The East Selkirk Busy Fingers 4-H Sewing Club was founded in 1950. Some of the founding members were: June Zegil, Carole Smith, Cecilia Klisko, Katherine Chanas, Sharon Corby, Frances and Olive Andrayko, Agnes Kwiatkowski, and Cathy Bosko, to name a f The 1953-54 executive€ were: Leader: Mrs. Evelyn Wesley; President: Bernice Kianski; Vice-President: Mary Luzny;…
People passionate about sharing the story of the iconic Grand Beach and East Beaches area of Manitoba partnered to create the East Beaches Heritage Wing. Tens of thousands of people from all over the world have visited this award-winning museum. In 2015, the exhibit Putting Food on the Table received an Honourable Mention under Interpretation…
My grandfather, the Rev. Patrick Bruce, was an Anglican minister who also taught school. My father, David A. Bruce also taught school. Arnhold School was located north of the Anglican Church, at a place called Oak Point. There was no school in the Village of Oak Point until I was 8 years old. One of…
Back in the early 1870’s a young Scot by the name of John Kenneth Mclvor, came to Manitoba when he was 29 years old. He married Maryanne Corrigal and on a homestead, in what is now called Kirkness,
The Balsam Bay School District No. 859 was formed on May 7, 1895 by bylaw No. 128 of the Council of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements to consist of the following lands: Sections, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21,22,23,26,27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, whole or fractional in tp. 17-78. Sections 4, 5,’1,8,9, ll, 17,…
In the mid 1920’s, a group of Beaconia residents were agitating for a school to be formed in their area. A petition was circulated and soon was widely signed. Mr. A.C. Trapp presented the petition to his Councillor, Mr. J. Isbister, who in turn presented it to the Municipality of St. Clements by the early…
The Province of Manitoba passed legislation to allow the formation of the R.M of St. Clements on 7 July 1883. The legislation was proclaimed as law on 16 November 1883 and deemed effective by 22 December 1883. The original boundaries included: Portions of the County of Lisgar, from the Red River to the line between…
During the early years of the depression the Council of the R.M. of St. Clements set about to create job opportunities and work situations for its residents. People were hurting and the relief lists were growing at an alarming rate. Council had been negotiating with the Canadian Industries Ltd. since 1929 and had their promise…
The new School District of Bright Star No. 2024 was formed by a board of arbitrators, acting upon a petition signed by Walter Pasieka and thirteen other landowners of the area. This meeting was held at Tyndall, MB. On Thursday, Feb. 5, 1920 at 2 p.m. This new district was to be made up of…
Early in Feb. 1917, a group petitioned for the formation of a new school district. The land proposed was included in the Thalberg S.D. and consisted of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 32 and all of Sec. 33 in tp. 16-8E. Therefore Council (R.M. of St. Clements) did prepare by-law (No. 14211917) to carry out…
Those of you that suspect the name “Broken head” has something to do with an Indian Legend are correct. Even the ring of the name suggests this. Not only does the origin of the name of this stream have a most interesting connection with an ancient fragment of Indian lore, but this legend is, in…
A group of residents petitioned the Municipality of St. Clements during the summer of 1910 begging that a new school district be formed, to be known as Brookside No. 1546. The petition stated that there were just under 30 children of school age living within a one mile radius of the proposed school site. The…
Sam recalls that when they built the buildings they were placed far apart and had sand enclosing them, so that if there was an explosion that it would blow straight up, rather than spread sideways. The first Plant Manager was a gentleman called Mr. Dean Irvine. Sam relates that you had to change into your…
The C-l-L contact dates back to the early part of 1929 when a Mr. Loftus of the firm “Aikins, Loftus and Aikins” approached the Council of the Municipality of St. Clements to discuss the purchase of a 1200 acre tract of land just south of the Village of East Selkirk. By August, 1929, Mr. Loftus…
Margaret Waytuik and Gladys Chorney hosted two 4- H girls from Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Anton and Adeline Chorney were hosts to Mrs. Bresley, 4-H leader from Nebraska, and Mr. and Mrs. Yurkiw and family hosted a 4-H boy from Nebraska. In 1962. Russel Kossack attended a short course in Brandon and Gladys Chorney went…
The Roundhouse at East Selkirk was built by the Government of Canada as a Public Works project during the years 1878 and 1879. There were more than two contractors involved in the construction. It was an enormous building built of stone and brick. The stone came from our own East Selkirk Quarry and the bricks…
Top reasons that Captain William Kennedy is a person of national significance: 1) Captain Kennedy was regarded as a hero of the British Empire for his exploits in the Arctic. He was honoured by famed Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton in 1910. He reached the furthest tip of the North American continent and has four places…
Site Location (lat/long): N50.18250, W96.83987 denoted by symbol on the map above Location: River Lot 212, 8 Stone Church Road, East Selkirk MB, R0E 0M0, Canada Contact Person: Wendy and Tom Serger (Caretakers)- 204-482-3319 or 204-485-7876 Facilities: Toilets and water pump located North of the Church St. Peter’s Cemetery Student Activities: or Why…
Blessed Virgin Mary the Protectress Church and East Selkirk Cemetery Site Location (lat/long): N 50° 08.248 W 096° 50.109 Location: West off Highway 59, at junction of Colville Road (PTH 212) and Old Henderson Highway Contact People: St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic- Mrs. Stella Dubas 204-482-5860 St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church- Mrs. Judith Jaworski 204-785-1397 St….
St. Clements Anglican Church and Cemetery Site Location (lat/long): N50.12513, W96.89517 denoted by symbol on the map above Location: 178 River Road, Saint Andrews, MB Contact Person: Brian Taylor, Churchyard Office: 204-482-7237 Facilities: Toilets are available in the Church Hall St. Clements Cemetery Student Activities: or Why St. Clements Anglican Church is Historically…
Our committee was asked to create an inventory of the cemeteries in the Interlake region. The inventory at the bottom of the page is as complete as possible. With many churches closing, it is very difficult to find the people that are responsible to maintain each cemetery. Many families have taken the responsibility of caring…
Peguis was born in about 1774 near Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) to a Saulteaux (Ojibway) mother, and a French fur trader (coureur des bois/voyageur). His family moved west to Red Lake (Minnesota) before migrating northward on Red River to where it meets the Assiniboine River (current city of Winnipeg, Manitoba). Continuing north, they settled their…
Explorers and Fur Traders Exploring the “new world” was a task that few had the bravery to attempt. The French Canadians were some of the first foreign explorers to come to the land along the Red River and into current St. Clements. Led by Pierre La Vérendrye, they explored this fertile region in the first…
St. Peter’s Church, Dynevor, is a distinctive monument not only in St. Clements, but in all of Canada. Built in 1853 in East Selkirk, Manitoba, it is one of the oldest stone churches on the prairies. The major significance of this historical building is not in its age or architecture, but in its location as…
Colville Landing, or as it was originally known, Colville Landinga, was named after the Hudson’s Bay Company’s S.S. Colville which plied the waters of Lake Winnipeg for many years. It in turn was named after two of the most important figures in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s history, Andrew Wedderburn Colville, and his son Eden. The…