SOURIS

town, southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It lies at the confluence of Plum Creek and the Souris River, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Brandon. Settled about 1880, it developed as a retailing and service centre for a grain-growing district. Souris (French for mouse or mice) also became a divisional point on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and railroad shops are a main source of employment. The town is known for its Gravel Pits (a popular rock-collecting site with an abundance of petrified wood, jasper, agates, and dendrite) and for its swinging footbridge (one of Canada's longest, 582 feet ) across the Souris River. Inc. 1904. Pop. (1991) 1,662. town, Kings county, eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is situated along Colville Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, at the mouth of the Souris River, 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Charlottetown. Originally settled by French Acadians in 1748, the town was named via the river for the souris (mice) that once plagued crops in the area. Souris is a regional service centre noted for its beaches and trout fishing. One of the province's main commercial-fishing centres, it has a large deepwater harbour with steamer connections to the Magdalen Islands, 70 miles (113 km) north. Inc. 1910. Pop. (1991) 1,333.