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Oakburn
Unincorporated community
Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic parish in Oakburn.Old grain elevator in Oakburn.Oakburn and District Pioneers monument.
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural Municipality	Yellowhead

Oakburn is a community in the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, Manitoba, Canada.

Oakburn is located at the junction of Highway #21 and #45, 14 km north of Shoal Lake. It began when the Canadian National Railway was built in 1906. Although it was named by Scottish settlers, the area boasts a strong Ukrainian heritage with many historical sites still well preserved.

There is a Nursery School program available in the former Oakburn School. A Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Church are located in town and the Catholic Church also has a Parish Hall. The Oakburn Memorial Rink has two sheets of natural curling ice and a natural ice skating rink.

The Rossburn Sub-Division of the TransCanada Trail passes through the community. Oakburn has a general store and fuel station/garage.

References

1. "Google Maps".

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v t e Places adjacent to Oakburn
Rossburn Riding Mountain National Park Oakburn Elphinstone Shoal Lake

50°33′55″N 100°34′44″W / 50.56528°N 100.57889°W / 50.56528; -100.57889

v t e Division No. 15, Manitoba (Western Manitoba)
Towns	Minnedosa Neepawa Former towns Birtle Erickson Hamiota Rapid City Shoal Lake
Villages	Former villages St. Lazare
Rural municipalities	Clanwilliam – Erickson Ellice – Archie Hamiota Harrison Park Minto – Odanah North Cypress – Langford (part) Oakview Prairie View Rosedale Yellowhead Former RMs Archie Birtle Blanshard Clanwilliam Ellice Harrison Langford Miniota Minto Odanah Park Saskatchewan Shoal Lake Strathclair
First Nations	Birdtail Sioux Gambler Keeseekoowenin Ojibway Rolling River
Indian reserves	Birdtail Creek 57 Gambler 63 (part) Keeseekoowenin 61 Rolling River 67 Rolling River 67B
Unincorporated communities	Arrow River Cardale Clanwilliam Decker Elphinstone Foxwarren Franklin Hilltop Isabella Manson McAuley Miniota Oakburn Oak River Onanole Reeder Sandy Lake Scandinavia Strathclair Willen
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

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