Ninette Manitoba is a small village nestled in a wide valley along the North shores of Pelican lake, located only 45 minutes from Brandon.

The lake its situated on is 14 miles long and is filled with Pike, Walleye and Perch., along with your standard bullheads and suckers. The village itself has little to offer due to it’s small size but it does have a pleasant campground situated right along the lake shore. The area boasts great birdwatching opportunities. Pelican Lake also offers a unique opportunity for people interested in yachting. The Pelican Lake Yacht Club offers lessons to novice and experienced sailors alike and has a marina with over 30 boats year round. In the Summer the lake is host to Sailing races and events.

To get to Ninette/Pelican Lake, drive South from Brandon on Highway 10 until Highway 23 which you take East (left) until you go straight to Ninette.

The Westman Reptile Gardens are one of Canada’s largest reptile “zoos” and make for an exciting weekend day trip in the Westman region.

The gardens contain dozens of different types of reptiles and animals, with over 15 different types of venomous snakes. Anaconda’s, cobras and crocodiles are all part of the exhibits. The reptiles you see here have also been featured in some films such as A Bear Called Winnie, The Lazarus Project and Category 7: The End of The World. A few years back it also received the Manitoba Star Attractions designation.

For ages 16 and up it’s $5.00 and for 3-15 it’s $3.00.

The hours are:

SUMMER
April 1st – September 30th

Monday – Saturday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday + Holidays: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

WINTER
(October 1st – March 31st)

Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Saturday: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sunday + Holidays: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Contact: (204) 763-4030

To get to the Westman Reptile Gardens drive East from Brandon on Veteran’s way until Highway 340. Take it South to Shilo and immediately take the road on the right Waggle Springs Road. Follow it for 1 mile until you see the Manitoba Star Attraction signs pointing to the Gardens. Total trip is 15 minutes 1 way.

Brandon Manitoba, is home to 2 movie theatres. One is the Capitol and the other is not as well known but still just as important as it serves the community in showcasing films which you wouldn’t find at the Capitol. That would be the J. R. C. Evans Theatre. It’s maintained by volunteers of the Brandon Film Festival.

Located at Brandon University in the George T. Richardson Building, it’s home to a single small screen but does have a little concessions area during screenings where you can by popcorn. The theatre is found by walking to the courtyard of the University, which is just around the building with large glass windows, and as you enter the building you will see the theatre directly in front of yourself.

Tickets are 6$.

Film Line: (204) 727-9704

The theatre is closed in the summer but will resume operations in September.

Some of the movies screen this year were:

• Seven Samurai
• Barney’s Version
• Fathers and Sons
• The Illusionist
• Blue Valentine
• And many more!

The RCA museum is located in CFB Shilo, only 26 km East of Brandon. It serves to represent a vital part of the history of Canada’s armed forces. The museum also tells the story of Canadian gunners over the years and how that aspect of war has evolved and made Canada a leading example for peacekeeping throughout the world. Since the first world war, over 100 000 gunners have served in the Canadian forces.

The museum was established in 1962 and contains over 60 000 items. It exhibits a large amount of pristine conditioned Canadian made military vehicles and a large number of artillery pieces.

Admission to the Museum will be free on May the 12th 2010, Manitoba day, from 10-5pm.

The museum is located at:

Building N-118, Patricia Road, CFB Shilo. (Drive past the city and follow the Manitoba attraction signs, and turn into the large parking lot with all the old artillary pieces. If you turn to where the new pieces are, you’d be in the military base.)

(204) 765-3000 ext. 3570

Hours:

10-5pm All days of the week.

Time to drive to destination: 20 minutes

Time to see everything: A few hours

(Zoom out with the minus button, to see Shilo’s location relative to Brandon)