about

The southeastern Manitoba riding of La Vérendrye was created in 1879, making it one of the oldest in the province.

Its boundaries have changed a lot in the meantime, including in the most recent redistribution last year. The updated riding is bounded to the west by the Manitoba-Ontario border and to the south by the Manitoba-U.S. border.

The riding includes Grunthal, Sandilands, Woodridge, Vita, St. Pierre-Joly, New Bothwell and La Broquerie.

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The riding's population is 23,315, according to the province's 

&nbsp;(compiled from&nbsp;the 2016 census).

The median age of the riding is&nbsp;younger than&nbsp;the overall provincial median, at&nbsp;32.4&nbsp;compared to 38.3 provincewide, according to the 

. The census found the&nbsp;median household income in the area is $66,324.

The riding has more children aged 14 and under than the province in general, at 25.7 per cent compared to 19.1&nbsp;per cent provincewide,&nbsp;according to the 

More than eight per cent of residents reported they speak French most often at home, the profile says.

Nearly 13 per cent of residents reported they speak German most often at home,&nbsp;the profile says.

Less than two per cent of residents identified as visible minorities, the profile&nbsp;says.

history

The riding's recent history includes Progressive Conservative and NDP representation.

1990 and 1995&nbsp;elections: Progressive Conservative.

1999, 2003 and 2007 elections: NDP.&nbsp;

2011 and 2016 elections: Progressive Conservative.

news

Manitoba municipality calling for change after endangered orchid interrupts farming

A Manitoba rural municipality is calling on the province to change endangered species protection rules it says are hurting farmers, thanks to a rare, vanilla-scented orchid growing wild in their fields.

Western prairie fringed orchids grow wild in the rural municipality of Stuartburn, Man., and nowhere else in Canada.

Western-prairie fringed orchid

Western-prairie fringed orchids grow wild in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Man., and nowhere else in Canada.

New hemp company buys Manitoba's Pineland Forest Nursery, plans to become major cannabidiol producer

A new hemp producer has purchased Manitoba's Pineland Forest Nursery and plans to become the biggest organic hemp cannabidiol producer in the world, the owners and provincial government officials announced Friday.

Duncan Gordon, left, and Jeremy Towning are the co-founders of Botanist Organic Growers.

Duncan Gordon Jeremy Towning

1st Amish settlement west of Ontario prepares for Prairie winter in quiet Manitoba town

Months after the first Amish families in Manitoba started arriving in the town of Vita, the sight of their horse-drawn buggies rolling down the highway still draws crowds to the windows.

A sign warning drivers that horse-drawn buggies might be on the road along Highway 201 outside of Vita, Man.

Amish sign in Vita

Bell MTS upgrading rural cell service in southeast Manitoba

The upgrades include extended mobile network coverage in the RMs of Stuartburn, Woodridge and Zhoda.

Premier Brian Pallister said Bell-MTS's upgrades to cellular service will mean Manitobans living in rural parts of southeast Manitoba won't be left behind. 

bell mts announcement 

Grunthal, Man., residents set up 24-hour 'refugee camp' to raise money for Syrian family

Grunthal is setting up a 24-hour refugee camp at the Hanover fairgrounds this weekend. Children, adults and teens will sleep outside and get a taste of what life is like for those who have to flee their country for safety.

Volunteers for the refugee camp out sell rice and beans at the local grocery store.

Volunteers at Grunthal grocery store

Part of the fundraiser for a Syrian family in Grunthal, Man., included challenging local residents to eat rice and beans — which are common UN refugee camp rations — for a week. Others will spend 24 hours in a mock 'refugee camp' this weekend to raise money.

candidates

The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:

Dennis&nbsp;Smook (Progressive Conservative).

Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's&nbsp;Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In&nbsp;La Vérendrye, 

Manitobans head to the polls on Sept. 10.

Manitoba votes 2019: La Vérendrye riding profile

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