Charleswood is a residential community and neighbourhood in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada. It is located in the southwest of the city and is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Tuxedo to the east, Whyte Ridge to the south, and the Rural Municipality of Headingley on the west. Its boundaries are Roblin Boulevard and the Assiniboine River to the north, Shaftesbury Boulevard on the east, Wilkes Avenue to the south and the Perimeter Highway to the west.
31-448: Charleswood may refer to: Charleswood, Winnipeg , a community in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Charleswood (electoral district) , a former provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, centred on and named after the above neighbourhood Charleswood, Calgary , a neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Topics referred to by
62-478: A local museum dedicated to Franco-Manitoban culture and history; and Le Cercle Molière , a French-language theatre group and Canada's oldest theatre company. The Centre du Patrimoine is a heritage centre housing the largest Franco-Manitoban archives in Manitoba, as well as the Société historique de Saint-Boniface (SHSB), the oldest historical society in western Canada. The area features such landmarks as
93-600: A major rail-handling facility; and the Union Stockyards, which were once the largest of their kind in Canada. The St. Boniface city ward, represented by City Councillor Matt Allard, is composed of the following neighbourhoods: Archwood, Dufresne, Central St. Boniface, Holden, Island Lakes , Maginot, The Mint , Mission Industrial, Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, North St. Boniface, Norwood East, Norwood West, Southdale, Stock Yards, and Windsor Park . The ward mostly corresponds to
124-874: Is a city ward and neighbourhood in Winnipeg . Along with being the centre of the Franco-Manitoban community, it ranks as the largest francophone community in Western Canada . It features such landmarks as the St. Boniface Cathedral , Boulevard Provencher , the Provencher Bridge , Esplanade Riel , Saint Boniface Hospital , the Université de Saint-Boniface , and the Royal Canadian Mint . The area covers much of eastern Winnipeg, including Old St. Boniface. It consists of
155-521: Is also served by the Pembina Trails School Division . The origin of the name "Charleswood" is unclear, as it has at least two possibilities: it may have been named for Charles Kelly, who served on the first municipal council and was the son of early settler Patrick Kelly; or it is a combination of the Parish name "St. Charles" and the dense woodland that encompassed the area. Charleswood
186-584: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charleswood, Winnipeg The region was originally known for "the Passage," a ford across the Assiniboine River and was an important route for indigenous and Métis traders and settlers. In the 1869, the area was ceded by the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada and became a site for European settlement. Charleswood
217-641: Is home to the Festival du Voyageur , held annually in February outdoors at Whittier Park and Fort Gibraltar , as well as Cinémental , the city's annual francophone film festival. The area also hosts the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM; the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre), which features an art gallery, theatres, meeting rooms, and a community radio station; Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum ,
248-642: Is host to the main campus of Canadian Mennonite University , which includes the former Manitoba School for the Deaf. Charleswood is served by the 98, 95, 78, 67, 66, 65 and 18 Winnipeg Transit buses. Charleswood has very low crime rates. The table below shows the crime rates of various crimes in each of the Charleswood neighbourhoods. The crime data spans 5 years from the year 2017 to the year 2021. The rates are crimes per 100,000 residents per year. Saint Boniface, Winnipeg St. Boniface (or Saint Boniface )
279-624: Is one of the last remaining original farmhouses in Charleswood. Odd Fellows Home is a building originally built as a home for elderly members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and their spouses, as well as orphanage for children of deceased members. Charleswood's former Municipal Hall has also been converted to the Charleswood Community Museum. Charleswood is home to the Charleswood Hawks hockey team playing out of
