A town of 1,015 residents, located 25 km north of Winnipeg on Highway 6, Warren is the largest community in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands.
It is primarily an agricultural community, but its real claim to fame today is that it is the destination point of the Prairie Dog Central vintage rail line.
The West Interlake Trading Company operates the Lions Park Complex, where the train turns around. Three kilometers from the park you will find the seasonal Rubber Ducky Campground and the Warren West Interlake Golf Course.
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Visit https://rmwoodlands.ca/p/warren
Through Their Eyes: Manitoba’s Stories
We are searching for one local person, ideally in the age range of 55-80 (but not an absolute requirement) who wants to tell their story of growing up in Manitoba and the joys, disappointments and experiences they have encountered.
This is for a book titled, “Through Their Eyes: Manitoba’s Stories.”
The book will revolve around four people, each from a unique perspective, and will include any friends and family who agree to be highlighted. The first person (a couple, actually) is from India, arrived here via United States in the early 1960s and who still has family in the US. Both husband and wife were academics in their working careers.
The second person is from the UK, with mixed European background, who married a Canadian who was born in the US. This person is from a very low socio-economic background and provides a perspective on such experiences as education and health care from the 1950s to present day.
The third person is a third-generation French Canadian farmer and a tradesperson, whose spouse also was a health care worker.
We are looking for the fourth person from the Interlake: ideally a Metis person who can speak from the First Nations and French/Scottish cultural perspective during the 1960s.
The book will be published in 2027, but, each month, we will be providing chapters and outtakes from the stories of these four characters on this website.
This is an opportunity to have your family history written, in a style similar to our “Living Stories” format (link____). We will provide 10 copies of the completed book to you at no charge.
If you are or if you know someone who may be interested in being the feature character in “Through Their Eyes,” please contact me at (204) 330-1910, le*****@***il.com or via the Feedback form on this website.
Points of Interest, Things to Do: Take a ride on the Prairie Dog Central vintage railroad. Stop off at the West Interlake Trading Company at the end of the Prairie Dog line. Golf. Camp at Rubber Ducky Campground. Walk the Prime Meridian Trail. Buy farmed frehwater fish at Windsong Farms.