St. Clements Heritage recently finished a project called Our Essential Past: Pivotal Events that involved organizing the information found in our 944 page history book, East Side of the Red: A Centennial Project of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements 1884 to 1984 into historic themes. The events were placed into a thematic framework…
The Poplar Park School District No. 545 was first formed on Aug. 1, 1888. One of the first teachers was the Reverend Patrick Bruce who continued teaching the scholars until the end of June, 1894. Then followed three teachers between 1894 to 1897: Thos. W. Carter, Frederic A. Corbett and James A. Laird. On May…
Around the time that ancient Greece was rising to power, Lockport and St. Clements were part of a bountiful region of hunting, fishing, and trading. Long before European explorers reached the Red River valley, around the time that ancient Greece was rising to power, Lockport and St. Clements were part of a bountiful region of…
Dive deeper into understanding some of the terms and concepts that are relevant and common in Manitoba. Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) at mhs.mb.ca Catholic Online (Saints and Angels) at: www.catholic.org Dictionary of Canadian Biography – Library and Archives Canada “Rev. Abraham Cowley” at: http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=39570 Dictionary of Canadian Biography “Rev. William Cockran,” at: http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=38480 “The…
To celebrate it’s centennial, the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews published a history book entitled Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry, 1881-1980, and, twenty years later, published Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry: A Sequel. These books were truly a labour of love and a community effort of dozens of volunteers. They feature stories of…
To celebrate it’s centennial, the Rural Municipality of St. Clements published a history book entitled East Side of the Red, 1884 to 1984. At 944 pages, this book was truly a labour of love and a community effort of dozens of volunteers. It features stories of St. Clements: of families, churches, schools, organizations, politics and…
Members of the Rough, Tough, and Ugly group were: Jack Cybulski, Mike and George pawluk, Geo. Homenick, Bill Semenchuk, Metro Dalebozik, Mark Chernetski, Mike Peake, Bill Pihulak, Bill Tesch, Walter Lazaruk, Pete Huculak, Douglas Nelson, Jake Davis, Matthew Babiski, Fred Babiski, Bill Babiski, peter Kuhn, Sam Darichuk, John Darichuk, Peter and Mike Kreviazuk, John and…
St. Clements has the only Brick making plant in Manitoba. It has been stated that “Brick is the oldest manufactured building material known to man.” The earliest known manufacture and use of brick can be dated at about 6800 B.C. from the ancient Jericho ruins. The clays and shale of Manitoba are quite extensive and…
We have had many disastrous floods over the years, but the one foremost in our minds was the flood of 1950. Let’s compare the 1950 flood with other major floods on the Red River: 1950– an elevation at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine of 758.5 feet, 30.9 feet above city datum or 12.9…
The Red River North Region of Manitoba has some 59 cemeteries and burial sites. Our intent is to provide information concerning three of the cemeteries and to give teachers a practical guide that will show students how to gather historical evidence using these primary sources. The three cemeteries we have chosen are St. Peter Dynevor…
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William Cockran was born in 1798 in Chillingham, Northumberland, England – a town that borders Scotland. He referred to himself as a Scotsman. Rev. Cockran was a big man, reports suggest he stood seven feet tall and weighed about 300 pounds.He studied Christianity at the Church Missionary Society College in England where he learned to…
The rural municipality of St. Clements comprises of all those portions of townships 13, 14 and 15 in range 5 east lying to the east of the Red River and outside the limits of the Parishes of St. Andrews, St. Clements and St. Peters; all that portion of township 16 in range 5 east lying…
Historic photos of road building in the RM of St. Clements. Peter Karandiuk operating municipal equipment in 1937. Building Henderson Highway in the early 1900’s. Mike Yurkiw and Alvin Goodman Peters Road in 1946. Road construction in 1937 Art Boulton on Jackhammer Grading of St. Peter Road. St. Peter Road building m 1946. Grading St….
Some of the most intriguing/dangerous history of our municipality involves the old CIL plant known as Brainerd Works. Developed as one of the safest work plants of its time, it manufactured extreme explosives for mining operations in Western Canada. Discussions for the Canadian Industries Limited (CIL) plant were initiated in early 1929. Mr. Loftus, from…
By 1935, the Van Horne Farm had pretty well run its course as a showplace of Western Agriculture. Bad economic conditions, and severe drought on the prairies had combined to take its toll. The Shorthorn herd which had been an important part of the operation, had declined in size and in quality. Purebred bulls brought…
Discover some little-known and interesting historic places in the R.M. of St. Clements as well as nearby Selkirk and the R.M. of St. Andrews in the Selkirk & Area Heritage Tour. This 2 ½ hour driving tour was developed by the Selkirk Regional Heritage Group in partnership with the R.M. of St. Clements, the City…
To celebrate it’s centennial, the City of Selkirk published a history book entitled Selkirk “The First Hundred Years”, 1882 to 1982. This book was put together through the efforts of the Selkirk Centennial Committee, with the help of many other community members. It tells the story of Selkirk’s growth and development throughout its first hundred…
The Selkirk Wildlife Association was first organized in 1942-43. Some members of the first executive were, Ben Funk; President, Dr. Wittiker, Dr. Robinson, Doug Pruden, Frank Newman, Arry Verhuel, and Casey Van Hartevelt, who assisted in respective positions. They received guidance from the parent body “The Manitoba Wildlife Federation”, and supported functions in return. The…
SHEFFIELD S,D. NO. 1976 submitted by slh The Sheffield S.D. No. 1976 \,as formed on April l, 1919 by bylaw No. 180 of the R.M. of St. Clements, and consisted of lands described as: Sec. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, in tp. l6-6E and the Nl /2 of 32, Nl…
The 1st. St. Clements Brownies and Guides both received their Certificate of Registration on November 25, 1974. Both of these groups were sponsored by the East Selkirk Recreation Association from their onset. The Brownies have continuously operated since their onset with Bernice Perrin as Brown Owl from November l974 to May 1982 when she moved…
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St Andrews Lock and Dam The natural course of the Red River had always been blocked by series of rapids which started just north of Middle-church and continued downstream to the St. Andrew’s rapids. The rapids, while considered by many to be picturesque, were an impediment to navigation as they fall some 15 feet within…
The first Council Chamber, to the best of my knowledge, was located on the old Main Road (now known as Henderson Highway) on part of Lot 94. It was the old McKay residence. A photo has been located after much searching and we include it here as a record of our humble beginnings. The old…
The R.M. of St. Clements Heritage Committee created these 24 geocaches in 2009 to commemorate the R.M.’s 125th anniversary and over the years created nine more. As of August, 2018 geocaches have been found over 5200 times!