RIVERTON, MANITOBA

'Riverton' is a small town in the province of Manitoba in Canada located approximately 110 kilometers north of Winnipeg. The main economy is fishing. Other industries include agriculture, and the service sector, with manufacturing a distant third. Being in a unique position on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, it services the northern communities via a winter road. Riverton is on the way to Hecla Island Provincial Park and many people from Winnipeg stop in or pass by the village on the way to cottage country each summer. There is a small population of around 600 people.
The fishing industry still thrives as the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation continue to operate a fish-packing factory on the banks of the Icelandic River, which passes through the center of Riverton. The CPR's train conductor is reputed to have named the town. It is sometimes referred to as Happytown.

Contents

Suburbs of Riverton

Schools in the Riverton area

Churches in the Riverton area

Major Businesses in the Riverton area

Notable residents

Links

Suburbs of Riverton

Hnausa, Manitoba
Mennville, Manitoba

Schools in the Riverton area

Riverton Collegiate Institute
Riverton Early Middle School
Mennville Christian School

Churches in the Riverton area

Riverton Gospel Chapel
Riverton Fellowship Circle Church
Riverton-Hnausa Lutheran Church
Mennville E M Church

Major Businesses in the Riverton area

These are only some of the many businesses that thrive in and around the town of Riverton

D & T's Shop Easy Foods	The Other Place (store)	Riverton Co-Op
Riverton and District Friendship Centre	Village of Riverton Office	Evergreen Regional Library (Riverton Branch)
Riverton Credit Union	Canada Post (Riverton Branch)	Jessie's Grill
Melanie's Hairstyling	Flowers for Thought	Rick's Electric
Pro Hardware	Sigvaldason Insurance	Lakeside Digital
Riverton Parts Bank Car Wash	Riverton Transportation and Heritage Museum	Neicom Business Development Corporation
Beaver Creek Bible Camp	Bernice's Transfers	Riverton Community Health Centre
Riverton Community Hall/Curling Rink	MCC Furniture and Things	Riverton MCC Thrift Shop
Braden Interiors	Oasis Hair Company	Riverton Agri' Auto
Riverton Airways	Riverton Day Care	ErosionControlBlanket.com
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation	Riverton Transfer	Integrity Foods
Riverton Motor Inn	Riverton Skating Rink	Sears Canada Inc (Riverton branch)
Westshore Marine	Zag Fab Boats	Interlake Real Estate
Johnson's Electrical	NRW Manufacturing Inc	Sunterra Horticulture Canada Inc

Notable residents

Riverton is the hometown of former professional ice hockey player Reggie Leach.
The current Mayor is Colin Bjarnason. Like many small towns, the mayor position is not a full-time position and the mayor works a regular job at the provincial park.
Riverton is noted for being one of the first Canadian settlements of Icelandic immigrants in the nineteenth century. Later immigrations included Ukrainian, Polish and Mennonite peoples. The original habitants have been the Cree and Metis aboriginal nations, which still reside in the village and surrounding areas.
Another notable Riverton resident is a moose statue that is located right beside the Riverton Train Station otherwise known as the Riverton Transportation and Heritage Center.

Links

★ Official website

★ Riverton Collegiate Institute website

★ Riverton Early Middle School website