Rural Municipality of West St. Paul explained

West St. Paul
Settlement Type:Rural Municipality
Coordinates:50.0119°N -97.115°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Manitoba
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Winnipeg Metro
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1888
Established Title2:Established
Established Date2:1915
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Peter Truijen
Leader Title1:MLA
Leader Name1:Jasdeep Devgan
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Raquel Dancho
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:87.49
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:229
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:6,682
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Codes:Area codes 204 and 431
Postal Code Type:Forward Sortation Area
Postal Code:R4A

West St. Paul is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It lies adjacent to the north side of Winnipeg, and directly west of the Red River. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region, and had a population of 5,368 at the 2016 census.

It contains two communities, Middlechurch and Rivercrest. Middlechurch is the larger of the two communities and includes the municipal hall, cemetery, curling club, fire station, St. Paul's church, the Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, and Grassmere Creek all lie at the southern portion of the municipality.

The community of Rivercrest lies to the north and contains the West St. Paul School and Royal Manitoba Yacht Club.

History

West St. Paul was formed on 3 November 1915 when the municipality of St. Paul (1888-1914) was subdivided into West St. Paul and East St. Paul.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West St. Paul had a population of 6,682 living in 2,228 of its 2,270 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,368. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

Panethnic group! colspan="2"
2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] 2006[9] 2001[10]
European4,8254,2454,0453,8103,625
Indigenous685470370160130
South Asian4952151009530
Southeast Asian250145852050
African10535403045
Latin American3500020
East Asian202015500
Middle Eastern2002500
Other/multiracial6025000
Total responses6,4855,1454,6854,1653,890
Total population6,6825,3684,9324,3574,085

Municipal Hall

The two-story municipal hall was built in 1917 and expanded with a North and South addition in 1989.[11] It is considered a municipally-designated historic landmark of Manitoba and currently the only official historic site within West St. Paul.

Municipal services

Water

Water services are provided by the Cartier Regional Water Co-Op via the Headingley Water Treatment Plant. From there the CentrePort distribution line serves Rosser Reservoir, the Rural Municipality of Rosser and the CentrePort development. Further northeast is the West St. Paul Reservoir which serves the RM.[12]

Fire Department

The West St. Paul Fire Department is not a full-time fire department, but rather a paid-on-call department, meaning firefighters are paid only for the emergency calls and training that they attend. The department's fire coverage area encompasses the entire municipality of West St. Paul or 87.66km2. The department responds to a variety of emergency situations including but not limited to fire response, medical response, motor vehicle collisions, Carbon Monoxide alarms, downed power lines and water rescue response. The department responded to a total of 264 calls for service in 2013.

The West St. Paul Fire Department's current organizational structure consists of 1 Fire Chief, 1 Deputy Fire Chief, 3 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 1 training officer, and 24 firefighters. The department has a total of 32 members.

The department currently has seven vehicles and one boat it uses to respond to calls for service including two pumper engines, two water tankers, one rescue/command truck, two squad and one zodiac boat for water rescue response.

Curling Club

The West St. Paul curling club was built and has been in operation since 1963. It received some notoriety in 2015, when team Reid Carruthers, from the West St. Paul club, won the Men's Manitoba Curling Provincials and placed third in the Men's National Brier[13] [14]

St. Paul's Anglican Church

Established in January 1825, St. Paul's Anglican Church was built in order to keep up with the growing population along the Red River.[15] The structure of the church was rebuilt in 1844 and again in 1878 as result of damage due to flooding. The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba erected a plaque in 1975 owing to its historical importance, however it is not yet listed as a historic site in Manitoba. Prior to becoming a municipality, the region surrounding the church was known as the parish of St. Paul's or parish of the middle church (middle owing to its being situated between the older St. John's Cathedral ("upper church") and St. Andrews-on-the-Red ("lower church")). Thus the church and parish provided a name to both the municipality as well as the nearby community.

West St. Paul School

West St. Paul has one school is a kindergarten to grade 8 school that was built in 1947, expanded in 1953 and expanded again in 1959. Prior to building the school, classes were held at a local church (K to 3) as well as the municipal hall (grades 4 and up). In 1959, it joined the newly formed Seven Oaks School Division. Its current capacity is 600 students.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Profile - West St. Paul. November 29, 2017 . statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada . December 25, 2019. Ottawa.
  2. Web site: Elevation at RM of West St. Paul. earthtools.org. December 25, 2019.
  3. Web site: 2021 Census Profile - West St. Paul . . March 30, 2023 . Ottawa.
  4. Web site: Manitoba Municipalities: St. Paul. Manitoba Historical Society: Historic Places in Manitoba. Manitoba Historical Society. 16 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba . . February 9, 2022 . February 20, 2022.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2024-06-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2024-06-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  8. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2024-06-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  9. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2019-08-20 . 2006 Community Profiles . 2024-06-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  10. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2019-07-02 . 2001 Community Profiles . 2024-06-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  11. Web site: West St. Paul Municipal Hall. Canada's Historic Places: A Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Collaboration. Parks Canada. 16 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Cartier Regional Water Co-op: Public Water System: Annual Report 2018. March 28, 2019. crwc.ca. 3–4, 7–8. February 11, 2020.
  13. News: Saelhof. Todd. Team Manitoba third Braeden Moskowy used to curling success in Calgary. 16 October 2015. Calgary Sun. March 4, 2015.
  14. News: Wiecek. Paul. Manitoba's new kings of the rings: Carruthers' upset win another demoralizing blow to McEwen. 16 October 2015. Winnipeg Free Press. September 2, 2015.
  15. Web site: Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Paul's Anglican Church and Cemetery. Manitoba Historical Society: Historic Places in Manitoba. Manitoba Historical Society. 16 October 2015.