Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Binscarth is a village (pop. 425 in 2011) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Russell. It is located approximately 167 kilometres (104 mi) northwest of Brandon and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south from the town of Russell, Manitoba. The community was originally formed around a stock farm established by the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company some three miles northwest of the current townsite. It was named after the Company founder's ancestral home in the Orkney Islands. When the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway (later CPR) was built through the area in 1886, the railway station was established at the current site of SE15-19-28W, and the community soon relocated itself there. The economic base of the town is a mix of agriculture and service businesses. Major industrial employers in the area include three potash mines nearby in Saskatchewan (PCS Rocanville, Mosaic K1 Esterhazy and K2 Gerald) and a canola crushing plant (Bunge) at Harrowby Manitoba.. }
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- Binscarth,_Manitoba abstract "Binscarth is a village (pop. 425 in 2011) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Russell. It is located approximately 167 kilometres (104 mi) northwest of Brandon and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south from the town of Russell, Manitoba. The community was originally formed around a stock farm established by the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company some three miles northwest of the current townsite. It was named after the Company founder's ancestral home in the Orkney Islands. When the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway (later CPR) was built through the area in 1886, the railway station was established at the current site of SE15-19-28W, and the community soon relocated itself there. The economic base of the town is a mix of agriculture and service businesses. Major industrial employers in the area include three potash mines nearby in Saskatchewan (PCS Rocanville, Mosaic K1 Esterhazy and K2 Gerald) and a canola crushing plant (Bunge) at Harrowby Manitoba.".