Carman (Manitoba)

Carman is a small agricultural town with a population of about 2,900 and is located in southern Manitoba , Canada .

geography

Carman is about 60 km north of the American state of North Dakota and about 80 km southwest of Winnipeg , the capital of Manitoba. The city is located in the middle of an agricultural prairie belt surrounded by the municipality of Dufferin.

Culture

Several art events take place in Carman, such as the Carman Fiddle Festival (German: Geigenfest) - once known as the Winston Simpson Fiddle Festival, which takes place every August.

climate

The highest temperature was measured in 2007 with a heat record of 53 ° C, so Carman is just below the Canadian record of 53.4 ° C, which was measured in Castlegar .

Personalities

Ed Belfour , former ice hockey goalkeeper
Jack Carson , former actor

Web links

Web presence of the city of Carman
Carman Fiddle Festival (Engl.) ( Memento of 24 February 2011 at the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ City error sends sewage into Winnipeg basements . In: CBC News , July 26, 2007. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009.
^ Weather Underground: History for Carman U of M, MN . July 25, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
↑ Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 . Climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[cbc.ca-1] City error sends sewage into Winnipeg basements . In: CBC News , July 26, 2007. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009.

[2] Weather Underground: History for Carman U of M, MN . July 25, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2009.

[3] Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 . Climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.