Pipestone, Manitoba
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Pipestone is a community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Located at the corner of Highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from either Virden or Melita, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". to the United States border and approximately Script error: No such module "convert". to the Saskatchewan border. It is mainly an agricultural area with some oil drilling nearby. Pipestone is part of the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.
History
More than Script error: No such module "convert". of oil seeped into farmland near Pipestone as a result of a broken pipe in January 2012.[1]
2007 tornado
A very large, violent, multi-vortex tornado touched down in Pipestone on June 23, 2007.[2] This tornado was officially rated F3, and was a part of the same outbreak as the 2007 Elie tornado. This tornado did not hit anything of note and was not able to have any fatalities, but has been thought to have been a potentially F5 tornado.
Notable people
Pipestone was the birthplace of John Hamilton Roberts, who commanded the landing forces in the Dieppe Raid in 1942.
See also
- List of communities in Manitoba
- Pipestone Creek (Saskatchewan)
- Elie, Manitoba
- Scarth, Manitoba
- Alonsa, Manitoba (rural municipality)
- 2007 Elie tornado
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