This timeline of events was gleaned from the commemorative history book made for our 100th Anniversary, The East Side of the Red: A Centennial Project of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements 1884 to 1984. It gives a chronology of events and activities that helped shape our community that can be used by students and…
Two acres of land were given for a cemetery and Church, one acre by George Rupert and one by Alex Knott. Grandma Marie Knott, Alex Knott’s mother, was the first one buried in the cemetery. Tommy Knott and Alfie Thomas were the witnesses of the gift. The church was built in 1896. It was built…
With the advent of the immigrants into Canada, the Ukrainian settlers of East Selkirk wanted a Ukrainian Church. During the months of Oct. l-Dec. l, 1914, a church was built across from the Happy Thought School. It was called the Ukrainian Apostolic Catholic Church of St. Michael. Bishop Paul (Markevich) was the minister at that…
The Church was built in the year 1911 on land that was donated by Roman and Anna Bilyk. In January of 1912 Church records of births, marriages and deaths began. The first trustees of the parish, originally known as the Russian Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas were His Eminence, Platon (Rozhdestvensky), Archbishop of the North…
The history of the St. Nicholas Parish commences with the year 1896-1897 when immigrants from Bukowina settled in the Gonor district. In reviewing the history it is interesting to note that the Gonor district was already established by a Jesuit Missionary, called Father de Gonnor, who through his efforts, assisted la Verendrye, the explorer, and…
Where is the church of St. Peter, Dynevor? The Church of St. Peter, Dynevor stands on the east bank of Red River, three miles north of East Selkirk, at the mouth of Cook’s Creek in the rural municipality of St. Clements. It is the second oldest stone church in Manitoba, and in western Canada. When…
St. Peter’s Church, Dynevor, one of the oldest stone churches on the prairies, stands three miles north of East Selkirk at the mouth of Cook’s Creek. The site of the oldest Indian mission in Western Canada, the church was the only Indian church among the seventeen parishes of the Red River Settlement. The Reverend William…
This document is available in two parts, for ease of download: St. Peter’s Dynevor Windmill Research Report Part 1 (38 pages 3.3 MB) St. Peter’s Dynevor Windmill Research Report Part 2 (42 pages 4.1 MB) The information from the report is also presented via a document focusing only on selected drawings developed for the report:…
Surrender, Land Dispute, and Hay Marsh: A Chronology of Events. In 1817 a Treaty was negotiated with the Salteaux Indians and they were granted land running north from Sugar Point. This became the site of St. Peter’s Reserve. There were also many Cree Indians who made their home in this community. Soon, Anglican Missionaries took…
After Peguis and his band came to the region, they settled at Netley Creek, about 11 miles down river from St. Peter’s Church. They set up their camp and continued to live as they had done for generations, before contact with white society. They trapped and hunted animals for food, shelter, clothing, tools, and trade….
(13 pages) Describes the history of St. Peters Church, built in 1853. Explains how Chief Peguis began a farming settlement there to increase the food supply.
In the village and district of East Selkirk, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Stanislaus has been very visibly present and making an enriching contribution to the life of the municipality for almost seventy-five years. The history of this Church is the history of the congregation which has gathered under its roof to worship together,…
In these changing times “Churches” are going by way of “The Little Red School”. St. Theresa Church is another one. In the early 1900’s up to 1930’s, Walkeyburg had many families, the majority of them were Catholics. In the 1930’s, Father D’Eschambault from St. Stanislaus Parish in East Selkirk, came to serve the people, and…
(13 pages) Explores a period in Manitoba’s history when steamships were the quickest, most efficient and economical way to move people and goods. Describes the once busy HBC harbour, warehouse and store known as Colville Landing.
STONY POINT S.D. NO. 2077 submitted by slh ln addition to the following it should be mentioned that the Stony Point S.D. No. 2077 was formed by bylaw No. 205 of the Munc. of St. Clements dated June 7, 1921. The lands of the district (boundary) consisted of: Sec. 3, 4,5,6,9, and 10 in tp….
Project 1 Grade 5 The First Inhabitants and After the European Settlement Created by Tom Flight, Grade Five teacher, St. Andrews School, St. Andrews, Manitoba Lord Selkirk School Division Overview: These lessons focus on the content available from the St. Clements Heritage website. Information and materials are presented in PowerPoint slides with activities promoting historical…
THALBERG NORTH SCHOOL NO. 2270 submitted by Mts. Pat Goodman This school district was formed on June 19, 1936, by order-in-council No. 717l36 and consisted of the following lands: the S l/2andNE 1/4 of Sec. l9,allSec. 20,2t, 22, 2′,7 ,28, and 29, the NW l/4 0f Sec. 26,E 112 of Sec. 30, the S I…
THALBERG SOUTH SCHOOL NO, 1417 submitted by Mts. Pat Goodman Thalberg South School Distich was formed on April 2, 1907 by Bylaw No. 5 of the R.M. of St. Clements and consisted other following lands: Sec. 12, 13,24,25,36irl tp. 16-7E, Sec. 7, 8, 9, 16 to 22, inclusive, and 28 to 33 inclusive all in…
The origins of Ashfield Gospel Hall began long before it was built in the early 1940’s. Even prior to 1920, about a dozen families from around Gonor, Lockport, and St. Andrews first started worshipping together as “Christians gathered in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ”. They held services on Sundays and Wednesdays at Miss…
Alexander Natchuk born October 14, 1927, loved the river. As a lad he would check the river before going to school. Alex and brother Joe caught fish, all week, for sale to the weekend crowds. They filled boxes with carp, bass, pickerel and catfish. There were some crude buyers and cheated on weight and prices….
(13 pages) Describes the history of settlement in the Beaches area at the northern tip of St. Clements.
Who build the Canadian National Railway? No one built the Canadian National Railway. It formed between 1918 and 1923 after the Government of Canada purchased and/or acquired several government and privately owned railways that had gone bankrupt. On 20 December 1918, the Canadian government created the name Canadian National Railway and adopted the slogan, The…
Why did Canada build a railway? There were many reasons for building a transcontinental railway. The primary reason was to unite the forming country of Canada. Territories were becoming provinces, and provinces were joining to form a country. This union was called Confederation. A new government formed as well, and it agreed to build a…
The history of Corpus Christi began over 75 years ago with just eight families in 1907, when it was founded and it has now grown to more than 100 families of different ethnic backgrounds. Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) is situated at 5819 Henderson Hwy., Narol. The following story of this little church has been…
(16 pages) The story of the East Selkirk Roundhouse, built to fix trains in 1879 for the trans-Canada railway line that never came. In 1899 it became home to thousands of new immigrants from Eastern Europe.
In 1878 and 1879, the Government of Canada built the East Selkirk Roundhouse in anticipation of the coming Canadian Pacific Railway. Sanford Fleming, a surveyor for the CPR, had selected the East Selkirk/Selkirk site for the railway to cross the Red River. This area had high ground and was not susceptible to flooding like the…
(12 pages) Explores the importance of ferries, where they were located, their advantages and dangers, and how they were used to cross the Red River.
(14 pages) Follows the first European settlers in Manitoba from French explorers to fur traders to Lord Selkirk’s settlers to why people settled in the East Selkirk and St. Clements area.
The year 2000 marks the seventieth anniversary of Mackenzie Presbyterian Church. Construction of the light wood frame building was completed in 1930. The Church was built by a Winnipeg construction company on its present property, slightly north of where it currently stands. A new foundation was poured and the Church was moved about 25 years…