East St. Paul, Manitoba (rural municipality)
| Rural Municipality of East St. Paul | |
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 Rural Municipality of East St. Paul
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| Coordinates: 49°58′38″N 97°00′37″W / 49.97722°N 97.01028°WCoordinates: 49°58′38″N 97°00′37″W / 49.97722°N 97.01028°W | |
| Founded | |
| Incorporation | October 23, 1915 |
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| • MLA (St. Paul) | |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,733 |
| • Density | 42.10/km2 (109.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Website | http://www.eaststpaul.com/ |
East St. Paul is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located north-east of and adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and is part of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. The municipality encompasses 41 square kilometres (16 sq mi) and is bounded by the Red River to the west; the municipality of St. Clements to the north; the Rural Municipality of Springfield to the east; and Winnipeg to the south.
East St. Paul is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Manitoba. The population of East St. Paul increased by 1056 persons (up 13.85%) between 2001 and 2006.[1] The municipality attracts people from Winnipeg and elsewhere due to its close proximity to city amenities, the availability of larger lots, lower rates of property tax, and ability to provide a semi-rural relaxed lifestyle.
It includes Birds Hill, River East Estates, Whidbey Harbour, and Pritchard Farm Estates, which are some of Manitoba's wealthiest communities. New home development is underway at Southlands Drive.[2] East St. Paul still contains numerous small farms, primarily of the market gardening variety, and natural forest, creek and pond areas.
The municipality offers a wide range of community programs and recreation services through the Rec Centre. Residents enjoy many winter activities including curling and skating. There is a toboggan hill at Silver Springs Park. Summer activities include soccer and baseball at the East St. Paul outdoor Recreation Complex. Sports fishing is popular on the Red River. The Meadows 18-hole golf course is nearby.
The Trans Canada Trail goes through East St. Paul. The municipality has enhanced the quality of life by planting trees and creating several beautiful walking trails and pathways. Historic Henderson Highway follows the Red River through East St. Paul, areas settled by the famous Red River Settlers.
A habitat rehabilitation project at Birds Hill, Manitoba transformed an East St. Paul depleted gravel pit into Silver Springs Park, complete with trails, a lake, and homes built along part of its perimeter. The park has become a habitat showpiece for people and wildlife. The depleted quarry was graded and landscaped with native grasses and more than 1,200 trees and shrubs. Geese, ducks, terns, gulls, pelicans, songbirds, foxes, rabbits, turtles, muskrats and deer now frequent the park. The pit dates to the late 19th century, when the Canadian Pacific Railway needed gravel ballast for its rail lines. The deposit was later worked to serve Winnipeg's needs for aggregate. Over the years, more than 20 million tonnes of gravel were removed from the site. A non-profit group called the Silver Springs Fish & Wildlife Heritage Park Inc. began the first phase of development of the park in 1990, which is now maintained by the municipality of East St. Paul.
Other parks in East St. Paul are Hyland Park, Glengarry Community Park, Clydesdale Park, and Memorial Park.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "July 1, 2006 est". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4613032&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=East%20St.%20Paul&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=.
- ^ Streetside Development Corporation. http://www.streetside.ca/. Accessed 2009-07-14
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