This site, at the mouth of Cooks Creek into the Red River, in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, was the end of a spur line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the late 19th century, goods destined for shipment up Lake Winnipeg were unloaded from trains and loaded onto ships at this point.
Colvile Landing (May 2017)
Source: Christine LoffSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.17978, W96.84151
denoted by symbol on the map above
This page was prepared by Ross Madder, Christine Loff, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 February 2021
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