. "R0C 0A8" . . . . . "-6" . "Rural Municipality"@en . "Location of Riverton in Manitoba"@en . "2016"^^ . . . "-6"^^ . . "-5"^^ . . . . . "Canada Manitoba"@en . . . . . . . . "GNBC Code"@en . "Riverton Transportation and Heritage Museum.jpg"@en . "Riverton, Manitoba"@en . "50.99583435058594"^^ . . . ""@en . . . "Riverton is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Bifrost \u2013 Riverton within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located approximately 110 kilometres north of Winnipeg. The CPR's train conductor is reputed to have named the community. Riverton is a descriptive which replaced the earlier name, Icelandic River. Icelandic River was named in 1875 by an Icelandic expedition as a prelude to Riverton. Originally known as White River, it appears on Arrowsmith's map of 1821, and as White Mud on Palliser's map of 1865. The main economy is fishing. The Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation operates a fish-packing factory on the banks of the Icelandic River, which passes through the centre of Riverton. Other industries include agriculture and the service sector, with manufacturing being done by ECB (Erosion Control Blanket) a distant third. Being in a unique position on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, Riverton services the northern communities via a winter road. It is on the way to Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park and many people from Winnipeg stop in or pass by the community on the way to cottage country each summer."@en . . . . . . "Riverton"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Postal code span"@en . . . . . "6649"^^ . . . "R0C 0A8"@en . . "218.0"^^ . . . "Established"@en . "-5" . . . "MP"@en . . . "4652024"^^ . . . "Region"@en . "204"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "NTS Map"@en . . . . "218"^^ . . . . . . . "-96.99861145019531"^^ . . . . . "Country"@en . . . . "1109435258"^^ . "50.99583333333333 -96.99861111111112" . . . "204" . . . . "Riverton is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Bifrost \u2013 Riverton within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located approximately 110 kilometres north of Winnipeg. The CPR's train conductor is reputed to have named the community. Riverton is a descriptive which replaced the earlier name, Icelandic River. Icelandic River was named in 1875 by an Icelandic expedition as a prelude to Riverton. Originally known as White River, it appears on Arrowsmith's map of 1821, and as White Mud on Palliser's map of 1865."@en . . . . . "Riverton Transportation and Heritage Museum in winter."@en . . . . . . . "POINT(-96.998611450195 50.995834350586)"^^ . . . . "Riverton"@en . . . .