) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada