Miami, Manitoba

Miami
Miami Railway Station
Miami Location of Miami in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°22′16″N 98°14′38″W / 49.37111°N 98.24389°WCoordinates: 49°22′16″N 98°14′38″W / 49.37111°N 98.24389°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Pembina Valley
Census Division	No. 3
Established	1885
Government
• Governing Body	R.M. of Thompson Council
• MP	Candice Bergen
• MLA	Blaine Pedersen
Population (2011 Census[1])
• Total	435
• Density	350.6/km^2 (908/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Postal Code	R0G 1H0
Area code(s)	204
NTS Map	062G08
GNBC Code	GARDJ
Website	http://www.miamimanitoba.com/

Miami is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district^[2] in southern Manitoba, Canada which was formed in 1885. It supports a K-12 school and has a curling rink and a skating rink. It lies 100 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Thompson. Miami also has a fire department. Members of the department are trained to a minimum Level I fire fighting certification with the Office of the Fire Commissioner. The Miami Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service has about 24 active members. The community also has an EMS Unit that works in conjunction with the surrounding hospitals.

In 2005, the community was the victim of a mass street sign theft. All of the community's signs, a total of 44, were stolen just before Christmas Day; total replacement cost was about $7,000 CAD. It just so happened that same night a house fire was reported and no street signs were available for directions. Most of the streets in the community are named after prominent past residents or pioneers.

Miami was used in a controversial prank contest by Winnipeg radio station Classic Rock 97.5 FM (CJKR) morning man Scruff Connors in 1995. The radio station ran a contest for an all expenses paid trip to Miami to watch the Super Bowl, but did not mention that they were referring to Miami, Manitoba and not the one in Florida.^[3] Local media reported that some participants had considered lawsuits over the prank. Because of the negative backlash of the prank, CJKR terminated Connors' contract within days of the incident.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
2. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
3. "Miami can be Super -- especially for cyclists". Winnipeg Free Press. 10 September 2001.

External links

• Official site