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SPRAGUE,
MANITOBA
History
Sprague get its name from Dan Sprague, an English gentleman who came to the
area to make use of the lumber reserves. Some time around 1885, Mr. Sprague
formed the Sprague Lumber Company. The company sent wood upriver by booms
to Point Douglas where a sawmill cut it into lumber for Winnipeg's booming
housing construction.
In 1900, the railway arrived into the area due to the efforts of about 300
men who constructed the railway by hand, using little more than shovels, axes,
and wheelbarrows. This facilitated the movement of wood to Winnipeg and
opened the area up for further development. The railway also connected
Sprague with Thunder Bay (via Warroad, MN), Rainy River, and Fort
Frances.
The Canadian National Railway's first agent to the area, Mr. Robert Conklin,
was sent from Winnipeg. The second agent, John Ely Canham, lived in
Sprague until his death. R.G. Mills became the 3rd railway agent upon Mr.
Canham's retirement. Mills was also the son of Sprague's first Customs
officer, Wm. Mills. The customs building and the railroad station were
housed in the same building until the 1960's, upon which, the Custom's building
was moved to the 49th parallel near Middlebro.
The CNR also participated in starting Sprague's first school. The
railway company lent a box car to Mrs. Emes, the area's first nurse and
schoolteacher. Mrs. Emes acted as the region's doctor, midwife, nurse, and
teacher for many years... all while raising 7 children of her own.
SPRAGUE AND DISTRICT
HISTORICAL MUSEUM (
MORE INFORMATION )
CANADA CUSTOMS PORT OF
ENTRY
COMMUNITY EVENTS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
RECREATION AREAS
SPIRITUAL
BUSINESSES
(Postal Code R0A 1Z0)
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Silver
Birch Resort Lodge & Outfitter |
204-437-2443 |
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Contact:
Leonard Friesen |
www.silverbirchresort.com |
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Joe Emes
- Sand/Gravel/Fill |
204-437-2374 |
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Contact:
Joe Emes |
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Don
Jernberg -
Backhoe/Custom Mowing/Snow Removal |
204-437-2374 |
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Contact:
Don Jernberg |
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Kits
Duty Free Shop - Duty Free Shop (Middlebro) |
204-437-2107 |
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Contact:
Verna Kittleson |
kittsdfs@mb.sympatico.ca |
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Sprague
Credit Union |
204-437-2371 Fax. 437-2139 |
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sprague@communitycu.mb.ca
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Border
Shell - Gas Station / Restaurant/Grey Goose Bus Depot |
204-437-2116 |
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Contact:
Richard & Linda Cabana |
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Carl &
Kay's Solo Store - General Store / Post Office / MLCC Liquor |
204-437-2353 |
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Contact:
Carl/Murray Machej |
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Cole
International - Customs Broker |
204-437-2110 Fax. 437-2293 |
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Contact:
Allan Fostey |
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Conrad
Sigurdson - Raw Forest Products |
204-437-2226 |
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Contact:
Conrad Sigurdson |
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Little
Rascals Nursery School - Pre-School Program |
204-437-2175 |
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Frankenland Farms - Organic Cow/ Calf Operation |
204-437-2762 |
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Contact:
Holger Schoenbach |
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Hovorka & Sons Ltd. - Raw Forest Products/Bark Dealer/ Saw Mill |
204-437-2210 |
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Contact:
Bronco Hovorka |
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Sprague
Hotel - Rooms & Beverage Room |
204-437-2245 |
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Contact:
Fern Marques |
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DDT
Trucking - Custom Hauling |
204-437-3096 |
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Contact:
Dion Jernberg |
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A Trashy
Little Business - Garbage Removal |
204-437-2739 |
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Contact:
James Wiens |
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Dolores
Sandul - Watkins Distributor |
204-437-2011 |
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Contact:
Dolores Sandul |
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East Borderland Primary
Care Center |
204-437-3015 |
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Remona's
Fashions - Custom Clothing |
204-437-2895 |
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Contact:
Remona Goodman |
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Bernie's
Repair Shop - Small engine repair |
204-437-3028 |
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Contact:
Bernie Weinberger |
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Szeder
Repair - Plumbing |
204-437-2514 |
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Contact:
Andy Szeder |
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Melanie's Scrapbooking - Scrapbooking Supplies & Corner Parties |
204-437-2698 |
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Contact:
Melanie Parent |
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Sprague Auto |
204-437-2835 |
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