Richer, Manitoba
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Richer is a small agricultural community in south eastern 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...

, 25 miles east of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne
Ste. Anne, Manitoba (rural municipality)
Ste. Anne is a rural municipality lying southeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Eastman Region and the Manitoba Census Division No. 2. Its 2001 census population was 4,427. The separately administered town of Ste. Anne lies within the borders of the municipality, in its...

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Services

Richer School is located in the town of Richer, Manitoba. It currently has a student enrollment of approximately 150 students varying from Kindergarten to grade eight. Richer School is located in the Seine River School Division.http://www.rch.srsd.mb.ca/

Richer also claim fame to one of the few wooden Catholic Churches that are over One Hundred years old.

Recreation

Richer has three nearby campgrounds, the Rock Garden Campground, the Poplar Grove Campground and R.V. Park, and the Wild Oaks Campground.

Business

Dawson Trail Dispatch is the local newspaper located in Richer, Manitoba. The Dawson Trail Dispatch brings coverage of southeastern Manitoba local news.

Notable inhabitants

Cynthis J. Faryon is an internationally published author who resides in Richer. Faryon focuses her writing on Canadian content with topics on travel, family issues, biography, and history. One of her well known works has been Unsung Heroes of the Royal Canadian Navy: Incredible Tales of Courage and Daring During World War II.http://www.amazingstories.ca/detail-unsung-heroes-navy.php
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