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Canada

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Manitoba

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Baldur is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle. Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie. The community is named after the Norse god Baldur.

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Map of Baldur, MB, Canada

History

The community was founded in 1890 with the coming of the railway. Its name reflects the Icelandic heritage of the people in the community.

Notable people

  • It is the birthplace of Hockey Hall of Famer Tom Johnson.
  • It is the birthplace of award winning author and naturalist Bill Stilwell
  • It was where the Icelandic businessman Hallgrímur Fr. Hallgrímsson (1905-84) went to high school.

    • References

    Baldur, Manitoba Wikipedia
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