Otterburne
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Otterburne is a small settlement in the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry, Manitoba, located about 50 kilometers south of Winnipeg, in Canada. It is named after Otterburn, Northumberland in England,{{cite book|last1=Geographic Board of Canada|title=Place-names of Manitoba|date=1933|publisher=J. O. Patenaude, acting King's printer|location=Ottawa|hdl=2027/mdp.39015027929515?urlappend=%3Bseq=68|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015027929515?urlappend=%3Bseq=68|page=66}} and is the location of Providence University College and Theological Seminary.
On 30 July 2005, a windstorm reaching speeds of over 150 km/h ripped through the Otterburne area, destroying trees, damaging buildings, and picking up irrigation wheels which weighed over 15 tonnes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=164758D5-1|title=Canada's Top Ten Weather Stories For 2005 - Regional Weather Highlights|last=|first=|date=2009-12-14|website=www.ec.gc.ca|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-17}} Eyewitnesses reported seeing a tornado.
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External links
- [http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/manitoba/otterburne/2004765.html ePodunk file]
- [http://prov.ca/international/preDepartureGuide/otterburne.aspx Reference by the Providence College and Theological Seminary]
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Category:Localities in Manitoba
Category:Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba
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