Glenella, Manitoba Explained

Glenella is a community within the Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne. It is located northeast of Neepawa and was designated a post office and a CNR point in 1897. Its name came from a Miss Ella Williams with the addition of the "glen". The R.M. was created in 1920 and amalgamated in 2015.

Railway station

Glenella is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train.^[1]

Notable people

• Stephen Patrick - Politician and athlete.^[2]

References

• Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 93) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

50.5569°N -99.1928°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glenella train station - VIA Rail . www.viarail.ca . . 13 November 2023 . en-ca.
2. Web site: MLA Biographies - Living . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2013-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330171632/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_living.html#p . 2014-03-30 .