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Originally named Third Crossing because it was situated at the third crossing of a prairie trail over the Whitemud River, it was renamed Palestine in 1871 and Gladstone in 1879. It commemorates British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898).
Present Status
Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Town of Gladstone (18 July 1882)
Amalgamated with Lakeview and Westbourne (1 January 2015)Land Area (square km)
2.43
Year
Total
1891
378
1901
731
1906
828
1911
782
1916
817
1921
832
1926
652
1931
619
1936
611
1941
669
1946
699
1951
828
1956
882
1961
944
1966
935
1971
933
1976
976
1981
964
1986
951
1991
928
1996
927
2001
848
2006
802
2011
879
Term
Mayor
1882-1883
Peter St. Clair McGregor (1854-1920)
1883-1891
?
1891-1897
John L. Logie
1897-1898
William McKelviy
1898-1899
P. Broadfoot
1899-1901
John L. Logie
1901-1903
David Smith (1867-?)
1903-1907
Roper Galloway (1855-1924)
1907-1908
C. F. Gabriel
1908-1911
George Barr (1871-?)
1911-1915
Edwin William Rose (1877-1937)
1915-1917
A. G. Williams
1917-1919
D. G. Adamson
1919-1920
A. G. Williams
1920-1924
James Anderson
1924-1929
Roderick McAskill (1874-?)
1929-1937
Ernest J. Cresswell
1937-1945
Roderick McAskill (1874-?)
1945-1946
David Oliver
1946-1959
John Paxton (1903-1990)
1959-1963
James Winn
1963-1967
Dr. C. T. Boyd
1967-1974
Svend Sorenson
1974-1978
Richard J. Leonard
1978-1980
?
1980-1982
Clifford E. McNichol
1982-1986
Robert Clarke
1986-1989
Stephanie Karaz
1989-1998
Frank Porada
1998-2005
Catherine G. Smith
2005-2014
Eileen G. Clarke
2015
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Gladstone.
Go here for a list of history books for Gladstone.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Cliff Ralph for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 August 2022
