Dominion City

Dominion City is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin, Manitoba Canada. It is located in southeastern part of the province, approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the Canada–United States border.

Dominion City, 2006

Dominion City is served by Roseau Valley School. The community also has a pool, a museum, a bank, a credit union, a general store, a hockey rink and a curling club. Historic buildings in Dominion City include All Saints Anglican Church, which is now used as the Franklin Museum.

Originally the name was Roseau and Roseau Crossing, but confusion with Roseau, Minn., and Roseau, Ont. led to its being changed in 1878. "City" was added in keeping with Crystal City and Rapid City.[1]

There was a Post Office called Roseau Crossing established in 1876. The name was changed to Dominion City in 1880.

Notable persons from Dominion City include Julie Masi, née Opocensky, a member of the Juno Award-winning The Parachute Club music group. She was born on a farm near Dominion City and continued to reside in the area until completion of high school.[2]

References

Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 58. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
John Einarson, Soaring with Parachute Club: Singer pulled rip cord on music career after success in the '80s. Winnipeg Free Press, October 19, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-10.

Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 65) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

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[1] Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 58. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.

[2] John Einarson, Soaring with Parachute Club: Singer pulled rip cord on music career after success in the '80s. Winnipeg Free Press, October 19, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-10.