Rural Municipality of Lansdowne is at the center of farming in Manitoba, the 'Keystone Province' of Canada. We have a mixed farming economy, good land, scenic country roads, lots of heritage and one classic small village 'off the beaten track'.The World's Largest Crocus Monument welcomes visitors year-round at the south entrance to Arden (population 150). At the north end of Arden, thousands of natural crocuses bloom each April on a vibrant native Prairie grassland site.
The Carman Dufferin Recreation Commission is governed by a board of directors representing local citizens, municipal and town officials. The Town of Carman and the rural municiality of Dufferin along with the Dufferin Agricultural Society work together to provide recreational facilities and programs for the area.
The Carman Area Foundation is a community foundation established by an Act of Incorporation in 1998. The Foundation invests the contributions it receives in a perpetuity endowment fund and uses the income earned tomake grants to a wide range of charitable groups – grants that benefit our local communities.