Charleswood, Winnipeg

Charleswood is a residential community within the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern part of the city, and is bordered by the Assiniboine River to the north, the Rural Municipality of Macdonald to the south, the Rural Municipality of Headingley on the west and the Assiniboine Park and Forest to the east. Until it joined with the City of Winnipeg in 1972 it was a separate municipality known as the Rural Municipality of Charleswood. The population is 25679 (Source: Statistics Canada Census 2011).

Charleswood

History

Before European settlement, the region was home to an ancient ford across the Assiniboine River. 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.

Patrick H. Kelly (1847–1940) a Farmer and municipal official moved from Perth County, Ontario in 1906 and settled in the then Rural Municipality of Assiniboia, taking over 500 acres of land in what is now the Charleswood suburb of Winnipeg. He is widely regarded as the founder of Charleswood. He built a general store and was key in establishing Charleswood's first post office. He also persuaded the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company to extend the street railway so that Charleswood had a connection with the city. He also was responsible for persuading residents of the community to apply for the creation of Charleswood as a separate municipality. This was successful and the first four meetings of the new municipal council were held in a room in his store. He also was instrumental in developing the Charleswood school.^[1]

There was little housing in Charleswood before 1920 and only limited growth between 1920 and 1946. Following World War II, it became popular with immigrants from Europe who wanted to avoid living too close to the centre of Winnipeg. Development of the area increased, and new houses were constructed in the Roblin Park, Marlton, and Varsity View neighbourhoods. The area experienced particularly strong growth in the 1970s, with at least 7,500 homes built during that decade.

In 1995 the Charleswood Bridge opened over the Assiniboine River connecting Charleswood with the suburb of St. James-Assiniboia. Charleswood is unique among Winnipeg's suburban areas in that it retains a semi-rural atmosphere. Many streets remain unpaved, do not have sidewalks and are lined with ditches.

Charleswood will soon expand south to form Charleswood Part 2.

Sports

Charleswood is home to the Charleswood Hawks hockey team playing out of the MMJHL

Team	Founded	League	Arena	Championships
Charleswood Hawks	1970	MMJHL	Eric Coy Arena	12

Charleswood is also home to the Charleswood Curling Club, home club of 6 time provincial, 2 times national, and 1996 world curling champion Jeff Stoughton.

Neighbourhoods in Winnipeg

Agassi Airport Alpine Place Amber Trails Archwood Armstrong's Point Beaumont Betsworth Birchwood Booth Bridgwater Forest Broadway–Assiniboine Brockville Brooklands Bruce Park Buchanan Burrows–Keewatin Burrows Central Canterbury Park Centennial Central Park Central St Boniface Chalmers Charleswood Chinatown Cloutier Drive Colony Crescent Park Crescentwood Crestview Dakota Crossing Daniel McIntyre Deer Lodge Dufferin Dufresne Eaglemere Earl Grey East Elmwood East Kildonan Ebby–Wentworth Edgeland Elm Park Elmhurst Elmwood Eric Coy Exchange District Fort Richmond Fort Rouge Garden City Glendale Glenelm Glenwood Grant Park Grassie Heritage Park Holden Inkster–Faraday Inkster Gardens Island Lakes J.B. Mitchell Jameswood Jefferson Kensington Kern Park Kil-cona Park Kildare–Redonda Kildonan Drive King Edward Kingston Crescent Kirkfield Lavalee Leila–McPhillips Triangle Linden Woods Logan–CPR Lord Roberts Lord Selkirk Park Luxton Maginot Mandalay West Margaret Park Marlton Mathers Maybank McMillan Meadowood Meadows Melrose Minnetonka Minto Mission Gardens Montcalm Munroe East Munroe West Mynarski Niakwa Park Niakwa Place Norberry Normand Park North Point Douglas North St Boniface Norwood East Norwood West Old Tuxedo Osborne Village Parc La Salle Peguis Pembina Strip Point Road Portage–Ellice Pulberry Radisson Richmond Lakes Richmond West Ridgedale Ridgewood South River East River Heights River Park South River West Park Riverbend Rivergrove Riverview Robertson Roblin Park Rockwood Roslyn Rosser–Old Kildonan Rossmere–A Rossmere–B Royalwood Sargent Park Seven Oaks Shaughnessy Park Silver Heights Sir John Franklin South Point Douglas South Portage South Tuxedo Southboine Southdale Southland Park Spence Springfield North Springfield South St. George St. James-Assiniboia St. John's Park St. John's St. Matthews St. Norbert St. Vital Perimeter South Sturgeon Creek Talbot–Grey Templeton–Sinclair The Maples Tissot Transcona South Trappistes Tuxedo Tyndall Park University Valhalla Valley Gardens Varennes Varsity View Vialoux Victoria Crescent Victoria West Vista Waverley Heights Wellington Crescent West Alexander West Broadway West Wolseley Westdale Weston Westwood Whyte Ridge Wildwood Park Wilkes South William Whyte Victoria West Windsor Park Wolseley Woodhaven Worthington

North End West End

Coordinates: 49°51′09″N 97°17′03″W / 49.85250°N 97.28417°W / 49.85250; -97.28417

References

↑ "Patrick H. Kelly (1847-1940)" Memorable Manitobans <http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/kelly_p.shtml>