Teulon, Manitoba

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Teulon is a community located approximately 60 kilometers north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Provincial Trunk Highway 7. Located between Stonewall and Gimli, Teulon is commonly referred to as "The Gateway to the Interlake" and "The Petunia Capital of Manitoba". Teulon is surrounded by the rural municipality of Rockwood.

History

Teulon was founded in 1919 first as a settlement for immigrant farmers, by Charles C. Castle, and was affectionately named after his wife's maiden name of "Teulon". Teulon soon became a village, and then became a town in 1997. It's current population (as of January 2008) stands at 1124.

Education

Teulon is situated in the South Interlake school division [no.21] and is served by two schools:

* [http://www.isd21.mb.ca/te Teulon Elementary School] teaches kindergarten to grade 6 students.
* [http://www.isd21.mb.ca/tci/ Teulon Collegiate Institute] teaches to grade 7 to grade 12 students.

Government

Municipal

Teulon is represented by a Head of Council (Mayor), a Deputy Mayor, and 3 councillors. The current incumbents of the positions are:
* Bert Campbell - Mayor
* Jim Dola - Deputy Mayor; Councillor
* Keith Smith - Councillor
* Cherise Griffin - Councillor
* Michael Ledarney - Councillor

Provincial

Teulon is located in the Riding of Lakeside of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and is currently represented by Ralph Eichler of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.

Federal

Teulon is located in the Selkirk—Interlake electoral district which returns one Member of Parliament who currently is James Bezan (a fellow Teulon resident) of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The Winnipeg-Interlake division of the Senate is represented by Janis Johnson who was appointed by Brian Mulroney and who is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Attractions

Features

Teulon residents enjoy the [http://teulongc.com/public/index.php Teulon Golf & Country Club] , Green Acres Park & Campground, Teulon Curling Club, Teulon Rockwood Arena, Teulon Rockwood Centennial Centre, [http://sirlibrary.com/branch/teulon.php South Interlake Regional Library] , Teulon and District Museum, amongst many other fine attractions.

For those visiting, Teulon accomidates you with a 6 room motel, and the Teulon Motor Hotel & Bar.

ummer

Teulon has been known for it's Truck & Tractor Pull, along with the Demolition Derby, at the rodeo grounds contained within Green Acres Park. The contest brings out competitors from all over the country.

A short drive to Stonewall's "Quarry Days," Winnipeg Beach's "Boardwalk Days," and Gimli's "Icelandic Festival," children and "children at heart" of Teulon are able to take in many stops of the Manitoba travelling carnival, [http://www.wondershows.com Wonder Shows] . As well as their own at home version, known as "Teulon Dayz."

Also nearby are [http://www.stonewall.ca/dyk.asp?ID=23 Kinsmen Lake] , Lake Winnipeg, and [http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/norris_lake/index.html Norris Lake] .

Winter

Annually, the Town of Teulon holds a Santa Claus parade, most often followed by a bonspiel. Volunteers take pride in creating floats, decorating their vehicles and tractors, and tossing candy to the wide turnout of guests.

Media

Newspaper

Local newspapers of Teulon include the [http://www.stonewallargusteulontimes.com Stonewall Argus & Teulon Times] , as well as the Interlake Spectator.

In Film

In summer/fall 2007, Teulon was the film location for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492044/ "The Haunting in Connecticut"] starring Virginia Madsen, and Elias Koteas. The film is expected to premiere in 2008.

Notes

=External Links=

* [http://www.teulon.ca/ Town of Teulon Official Website]

* [http://www.rockwood.ca/ Rural Municipality of Rockwood]