Virden

Virden is a small town in Western Manitoba.

Understand

Known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba", Virden has its roots as a farming community known as Gopher Creek. However, it became a railway tent town in 1882, and grew in population due to the brick and flour industry, as well as with the discovery of oil in the 1950s. The origin of the name, Virden, allegedly arose as a misspelling of the German town Verden in the homeland of the 7th Duke of Manchester's wife.

Get in

Virden is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1), halfway between Regina and Winnipeg, and Highway 83.

Get around

See

• 🌍 Fort Montagne a la Bosse (4.0 km (2.5 mi) east of Virden along the former Trans-Canada Hwy.). A former North West Company trading post from 1790 until c. 1805. The original fort site was destroyed during extraction of gravel during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway through the area. The site is marked with a cairn. (updated Oct 2018)
• 🌍 Virden Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Manitoba Provincial Heritage Site No. 79), 425 6th Avenue S. (updated Oct 2018)
• Virden Pioneer Home Museum, 390 King Street W, ☎ [phone]. (updated Oct 2018)

Do

Buy

• Costume Closet, 484 6th Avenue S, ☎ [phone]. Contains a unique collection of over 15,000 costumes. (updated Oct 2018)

Eat

• Boston Pizza, 290 Frontage Road W, ☎ [phone]. (updated Oct 2018)
• Chicken Chef, 175 Wellington St W, ☎ [phone]. (updated Oct 2018)
• T's Dining & Lounge, 235 Nelson Street W, ☎ [phone]. (updated Oct 2018)

Drink

Sleep

• Comfort Inn & Suites, 380 Frontage Road W, ☎ [phone], toll-free: [phone]. (updated Oct 2018)

Connect

Go next

Routes through Virden

Calgary ← Regina ←	W  E	→ Brandon → Winnipeg
Swan River ← Russell ←	N  S	→ → becomes → Jct W E → Minot