Neepawa

Contact

For further information on health services provided in Neepawa, please contact:

Area Manager
Neepawa Health Centre Box 1240, Neepawa MB R0J 1H0
Phone: 204-476-2394
Fax: 204-476-5007

GEOGRAPHY / DEMOGRAPHICS

The town of Neepawa is located along the Yellowhead Highway #16 in the Province’s Westman Region. The community of approximately 3325 residents is located 45 minutes northeast of Brandon, and northwest of Winnipeg.

ECONOMIC BASE

As an economic hub serving a business region of some 13,000 plus people, Neepawa’s primary economic driver is the agricultural industry which is so prevalent within the surrounding municipalities. The largest single non-governmental employers in the area are the Springhill Farms pork processing facility (350+ employees) and Prairie Forest Products lumber treating facility (100+ employees).

Neepawa has always been an entrepreneurial town, and has an incredible array of retail, hospitality, and professional services to offer. It’s location at the intersection of the number 16 and number 5 highways, makes Neepawa a very important transportation hub as well. Every year hundreds of thousands of vehicles pass through town, stopping by to eat in our restaurants, sleep in our hotels, or camp out at the local RV park.

As the title holder of “World Lily Capital”, and as former home and burial place of famous author Margaret Laurence, Neepawa enjoys visits from thousands of worldly travelers ever year. Neepawa has also won the prestigious title of “Manitoba’s Most Beautiful Town” more than any other, and prides itself on it’s cleanliness, low crime rate, beautiful flora, majestic Elm tree population, and historic architecture.

RECREATION BASE

• Yellowhead Arena and Hall (regulation-sized hockey arena with artificial ice).
• 6-Lane junior olympic-sized outdoor leisure swimming pool.
• 2 asphalt tennis courts.
• All-weather rubberized asphalt track with attached football and soccer fields.
• Neepawa Golf & Country Club—18 holes, grass greens, driving range, fully irrigated.
• Softball/hardball diamonds.
• Groomed hiking trails & cross country ski trail
• Neepawa Curling Club with 6 sheets of artificial ice.
• Arden Curling Club with natural ice.
• Six 5-pin bowling lanes
• Numerous parks equipped with playground equipment and picnic areas.
• Peaceful Park Lake Bird Sanctuary.
• Many halls, gymnasiums, curling clubs & arenas
• Fairgrounds with extensive livestock corrals & barns.
• Starting point of Rossburn Sub-Division of Trans Canada Trail.
• Snowmobile Club & Trails.
• Rifle & Archery Ranges
• Gymnastics Club
• Great hunting & fishing areas.

EDUCATION

Elementary, Collegiate & Post-Secondary (ACC).