Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.0West Alexander’s public library is Neil John McLean Library
It sits 0.6 km from the centre of West Alexander. Library statistics aren’t published openly in Manitoba, so there are no visit or loan figures for West Alexander.
ACivic life#40 of 185 in ManitobaBehind West Alexander’s civic life grade
West Alexander gets a A for civic life, #40 of 185 towns graded in Manitoba. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for West Alexander, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Winnipeg mailing addresses hold 1,819 registered charities
There is no count for West Alexander on its own: the charities are those of all of Winnipeg. It works out to 2.1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Manitoba town has 2.1 and Canada’s 1.4. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
38.3%
In 2023, 38.3% of people in Manitoba volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 35.6% and 41.1%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
West Alexander’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of West Alexander.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).
Questions about the library and civic life in West Alexander
Does West Alexander have a public library?
Yes: Neil John McLean Library.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).