310-463: Is one of the oldest stone buildings in western Canada . Winnipeg's three Francophone radio stations, CKXL-FM , CKSB-10-FM and CKSB-FM , are located in St. Boniface and are licensed there, a legacy of when St. Boniface was a separate city. The French-language weekly newspaper La Liberté is also based in St. Boniface. St. Boniface is represented by the St. Boniface Riels hockey team which plays in
341-721: The Canada 2016 Census . Succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples lived in the area for thousands of years before European exploration. It is an area of historic Ojibwe occupation. Fur traders and European mercenaries hired by Thomas Douglas, Lord Selkirk , to protect his fledgling Red River Colony were among the area's first European settlers. With the founding of a Roman Catholic mission in 1818, St. Boniface began its role in Canadian religious, political and cultural history: as mother parish for many French settlements in Western Canada; as
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#1732887156406372-511: The Grey Nuns ), who arrived in 1844, founded the early educational, cultural and social-service institutions, such as St. Boniface Hospital , the first in Western Canada. Early French-speaking missionary Catholic priests in the region founded the Collège de Saint-Boniface (dating to 1818) to teach Latin and general humanities to the local boys; it is now the Université de Saint-Boniface . St. Boniface
403-643: The MMJHL . It is also home to the Charleswood Curling Club , home club of 6 time provincial, 2 times national, and 1996 world curling champion Jeff Stoughton . Charleswood is served by Ward 1 of the Pembina Trails School Division . It has 9 elementary schools: Pacific Junction School, Royal School, École Charleswood School, École Dieppe, Beaumont School, Beaverlodge School, Westdale School, Westgrove School and River West Park School. It has one secondary school, École secondaire Oak Park High School. Charleswood
434-486: The community area of St. Boniface and neighbourhood clusters of St. Boniface East and West, which are used by Statistics Canada for demographic purposes. However, while the community area—or clusters—include all of the neighbourhoods of the city ward, it also extends eastward past Lagimodière Boulevard to Plessis Road, thereby including the neighbourhoods of Dugald, Royalwood, Sage Creek, Southland Park, St. Boniface Industrial Park, and Symington Yards . St. Boniface
465-646: The Boulevard Provencher, Esplanade Riel , Fort Gibraltar , Lagimodière-Gaboury Park, the Provencher Bridge, the Royal Canadian Mint , St. Boniface Cathedral (including the grave of Louis Riel in its churchyard), St. Boniface Hospital , and the Université de Saint-Boniface . The House of Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché , which is now used for administrative purposes by the Archdiocese of St. Boniface ,
496-676: The Rural Municipality of Assiniboia. This new R.M. combined the Parishes of Headingley, St. Charles, St. James, and a portion of St. Boniface . In 1899, a highway, now Roblin Boulevard, was surveyed along the south side of the Assiniboine River Patrick H. Kelly (1847–1940) is widely regarded as the founder of what is now Charleswood. He was a farmer and municipal official who moved from Perth County, Ontario , in 1906 and settled in
527-720: The Rural Municipality of Charleswood was among several municipalities that amalgamated into the City of Winnipeg . With Headingley seceding in 1992, the former municipalities on the north and south sides of the Assiniboine River—Charleswood and St. James-Assiniboia , respectively—were reunited as the Assiniboia Community. In 1995, the Charleswood Bridge opened over the Assiniboine River, physically connecting
558-483: The Stockyards site as a housing and retail area by Olexa Developments of Calgary is scheduled for 2020. It is planned that in the first phase of the development, 600 housing units are to be constructed. In the 1950s and 1960s the neighbourhoods of Windsor Park and Southdale developed into residential areas. In 2016 Windsor Park had a population of 10,050 and Southdale had a population of 6,450. In 1971, St. Boniface
589-476: The birthplace of Louis Riel and fellow Métis who struggled to obtain favourable terms for Manitoba's entry into Confederation ; and as a focus of resistance to controversial 1890 legislation to alter Manitoba's school system and abolish French as an official language in the province (see Manitoba Schools Question ). French-speaking religious orders , including the Sisters of Charity of Montreal (better known as
620-467: The centre of Winnipeg. Development of the area increased, and new houses were constructed in the Roblin Park , Marlton , and Varsity View neighbourhoods. A ferry service was in operation in the region as late as 1958, and a trail leading to the ford was visible until fairly recently. The area experienced particularly strong growth in the 1970s, with at least 7,500 homes built during that decade. In 1972,
