about

The west Manitoba riding of Swan River&nbsp;has been around since 1903, but its boundaries changed in the 2018 riding redistribution. The riding no longer includes&nbsp;Grand Rapids or the town of Winnipegosis.

The riding's western boundary is&nbsp;the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. It includes its namesake, Swan River, as well as Russell,&nbsp;Birch River, Rossburn, Ethelbert, Minitonas and Roblin.

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Its population is 22,220, according to the province's 

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

The&nbsp;median age of the riding is older than the overall provincial median, at 43.4&nbsp;in Swan River compared to&nbsp;38.3&nbsp;provincewide,&nbsp;according to the 

. The census found the&nbsp;median household income in the area is $50,178.

Just over 30 per cent of residents identified as Indigenous on the 2016 census,&nbsp;according to the 

Less than two per cent identified as visible minorities, the profile says.

The median value of a home in the riding is&nbsp;$150,317, the profile says, and roughly 70 per cent&nbsp;of residents reported they own their home.

history

The riding was NDP for more than two decades before it voted Progressive Conservative in 2016.

1990 - 2011 (six&nbsp;elections): NDP.&nbsp;

2016 election:&nbsp;Progressive Conservative.

news

Swan River doctors sound alarm over Lifeflight access

A group of physicians in Swan River is calling on the province to address changes they say are having “profound and dangerous effects” on the community’s air ambulance service.

Lifeflight plane logo

Lifeflight's staffing issues began last July, when the province issued a request for proposals to explore privatizing its air ambulance and general transport services.

Manitoba chooses 7 rural communities for expansion of retail cannabis footprint

The Manitoba government is opening up the retail cannabis market by expanding to seven rural communities.

Delta 9

The province says it will have met its goal of having cannabis stores within a 30-minute drive of 90 per cent of Manitoba residents once shops open in seven chosen communities. 

Swan River seniors complex treated for bedbugs nearly 600 times, but 'unreal' problem persists, family says

It's supposed to be a place where seniors live out their later years in peace. But tenants and families with relatives in a Swan River, Man., Manitoba Housing complex for seniors are calling for action, saying too little has been done to eradicate a years-long bedbug problem in the building.

Isabelle Campbell was excited to move into Rainbow Lodge two years ago. Now she wants to leave thanks to a bedbug problem.

Isabelle Campbell

Isabelle Campbell first noticed a bedbug on her leg around Easter. Now, the problem has gotten far worse. 

Bedbugs jar

Swan River water crisis ends after well starts working again

The water crisis in Swan River, Man., is officially over nearly a week after a mechanical problem at the water treatment plant last weekend forced residents to cut back their water use.

Problems with Swan River's three water wells prevented water from flowing to the treatment plant over the weekend. 

Swan River well

Crews worked late into the night to install a new pump and related hardware in a wells, which was flushed and tested throughout the night, says a post on the Town of Swan River Facebook page.

State of emergency declared in Swan River over dwindling water supply

The town of Swan River’s water supply has almost run out and town officials don’t know what the problem is.

Residential water customers in Saint John pay a flat annual rate for water use with no financial incentives to reduce consumption.

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Water is not flowing from the well into the water treatment plant in Swan River, Man. Residents are being asked to conserve water.

Historic Minitonas, Man. cenotaph destroyed by storm

A cenotaph that stood in a small Manitoba community since just after the First World War was destroyed by wild weather earlier this week.

The cenotaph in Minitonas, Man., was destroyed after trees were knocked down by a wild storm that rolled through the community on Thursday. 

cenotaph in Minitonas

Landmark wooden arch crashes down on street in Russell, Man.

The town of Russell is dealing with a case of fallen arches.

The arch at Main Street and Augusta Street collapsed around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. 

Fallen arch

No one was hurt and no vehicles were damaged after one of the arches crashed down in Russell on Wednesday. 

Wooden arch

candidates

The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:

Rick&nbsp;Wowchuk (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 Swan River,&nbsp;

 (Progressive Conservative) are official candidates.

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Manitobans head to the polls on Sept. 10.

Manitoba votes 2019: Swan River riding profile

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