Prawda, Manitoba

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Prawda
Unincorporated community
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Prawda
Coordinates: 49°39′03″N95°47′37″W / 49.65083°N 95.79361°W / 49.65083; -95.79361
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Municipality RM of Reynolds
First settled1907
Population
 • Total200
Area code(s) 204

Prawda is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds, situated a few miles east of Hadashville on the Trans Canada Highway in eastern Manitoba. The population of this community is 200.

The area was settled by Ukrainian, Polish, and Russian settlers starting about 1907. By 1932, there was a post office opened which operated until 1969. The community's name comes from the Polish word prawda , which means 'truth'. [1] The name may have come from Evangeline Andrusko, the postmistress who named the post office after a town of the same name in her native Poland. [1]

A school district was part of the community with the school located on section NE 31-2-6E. The present-day school is Reynolds Elementary School and serves K to 6, after which the students are bussed to Whitemouth, Manitoba.

The area is agricultural and has ties to the forestry industry. The community's amenities include two service stations/convenience store & restaurant a Tesla Supercharger, and a campground. [2] Prawda is also home to a livestock feed store , satellite services, plumber, nurseries, and a community club.

Residents travel to Whitemouth, Ste. Anne, Steinbach, or Winnipeg for medical needs. Reynolds Fire Department, built in 2005, is located at Prawda. The telephone area code for Prawda is 204.

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References

  1. 1 2 "RM of Reynolds - History". www.rmofreynolds.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "RM of Reynolds - Prawda". www.rmofreynolds.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.


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