Ashern
Ashern is a local urban district located in the Municipality of West Interlake in Manitoba's Interlake Region.
Ashern | |
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Ashern Location of Ashern in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′56″N 98°20′44″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Interlake |
| Census Division | No. 18 |
| Government | |
| • MP | James Bezan |
| • MLA | Derek Johnson |
| Population | |
| • Total | 616 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0C 0E0 |
| Area code | 204 |
| NTS Map | 062O01 |
| GNBC Code | GABCU |
Today, the community supports the agriculture (mostly beef in addition to a few private pork and chicken farms), fishing, mineral extraction, recreation and tourism industries. The community of Ashern is the largest community in the municipality and is a regional service centre to a trading area of approximately 8,000 people.
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