Hartney, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Hartney, established as a town in 1882 in Cameron municipality
along the Souris River
, is a small town in the South-Western portion of the Canadian
province
of Manitoba
, population 400 (2006 census
). It is named after the legendary Mr. James Hartney.
The Hollywood film The Lookout featuring Jeff Daniels
and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
, and the film The Stone Angel
featuring Ellen Burstyn
, were filmed in Hartney in 2006; taking advantage of such buildings as the town's grain elevator and museum.
The mayor of Hartney is Lori Taylor, the local Member of Legislative Assembly is Larry Maguire
and the Member of Parliament for the area is Brandon—Souris
MP Merv Tweed
.
Cameron, Manitoba
Cameron is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located southwest of Brandon and is home to about 500 people. The separately administered town of Hartney lies just northeast of its centre.-External links:**...
along the Souris River
Souris River
The Souris River or Mouse River is a river in central North America. It is about 700 km in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Marshes north of Weyburn, Saskatchewan...
, is a small town in the South-Western portion of the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, population 400 (2006 census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
). It is named after the legendary Mr. James Hartney.
The Hollywood film The Lookout featuring Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan...
and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included television series and theatrical films....
, and the film The Stone Angel
The Stone Angel
The Stone Angel, first published in 1964 by McClelland and Stewart, is perhaps the best-known of Margaret Laurence's series of novels set in the fictitious town of Manawaka, Manitoba. In parallel narratives set in the past and the present-day , The Stone Angel tells the story of Hagar Currie Shipley...
featuring Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn is a leading American actress of film, stage, and television. Burstyn's career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next ten years she appeared in several films and television series before joining the Actors Studio in 1967...
, were filmed in Hartney in 2006; taking advantage of such buildings as the town's grain elevator and museum.
The mayor of Hartney is Lori Taylor, the local Member of Legislative Assembly is Larry Maguire
Larry Maguire
Larry Maguire is a politician and activist farmer in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently the deputy leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in the Manitoba legislature.-Farming activist:...
and the Member of Parliament for the area is Brandon—Souris
Brandon—Souris
Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-Demographics:-Geography:The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba...
MP Merv Tweed
Merv Tweed
Mervin C. Tweed, MP is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He currently sits as the Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris. Prior to that he was a member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1995 to 2004, representing the constituency of Turtle Mountain.Tweed was born in Medora, Manitoba, and was...
.
Geography
- Area: 2.45 km²
- Location: Southwest ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- Latitude: 49° 29
- Longitude: -100° 31'
- Area Code: +1-204Area code 204204 is the North American telephone area code for the Canadian province of Manitoba, encompassing the province. 204 is one of the original 86 area codes assigned in 1947 in the contiguous United States and the then-nine-province extent of Canada....
- Postal Code: R0M 0X0
Notable people from Hartney
- Jim AgnewJim AgnewJim Agnew is a Canadian retired professional hockey defenceman.A stay-at-home, physical defender, Agnew was also an excellent fighter. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 8th round in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft...
- NHL hockey player - Corey PeloquinChi Chi CruzCorey Peloquin is a Canadian professional wrestler who is known for working the independent promotions such as Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, Real Action Wrestling, Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling, IWA-Mid South, All-Star Wrestling, and United States Wrestling Association as Chi Chi Cruz...
- Professional wrestler best known as Chi Chi Cruz - Henry ChampHenry ChampHenry Champ LLD is a veteran Canadian broadcast journalist and currently a correspondent for CBC Newsworld based in Washington, DC....
- Veteran Canadian broadcaster and chancellor of Brandon UniversityBrandon UniversityBrandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr.... - Reg AtkinsonReg AtkinsonReginald C. Atkinson is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the Mayor of Brandon, Manitoba from 1997 to 2002, and campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2003.- Early life and career :...
- Former mayor of Hartney and BrandonBrandon, ManitobaBrandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance... - Frederick William Palin - Grandfather of Todd PalinTodd PalinTodd Mitchell Palin is the husband of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the 2008 vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party. He is an American oil field production operator, commercial fisherman and champion snowmobile racer, winning the Tesoro Iron Dog race four times.-Early life:Palin...
, former First Gentleman of AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...