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R.M. of Bifrost Community Profile:

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Name of Municipality / Community	Bifrost
Elevation	736
Latest Census Population (2006)	2972
Incorporated Municipality Type	Rural Municipality
Date Municipality Incorporated	January 4, 1908
Region	Interlake
School Divisions	Evergreen
Longitude	97° 10' 0"
Latitude	50° 50' 0"
Land Area	Sq. Km	Sq.Miles
	1576.34	630.536

Climate

Temperature (Seasonal Averages)	C°	F°
January (winter season)	-15	5
April (spring season)	8	46.4
July (summer season)	25	77
October (autumn season)	10	50

Precipitation	mm	inches
Average rainfall per year	381	15.24
Average snowfall per year	110	4.4
Total Precipitation	491	19.64
Average number of frost free days	95

Services & Utilities

Services	Yes / No
Garbage Pick-up	N
Recycle Program	Y
Police / RCMP	Y
# of Officers	5
Fire Department	Y
911 Service	Y
Belong to a Planning District	Y
Development Plan	Y
Zoning By-Law	Y
Belong to a Conservation District	N

Services	# of
Fibre Services Available	0
Cable Television ( # of stations)	0
Other Television Services (Non Cable)	4
Cellular Telephone	0
Local Internet Services Provider	2

Media	# of
Daily Newspaper	2
Weekly Newspaper	1
Radio Coverage (# of stations received)	4
Local Radio Station	0
Local Television Station	0

Health Care Facilities	Location of Closest Facility
Hospital	Arborg
Medical Clinic	Arborg
Personal Care Home	Arborg
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Health Care Ratios per 1,000 pop.

Number

Educational Institution	Location of Closest Facility
Pre-School / Nursery School	Arborg
Elementary	Arborg and Riverton
Junior High School	Arborg and Riverton
High School	Arborg and Riverton
Public Library	Arborg
Post-Secondary Institutions Colleges & Universities

Other Social Services	Yes / No
Licensed Day Care Facilities & Services	N
Seniors Residences	N
Handi-Transit	Y
Community Mental Health	Y

Facility & Services	Yes / No	Location of Closest Facility
Taxi	N
Intercity Bus Service	N	Riverton
Local Bus Service	N	Winnipeg
Handi-Transit Bus Service	Y	Arborg
Railroad	Y	Arborg
Freight Terminal / Trucking Services	Y	through RM of Bifrost, Arborg, Riverton
Small Craft Harbours / Marinas	Y	Riverton

General Aviation Airports	Length of Runway		Location of Closest Facility
	km	miles
Paved	1.02	.612	(turf runway) 2-NMi South of Riverton
Turf	1.1	.66	3.5-NMi West Arborg
Float Plane Base	Yes / No		Location
	Y		.5 km north of Riverton

Highway	Distance		Travel Time (Minutes)
Highway	km	miles	Travel Time (Minutes)
Distance to Winnipeg International Airport	134	80.4
Distance to 4 lane Trans-Canada Highway
Distance to 24 Hour U.S. Border Crossing	240	144

Name	Product / Service	# of Employees
Vidir Machine Shop	manufacturing	45
Diemo Machine Works	manufacturing	30
SS Johnson Seeds	grain and specialty crops	20
Arborg Feeds	agri feed mill	15
Agricore	grain elevator and agri business	10

Name	Sector	# of Employees
N/A

Business, Trades, & Professional Services
Service	Number of
Agricultural Services / Supplies	# of
Bulk fertilizer dealer	2
Bulk oil dealer	2
Farm equipment, supplies / service	1
Farm implement dealers	1
Grain dealers / feed companies	1
Grain elevators	1
Seed plants / cleaners	5
Veterinarian, livestock	1
Automotive	# of
Auto body repair	1
Auto dealership	1
Auto fuel sales (no mechanic-gas bar)	2
Auto/truck parts / accessories (new)	1
Diesel sales	2
Propane gas	2
Construction / Hardware	# of
Asphalt suppliers	1
Brick layers, stone workers	2
Building /general contractors (full time)	6
Cabinet makers	2
Concrete / Cement suppliers	2
Electrical contractors (full time)	3
Excavators, Drillers	3
Gravel, sand suppliers	6
Heating / air conditioning sales / service	4
Landscapers, lawn service	1
Lumber / Hardware stores	3
Nurseries / Gardening supplies	2
Painters (full time)	1
Plumbing repair / contractors (full time)	2
RTM construction / sales	2
Road construction	4
Roofers (full time)	1
Food And Beverages	# of
Beverage rooms, lounges, etc.	1
Convenience stores	3
Meat shops, butchers	2
Restaurants, drive-through or drive-in	3
Restaurants, licensed	1
Restaurants, sit-down, not licensed	2
Furniture, Appliance / Home	# of
Computer stores	1
Flooring and window coverings	1
Interior decorators	1
Paint / wall covering stores	1
General Merchandise	# of
Hobby / craft shops	2
Professional Services	# of
Veterinarians, pets	1
Repair Services	# of
Machine shops / welding	5
Video, TV, Computer repair	1

Number & Value of Building Permits
Year	Residential			Commercial		Industrial / Other		Total $ value
Year	# of Permits	$ Value of Construction	# of New Housing Starts	# of Permits	$ Value of Construction	# of Permits	$ Value of Construction	Total $ value
1999	11	1,338,000	11	8	1,176,000	26	334,000	2,848,000
1998	14	1,115,000	14	8	6,775,000	28	374,000	8,264,000
1997	11	863,000	11	2	39,000	19	418,000	1,320,000
1996	24	1,653,000	24	4	1,517,000	14	161,000	3,331,000
1995	18	1,366,000	18	4	490,000	23	480,000	2,336,000
1994	11	738,000	11	5	299,000	28	148,000	1,185,000
Total	89	7,073,000	89	31	10,296,000	138	1,915,000	19,284,000