Nearly the entire
province has the same
area code, that is, (204) and there is only
one phone
book for pretty much
everywhere, aside from
Winnipeg.
A popular
game for the
youth of Manitoba, is
spitting on the
sidewalk during
winter, to see whose
freezes
first.
Many use these comical slogans in reference to the
province:
"What you get in Manitoba is 10 months of winter, and 2 months of
bad snowmobiling."
"You don't have to worry about your dog running away, because you'll be able to see him for days".
It is very, very
flat, and hardly a day goes by without
sun. It has much in common with
Saskatchewan, another
prairie province. I lived there for a year, and then got the hell out. It's not such a terrible place, it's just too cold and everything is so spread out!! :)
Also of note: the
air in Manitoba is much dreamier than the air in
Ontario, but the
land pollution is considerably worse because of the
agriculture.