Average costs and comments from CostHelper's team of professional journalists and community of users. Do-it-yourself materials to install an asphalt shingle roof on an average one-story ranch-style home (with a gently sloping roof of 1,700-2,100 square feet) can run $680-$3,700, depending on the quality of the materials.
The Origin of the Name. Manitoba. The name Manitoba originated in the languages. of the Aboriginal people who lived on the. Prairies and travelled the waters of Lake. Manitoba. These people, the Cree and Assiniboin First. Nations, introduced European explorers, traders.
The name originates from the English surname Brandon. This surname can be derived from any of the numerous placenames in England so-named which are composed of two elements derived from the Old English language. The first element means  broom ,  gorse ; and the second means  hill .