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A BIT OF WINNIPEG'S HISTORY

Old Settlements

Though there have been fur-trading posts on the site since 1738, the first permanent settlement of the area occurred in 1812 when a group of Scottish crofters arrived. Winnipeg was incorporated as a city in 1873, with a population of 1,869 people.

The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885 brought a 30-year period of growth and prosperity unequalled in Canadian urban development. A flood of immigrants, high wheat prices, plentiful capital, and improved farming techniques contributed to making Winnipeg the wholesale, administrative, and financial centre of western Canada. Following World War I, economic stagnation due to low wheat prices and the Depression lasted well into the 1940s.

Since 1945, Winnipeg has grown steadily, based on its position as a major grain, financial, manufacturing, and transportation centre.

Formation of the New City

In 1972, the unified City of Winnipeg was created by amalgamating the following 13 municipalities, towns and cities:

The Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg
City of Winnipeg
City of St. Boniface
City of St. Vital
City of Transcona
City of St. James-Assiniboia
City of East Kildonan
City of West Kildonan
R. M. of North Kildonan
R. M. of Old Kildonan
R. M. of Fort Garry
R. M. of Charleswood

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