Gilbert Plains,
Manitoba: a town (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.