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Town of Carman, Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°29′57″N, 98°0′3″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Pembina Valley
Settled	1870
Incorporated (town)	January 1, 1905
Area
- Land	4.12 km² (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation	268.2 m (880 ft)
Population (2006)
- City	2,880
- Density	698.4/km² (1,808.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	R0G 0J0
Area code(s)	204
Website: Town of Carman

Carman is an agricultural town of about 2,880 people that lies north of the city of Winkler in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba. Carman is about 70 km from the capital city of Winnipeg on highway #3.

Contents 1 Culture 2 Local media 2.1 Newspapers 2.2 Radio 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External links

Carman has a new curling and golf facility. The 18 hole course is well-laid out and open to visitors. In addition to sports, Carman has several arts events which are well-known. Each year in early August Carman holds the Winston Simpson Fiddle Festival. In March or April, Carman hosts the Tempo, Festival of the Arts. This includes speech arts, strings, vocal, choral, piano and band classes in association with the Association of Manitoba Music Festivals.

Carman is home to a University of Manitoba campus as well as the high school Carman Collegiate

Large agricultural businesses include Aubin Nurseries (perennials, shurbs and trees), and Vanderveens Greenhouses, (annuals) which are large Canadian wholesalers of plants. One of Manitoba's longest existing choral groups, the Sonatrice Singers, has been meeting for over thirty years. This choir has earned bronze and silver at choralfest Canada as well as Manitoba Provincial honors. The current leader is Cindee Broeska with 40 singers. Their spring concert takes place in early May every year.

Carman is the home town of NHL star Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour, and Jack Carson, movie star of the 40's and 50's. Kelly Hand, Canadian Olympic sailing coach, was born in Carman.

• The Valley Leader

Up until 1964, a 500' transmitter for CBC Radio was located in Carman, Manitoba, at which time a new centralized communications tower at Starbuck, Manitoba was constructed to house CBW-AM, CBW-FM, CBWT, and CBWFT. In February, 1952 a small plane with 3 passengers struck the Carman tower due to heavy fog. None of the passengers survived.^[1]

1. ^ "Small Plane Hits CBW Tower in Carman, Manitoba", Winnipeg Free Press, February 4, 1952, p. 1.

• The Official Town of Carman Website
• The Valley Leader Website (Carman Newspaper)
• Town of Carman Community Profile
• Carman Collegiate (The Public High School in Carman)
• Carman Elementary (The Public Elementary School in Carman)
• Aubin Nurseries

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