Glenella, Manitoba

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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

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

Preceding station Via Rail Following station
McCreary
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Plumas
toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Glencairn
toward Calgary
Calgary – Winnipeg Tenby
toward Winnipeg

Notable people

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  • Stephen Patrick - Politician and athlete.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Glenella train station - VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Via Rail. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  • Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 93) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

50°33′25″N 99°11′34″W / 50.55694°N 99.19278°W / 50.55694; -99.19278

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