651-506: The community to apply for the creation of Charleswood as a separate municipality . Kelly was successful and the Rural Municipality of Charleswood was incorporated on 15 February 1913. The municipality was formed from parts of the R.M. of Assiniboia and Parishes of Headingley and St. Charles, while excluding territories held by the Town of Tuxedo and the City of Winnipeg . The first four meetings of
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#1732887156406682-598: The main crossing for Indigenous and Métis traders, Red River Settlers travelling to Pembina, and independent traders looking to bypass the Hudson's Bay Company at the Forks . This attracted Métis and later Red River Settlers, and was the site of Kuypers’ farm When the Hudson's Bay Company ceded Rupert's Land to the Dominion of Canada in 1869, the regions south of the Assiniboine River were incorporated for further European settlement as
713-405: The neighbourhoods of Norwood West, Norwood East, Windsor Park , Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, Southdale, Southland Park, Royalwood, Sage Creek, and Island Lakes , among others, plus a large industrial area. The ward is represented by Matt Allard, a member of Winnipeg City Council , and also corresponds to the neighbourhood clusters of St. Boniface East and West. The population was 58,520 according to
744-516: The new municipal council were held in a room in his store. During the 1910s, the area was marketed as "Rydal", a prospective residential locale by the developers of Tuxedo. There was little housing in Charleswood before 1920 and only limited growth between 1920 and 1946. The local economy at the time was chiefly agricultural with dairy and poultry farms , market gardens , and mink ranchers . Following World War II , it became popular with European immigrants who wanted to avoid living too close to
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806-524: The then- Rural Municipality of Assiniboia , taking over 500 acres (2.0 km ) of land. He built a general store in 1907; was key in establishing the community's first post office; and was instrumental in developing the community's school. He also convinced the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company to extend the street railway so that the community had a connection with the City of Winnipeg. Kelly eventually came to persuade residents of
837-576: The two communities. The Assiniboine Forest is a 700-acre forest in Charleswood and hosts 18 km of walking paths, which connect to Assiniboine Park and to the Harte Trail. The Harte Trail is a 6.5 km multi-use trail that follows an old railway, and forms a part of the Trans Canada Trail . There are two designated historical structures in Charleswood. Located in Caron Park, Caron House
868-505: Was amalgamated, along with several neighbouring communities, into the City of Winnipeg. As one of the largest French-Canadian communities outside Québec , it has often been a centre of struggles to preserve French-Canadian language and culture within Manitoba. The St. Boniface area covers much of the eastern part of Winnipeg , including Old St. Boniface. It also includes the Canadian National Railway 's Symington Yards ,
899-399: Was briefly named Kelheau after Kelly. Indigenous peoples have inhabited the region that is now Charleswood for at least 3,000 years. The area is home to a natural ford known as "the Passage". This was a part of the Assiniboine River that was shallow enough for people and animals to cross safely. The ford was used by American bison for thousands of years. By the 19th century, it had become
930-417: Was incorporated as a Rural Municipality in 1913 and remained an independent municipality until it joined with the City of Winnipeg in 1972. Since the 1930s, Charleswood has been known as "The Suburb Beautiful." Charleswood is part of the city ward of Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood; and is part of the provincial electoral district of Roblin (replacing the former electoral district of Charleswood ). It
961-421: Was incorporated as a town in 1883 and as a city in 1908. The early economy was oriented to agriculture. Industrialization arrived in the early 20th century. The 165-acre (67 ha) Union Stockyards, developed 1912–13, became the largest livestock exchange in Canada and a centre of the meat-packing and -processing industry. By the early 1900s, numerous light and heavy industries were established. Redevelopment of