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Gilbert Plains is a town in Manitoba (population approx. 800) on highway 5 and the CN railway line, between Dauphin and Grandview , or about 250 miles NW of Winnipeg. Incorporated 1906, the original townsite was some miles to the south. Named for Gilbert Ross , a metis who was living in the region when the first European settler, Glenlyon Campbell , arrived.

Gilbert Plains is situated on the Valley River , in the parkland country between the Riding Mountains and the Duck Mountains . It is primarily a service centre for the surrounding farms. It also has a pleasant 18-hole golf course, the back nine being considerably more challenging than the front 9.

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