{"id":34913,"count":1,"description":"Virden, Manitoba (pop. 3020) is a town in southwestern Manitoba. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the \"Oil Capital of Manitoba\".\nIt developed as a farming community, but grew in the late 19th century as a result of the railway, and in the 1950s with the discovery of oil.\nThe town is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway (also known as Highway #1) and Highway 83 (the 'Palms to Pines' route) and is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Wallace. Virden is a regional service centre owing in part to its location, and it has a stable commercial sector, including a Tim Hortons, an A&W; fast food restaurant, Subway, Chicken Chef, and several other restaurants, gas stations, and coffee shops.\nKnown as the \"Victorian Home on the Prairies\", the Pioneer Home Museum exists within a late 19th century home. With over ten thousand donated items relating to Virden and area, the Museum's collection is extensive. It is open May to September and...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/virden\/","name":"Virden","slug":"virden","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/34913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=34913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}