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This municipality was named for a combination of Trans-Canada and Strathcona. At the time of its amalgamation into Winnipeg, the Mayor was Harry Fuller and its final councilors were Donald Edward Perry, Walter Phillip, George E. Marshall, Charles J. Perry, William Dryden, and Albert J. Thompson.
Present Status
City of Winnipeg (1 January 1972)
Incorporation History
Town of Transcona (6 April 1912)
City of Transcona (10 June 1961)
Amalgamation of Assiniboia, Brooklands, Charleswood, East Kildonan, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, Old Kildonan, St. Boniface, St. James, St. Vital, Transcona, Tuxedo, West Kildonan, and Winnipeg (1 January 1972)Land Area (square km)
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Year
Total
1916
3356
1921
4185
1926
5218
1931
5747
1936
5578
1941
5495
1946
6132
1951
6752
1956
8312
1961
14248
1966
?
1971
22490
Term
Reeve
1912-1913
Colin John Edward Maxwell (1878-?)
1913-1914
Peter Watt
1915
Ernest Hector Bate (c1886-1951)
1916
Peter Watt
1917-1918
George C. Jones
1919-1920
David Henry Brewster (1882-1953)
1921
Alexander R. Lyon
1922-1927
George P. Campbell [Administrator]
1928
James Williamson
1929-1931
William Haigh
1932
Evelyn Foster Shannon (1896-1973)
1933
George Edward Olive (1887-1973)
1934-1937
Evelyn Foster Shannon (1896-1973)
1938-1945
George Edward Olive (1887-1973)
1946-1949
Andrew Russell “Russ” Paulley (1909-1984)
1950-1951
Robert G. “Bob” Matheson (?-1970)
1952-1953
Andrew Russell “Russ” Paulley (1909-1984)
1954-1957
Jack S. Johnston
1958-1959
Paul Emile Martin (1920-2016)
1960-1961
Thomas F. Copeland (1925-1998)
1962-1971
Harry Fuller
1972
Merged into Winnipeg
Councillor
Term(s)
Charles Alsip
1914
W. J. Amor
1913-1916, 1919
E. J. Ball
1958-1959
A. Bate
1929
E. J. Blais
1919-1921
D. H. Brewster
1915-1916
O. Brodeur
1912
J. L. Brown
1916-1917
E. E. Buckby
1932-1933
A. Campbell
1912
A. Campbell
1918-1921
A. W. Campbell
1917
W. Connor
1921
T. Coulter
1918
S. R. Davy
1933-1937
R. P. Docket
1919-1920
W. Dzyndra
1947-1952, 1956-1960
J. Edwards
1916-1918
G. Eson
1915
D. Evans
1938-1953
G. E. Ferris
1913
G. G. Fieldhouse
1912-1913
J. Fraser
1942-1945
H. Fuller
1955-1960
W. Garrow
1916-1917
C. Goodyear
1916, 1921
J. W. Gunn
1912
J. W. Gunn
1928-1935
W. Haigh
1918-1921
M. Hall
1912
J. S. Jackson
1928
D. James
1917
J. S. Johnston
1950-1951
G. C. Jones
1916
A. Kasianchuk
1938-1941
W. Kernaghan
1918-1921, 1928-1931, 1934, 1935
B. Kovnats
1913-1918
A. Larche
1930-1935
E. Lewis
1930-1932
A. R. Lyon
1919-1920
R. J. MacKay
1950-1951
F. C. E. MacKichan
1913-1915
Paul Emile Martin (1920-2016)
1954-1957
R. G. Matheson
1946-1949, 1953
J. Mawby
1913-1914
J. McDougall
1930-1932
W. McFarlane
1914-1915
J. M. McGeachen
1946-1947
R. McGhee
1934-1935
Melvin Justus Given McMullen “Len Vintus” (1903-1999)
1948-1950, 1952-1953
S. Melnyk
1954
W. H. Middlchurst
1928-1931
G. More
1928-1929
W. Newman
1933-1946
Wm. Newman
1913-1914
W. P. Nicklin
1928-1933
G. E. Olive
1921
C. J. Perry
1960
H. Popowich
1943-1946
J. Reeves
1920-1921
G. Rennie
1933-1934
N. Slotek
1959-1960
R. Sommerville
1917
E. P. Staszenski
1952-1955, 1957-1958
D. M. Stuart
1935-1942
A. T. Swick
1914-1915, 1918-1920
J. Taggart
1928-1937
M. Themann
1928-1929
H. J. Thompson
1932
P. Watt
1912
J. Wild
1915
C. H. Wright
1954-1956
R. Wright
1918
F. Yeoman
1913
Term
Police Chief
1945-1953
Alexander “Alex” Taylor (1899-1961)
c1973
Joseph Teres
Term
Fire Chief
1921-?
D. B. Vallentine
?-1945
?
1945-1953
Alexander “Alex” Taylor (1899-1961)
“D. B. Vallentine named Transcona police chief,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 May 1921, page 1.
Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.
Transcona, On the Horizon of a Great Future, Golden Jubilee, 1911-1961. Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.T73 Tra.
“The City of Transcona - a boom reborn,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 June 1961, page 11.
“Transcona gets railway’s name,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1971, page 17.
We thank Doug Copeland, Bill Blaikie, and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 August 2024
