about

The large southeastern Manitoba riding of Lac du Bonnet&nbsp;was created in 1958, and runs west from the Manitoba-Ontario border.

The riding includes its namesake, Lac Du Bonnet, as well as Tyndall, Pinawa, Beausejour, Whitemouth, Hadashville, Ste. Rita and Powerview-Pine Falls.

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The riding's population is 23,005, according to the province's 

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

The median age of the riding is 13 years older than&nbsp;the overall provincial median, at&nbsp;&nbsp;51.0&nbsp;compared to 38.3 provincewide, according to the 

. The census found the&nbsp;median household income in the area is &nbsp;$67,775.

Almost a quarter (24.5 per cent) of residents are aged 65 or older, compared to 15.6 per cent provincewide, according to the 

Eighteen per cent of residents identified as Indigenous&nbsp;in the 2016 census,&nbsp;according to the 

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

history

The riding has been a Progressive Conservative stronghold since 1988.

1959, 1962 and&nbsp;1966 elections: Progressive Conservative.&nbsp;&nbsp;

1969 to 1986 elections (five general elections):&nbsp;NDP.

1988 onward (eight elections):&nbsp;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:

Wayne&nbsp;Ewasko (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 Lac du Bonnet, 

Manitobans head to the polls on Sept. 10.

Manitoba votes 2019: Lac du Bonnet riding profile

Voting history

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