Pipestone, Manitoba


Pipestone is a community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Located at the corner of Highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately from either Virden or Melita, approximately to the United States border and approximately to the Saskatchewan border. It is mainly an agricultural area with some oil drilling nearby. Pipestone is part of the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.

History

More than of oil seeped into farmland near Pipestone as a result of a broken pipe in January 2012.

2007 tornado

A very large, violent, multi-vortex tornado touched down in Pipestone on June 23, 2007. This tornado was officially rated F3, and was a part of the same outbreak as the 2007 Elie tornado. This tornado did not hit anything of note, nor were there any fatalities.

Notable people

Pipestone was the birthplace of John Hamilton Roberts, who commanded the landing forces in the Dieppe Raid in 1942.