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Originally Posted by niwell
The abrupt landscape change is actually about 85km west of the Manitoba / Ontario border, but it is very stark. I'm going to submit that western Canada actually begins at about the junction of highways 17 and 17, just east of Kenora. The Kenora area is essentially cottage country for Winnipeg and the permanent residents often identify more with Manitoba than Ontario.
You could potentially include the Rainy River District (Fort Frances), as this area is just as isolated from the rest of Ontario, and also shares the Central Time Zone. However the ties there seem to be closer to Minnesota than western Canada.
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To the bolded - at most begrudgingly. The locals
in general, don't care much for 'Tobans.
As to the topography change - it's only stark at that particular part of the province. For the vast swaths of land north of there, it's all Shield country and more or less indistinguishable on either side of the border.
I would propose a better indicator is the presence of naturally occurring White Pines. I am a tree guy, and that particular species of tree actual does noticeably stop more or less at the MB/ON border.
The east - where the white pines begin.