Silver, Manitoba


Silver is an unincorporated community in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately south of Arborg within the Rural Municipality of Armstrong.
Silver began as a Canadian Pacific Railway point in 1911 and was named after N. T. Silver, a contractor who shipped wood from the location. One map source from 1914 showed the locality as being named Silver Spur. The Post Office opened in 1918 on 35-21-2E. In its heyday, Silver was host to a few general stores. Cord wood and grain were the primary resources shipped by train, and passenger services included a morning train south to Winnipeg and a night train north to Arborg. The small community church of St. John's Ukrainian Catholic is located on the west side of Provincial Trunk Highway 7 but closed in the early 2010s due to low attendance. Approximately to the west is Silver's only cemetery, St. John's Parish Cemetery.
In 1991, a new community centre was built in Silver and serves as staging grounds for multiple events, including the Silver Western Days and the Silver Picnic.

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