Swan River (Manitoba)

Town of Swan River
Location in Manitoba
Town of Swan River
State :	Canada
Province :	Manitoba
Coordinates :	52 ° 7 ′  N , 101 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 7 ′  N , 101 ° 15 ′  W
Residents :	4032 (as of 2006)
Foundation :	1908
Website :	www.swanrivermanitoba.ca

Swan River is a small town in Manitoba , Canada . Around 4032 people live in the city and another 2,923 people in the surrounding communities. Swan River is the thirteenth largest city in the province by population. The city is located in a valley of the Duck Mountains and the Porcupine Hills. It lies on the river of the same name and on the border with Saskatchewan .

education

The public schools are under the supervision of the 35th Swan Valley School Division. There are a total of nine schools in downtown and suburbs, four of which are in downtown Swan River.

media

Newspapers

• Swan Valley Star and Times

Radio station

• CFGW-FM-1 95.3 , (another transmitter from CFGW-FM Yorkton, Saskatchewan)
• CJSB-FM 104.5 , Adult Contemporary , Country

sons and daughters of the town

• Barry Brust (* 1983), ice hockey goalkeeper
• Sven Delblanc (1931–1992), literary scholar and writer
• Micheal Ferland (* 1992), ice hockey player
• David MacLennan (* 1937), biochemist and molecular biologist

Web links

• Town of Swan River website
• Map of Swan River on Statcan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Star and Times