Reston, Manitoba
Reston is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in southwestern Manitoba, located near the border of Saskatchewan on the west and North Dakota on the south. It is the largest community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, which also includes Sinclair, Cromer and Pipestone.
History
The name of the community was derived from the area where many of the original settlers came from, which was Reston Junction in Berwickshire, Scotland. The post office opened in 1890 on land location 9-7-27W. It was also a Canadian Pacific railway point and there was a school district which had the name Lanark and a district named Reston was later located on 9-7-27W.The site for Restom Memorial Park is purchased in 1921, Work on the memorial was supervized by Alf Archer. The War Memorial was erected in Reston Memorial Park and was unveiled by Sir James Aikins, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, on June 30 1922. The Reston War Memorial was erected in commemoration of the 23 fallen soldiers and 143 total enlistees from Reston during WW1. In 1956 bronze plaques were added to the memorial, Inscribed in the plaques on one side are the names of the 23 fallen soldiers from WW1 and on the other side are the names of the 17 fallen soldiers from WW2. The memorial is made up of Italian marble and topped by the figure of a Canadian soldier. The soldier’s gaze is slightly to the left, he appears serious and calm while looking as if he's pondering about far away thoughts, He stands slightly at ease with his hands clasped over the barrel of his rifle. The cost of the statue was $3,600.
In October 2012, Reston sold lots in the community for $10 in order to attract families and businesses.
In September 2018, The RM of Pipestone approved the construction of a man made lake in Reston. The project was estimated to cost roughly $340,000, the lake officially opened June 15, 2019. In 2020 the community added a floating dock and waterslide on the lake costing an additional $25,000.