Location
The R.M of Wallace-Woodworth is located at the intersection of the longest east-west highway in Canada (Trans Canada #1) and the longest north-south highway in North America (Highway #83), a short 231 kilometers from the geographical centre of North America.
Distance to Major Centres / 24-hour Border Crossings/ Ports | ||
Location | Kilometers | Miles |
Winnipeg | 292 | 181 |
Brandon | 82 | 51 |
Regina | 286 | 177 |
Saskatoon | 543 | 337 |
Edmonton | 1066 | 662 |
Calgary | 1048 | 651 |
Vancouver | 2033 | 1263 |
Minneapolis | 970 | 602 |
Chicago | 1626 | 1010 |
24 Hour Border Crossings |
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North Portal | 221 | 137 |
Boissevain/ International Peace Gardens | 161 | 100 |
Emerson | 360 | 223 |
Trade Zones/ Ports |
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CentrePort | 293 | 182 |
Global Transportation Hub | 161 | 100 |
Churchill | 1084 | 673 |
Transportation
Transportation
The R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth follows provincial guidelines for spring road bans and weight restrictions on municipal roads.
Our municipality can be accesses by highway, rail or air. We have close proximity to two Foreign Trade Zones, Centreport in Winnipeg and Global Transportation Hub in Regina.
Highways
Trans Canada #1 Highway is a RTAC 63,500KG rate route. Information about Truck weight limits, configurations, and Manitoba highway ratings can be found here.
https://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/mcd/resources/twlm.html
Rail
Canadian Pacific rail operates the CP Broadview subdivision from Brandon, Manitoba to Broadview, Saskatchewan. This is CP’s main line through Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The CP Rocanville Subdivision runs from Virden, MB to Sylvite, SK and serves the Rocanville Potash Mine.
Airports
Wallace-Woodworth is served by the Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome that provides a 4320 X75 ft asphalt runway and 100LL, JA-1 (FSII) fuel available.
Not far away, Brandon Municipal Airport offers daily flights to Calgary. Wallace-Woodworth is equal distance from both Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International airport and the Regina International Airport.
Water & Wastewater
Water
The R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth has rural water pipeline infrastructure to various locations throughout the municipality.
The current capacity availability for treated water:
4 gallons/minute- Residential
10 gallons/minute Agricultural
20 gallons/minute Commercial
Please inquire regarding higher volumes of water for a fire suppression system.
The R.M. has public wells with truck fill stations able to provide 200/per minute of untreated water.
Wastewater
The R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth operates 2 lagoons with truck dumping available at both sites.
Labour Force
Dennis County Labour Force Study