Glenella, Manitoba
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]
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McCreary toward Churchill | Winnipeg–Churchill | Plumas toward Winnipeg | ||
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Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Glencairn toward Calgary | Calgary – Winnipeg | Tenby toward Winnipeg |
Notable people
- Stephen Patrick - Politician and athlete.[2]
References
- Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 93) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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Division No. 8, Manitoba (Central Manitoba)
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- Long Plain 6 (part)
- Sandy Bay 5
50°33′25″N 99°11′34″W / 50.55694°N 99.19278°W / 50.55694; -99.19278