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Manitoba town revives fortunes after selling land for $10
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A small southern Manitoba town is hoping to entice newcomers by selling plots of land for just $10. Winnipeg Bureau Chief Jill Macyshon reports.

Manitoba town revives fortunes after selling land for $10
14/10/2012
CTVNews.ca Staff

For the first time in years, the population of Reston, Manitoba is beginning to rise after officials offered up plots of land for around the same price as a movie ticket.



For the first time in years, the population of a small southern Manitoba town is beginning to rise after officials offered up plots of land for around the same price as a movie ticket.
Before the deal was offered, the small, scenic town of Reston had a population of just 550 people.

In an effort to capitalize on the mini oil boom underway in southwestern Manitoba, officials in the quaint Prairie town recently decided to sell land for $10.