Ashern | |
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Location of Ashern in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 51°10′56″N 98°20′44″W / 51.18222°N 98.34556°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Interlake |
Census Division | No. 18 |
Government | |
• MP | James Bezan |
• MLA | Derek Johnson |
Population | |
• Total | 616 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal Code | R0C 0E0 |
Area code | 204 |
NTS Map | 062O01 |
GNBC Code | GABCU |
Ashern is a local urban district[2] located in the Municipality of West Interlake in Manitoba's Interlake Region.
Today, the community supports the agriculture (mostly beef in addition to a few private pork and chicken farms), fishing, mineral extraction, recreation and tourism industries. The community of Ashern is the largest community in the municipality and is a regional service centre to a trading area of approximately 8,000 people.