Oak Bluff, Manitoba

Oak Bluff is an incorporated community located in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada. It is situated seven kilometres southwest of the City of Winnipeg, between Manitoba Highway (PTH) 3's intersections with PTH 100 (Perimeter Highway) and PTH 2. The community has a population of 1,051 as of the Canada 2016 census[3]

Not to be confused with Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
Oak Bluff
Oak Bluff
Location of Oak Bluff in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°46′24″N 97°24′39″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Region
Area
 • Total2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,051
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0G 1N0
Area code(s)Area codes 204 and 431

Oak Bluff overlaps the Central Plains and Winnipeg Metro Regions. It is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area.

History

The Oak Bluff area was settled by British and Scottish settlers in the 1870s. Rail service arrived in the community in 1901 and a grain elevator was established soon after to serve the mainly agricultural area. Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway was constructed on the east side of the community in the 1950s, which greatly increased traffic through the area, as the highway is now part of the Trans-Canada Highway highway system. From 1960 to 1972, Oak Bluff was part of a region controlled by the City of Winnipeg under the Metropolitan Winnipeg Act, which led to commercial and industrial development in the area.

Between 2011 and 2016, the community's population increased from 581 to 1,051, the second largest percentage increase (80.9%) of any community in Manitoba.[3]

Education

Oak Bluff's first school was constructed in 1889 and later replaced with new buildings in 1913, 1930, and more recently in the 1990s. The current Oak Bluff school houses students from Kindergarten to grade eight and is part of the Red River Valley School Division (formerly the Morris-MacDonald School Division).[4] After the eighth grade, students attend the high school in nearby Sanford.

Sports and recreation

Oak Bluff's indoor arena is one of five that serve the municipality. The community does not have its own youth ice hockey teams, rather it participates in the MacDonald minor hockey program that includes all communities in the municipality. Oak Bluff's recreation grounds also feature baseball diamonds and soccer pitches.

Situated between Oak Bluff and Winnipeg is The Rink Training Centre (TRTC), a privately-owned arena and training complex that houses the Rink Hockey Academy and a high performance ice hockey clinic.[5] TRTC is also home to the Winnipeg Blues and Winnipeg Freeze of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. A 4,000-seat arena, adjacent to TRTC, is currently under development, which will be the future home to the Winnipeg Ice of the Western Hockey League.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile - 2016 Census - Oak Bluff, Manitoba". statcan.gc.ca.
  2. "Elevation of Oak Bluff". earthtools.org.
  3. "Canada 2006 Census".
  4. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oak Bluff School No. 600 (Oak Bluff, RM of Macdonald)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. "Winnipeg scores new $20M, 3-rink hockey training centre". CBC News. 20 June 2018.
  6. "Ice, WHL holding press conference in Winnipeg Tuesday to announce move". Winnipeg Sun. 29 January 2019.


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