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…

The only mail transportation in the early years to and from our Red River area was by packets or brigades of the Hudson’s Bay Company or the North West Company. These fur company expresses travelled back and forth between Montreal and Red River at least twice per year and as a courtesy, often carried mail…

It can safety be said that we, on the east side of the Red River, lying in the area now known as the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, had for our first local government, the old Governor and Council of the District of Assiniboia. This government was basically municipal in administration. Our local parishes of…

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…

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…