Charleswood, Winnipeg

Charleswood
“Welcome to Charleswood: The Suburb Beautiful,” the welcome sign that sits along the area's main street, Roblin Boulevard
“Welcome to Charleswood: The Suburb Beautiful,” the welcome sign that sits along the area's main street, Roblin Boulevard
Charleswood is located in Winnipeg
Charleswood
Charleswood
Coordinates: 49°51′09″N 97°17′03″W / 49.85250°N 97.28417°W / 49.85250; -97.28417
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
CityWinnipeg
Government
 • MPMarty Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley)
 • MLAKathleen Cook (Roblin)
 • CouncillorEvan Duncan (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood)
Population
 • Total25,679.[citation needed]
Forward Service Area
R3R

Charleswood is a residential community and neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwest of the city and is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Tuxedo to the east, Whyte Ridge to the south, and the Rural Municipality of Headingley on the west. Its boundaries are Roblin Boulevard and the Assiniboine River to the north, Shaftesbury Boulevard on the east, Wilkes Avenue to the south and the Perimeter Highway to the west.

The region was originally known for "the Passage," a ford across the Assiniboine River and was an important route for indigenous and Métis traders and settlers.[1] In the 1869, the area was ceded by the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada and became a site for European settlement. Charleswood was incorporated as a Rural Municipality in 1913[1] and remained an independent municipality until it joined with the City of Winnipeg in 1972. Since the 1930s, Charleswood has been known as "The Suburb Beautiful."[2]

Charleswood is part of the city ward of Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood;[3] and is part of the provincial electoral district of Roblin (replacing the former electoral district of Charleswood).[4][5] It is also served by the Pembina Trails School Division.

  1. ^ a b "Charleswood History". Charleswood Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ^ "Charleswood" (PDF). Winnipeg Architecture Foundation. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Charleswood - Tuxedo - Westwood Ward | Electoral Wards". winnipeg.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Myrna Driedger | MLA Roblin | Charleswood". Myrna Driedger. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Winnipeg Region Final Provincial Electoral Division Boundaries" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. December 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2021.