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Product/Service Name: Roblin & Shell River Economic Development Company: Roblin & Shell River Economic Development ; P.O. Box 352 ; Ph: (204) 937-8640 The first inhabitants of the Roblin area lived off the land for thousands of years. When the railway reached the area at the beginning of the 1900s, many farmers and families from Eastern Europe settled in the area. In 1903, the first train came to Roblin. The village was originally named Goose Lake, but in 1904 it was renamed Roblin after the Premier of Manitoba at the time. Agricultural development led to rapid economic growth and by 1907 three elevators, a flour mill and a lumber mill were operating. The Village of Roblin was officially incorporated in 1913 and became the Town of Roblin on May 1, 1962. |
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