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In 1818, this area was part of the land grant bestowed by Lord Selkirk to Archbishop Joseph Octave Plessis of Quebec and was given the name of St. Boniface by Father Joseph Norbert Provencher.
It saw agricultural use within the City of St. Boniface (later part of Winnipeg) into the mid-1970s when it was acquired by the municipality and converted for use as an industrial park. The original extent of the developed land was bounded by Dugald Road on the north, Mazenod Road on the west, private property and Plessis Road on the east, and the Greater Winnipeg Water District (GWWD) Railway line on the south. It totaled some 300 acres available for development and included three large water retention ponds. Total costs associated with the project, including land acquisition and site preparation, came to around $7 million.
On 30 September 1977, the St. Boniface Industrial Park was officially opened by Mayor Stephen Juba in the presence of members of the business and finance communities, along with members of Winnipeg City Council and the Board of Commissioners. A commemorative plaque affixed near one of the water retention ponds commemorates the event. Various roadways within the industrial park have connections to either the local area history or that of St. Boniface.
Since the 2000s, further land development has continued to the west side of Mazenod and, as of the 2010s, to the area south of the GWWD track.
Aerial view of the St. Boniface Industrial Park (1983)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR2524, 83-6453.
Aerial view of the St. Boniface Industrial Park (1983)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR2524, 83-6454.
Aerial view of the St. Boniface Industrial Park (1983)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR2524, 83-6456.
Aerial view of the St. Boniface Industrial Park (1983)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR2524, 83-6457.
Commemorative monument in the St. Boniface Industrial Park (August 2017)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Commemorative monument in the St. Boniface Industrial Park (August 2017)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88194, W97.04495
denoted by symbol on the map above
“City of Winnipeg Works & Operations Department - Notice of Tenders [PD76-88 Storm Water Retention Basins],” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 June 1976, page 22.
“City of Winnipeg Works & Operations Department - Notice of Tenders [PR76-150 Street Pavement tenders for St. Bonfiace Industrial Park],” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 August 1976, page 43.
“Largest in Winnipeg - 700-acre industrial park opening in St. Boniface,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 September 1977, page 17.
“[ad] The new 700-acre St. Boniface Industrial Park,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1977, page 17.
“No takers for industrial park as St. Boniface site is criticized,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 November 1977, Business Report page 19.
“St. Boniface Industrial Park believed poorly-concieved,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 January 1978, Business Report page 13.
“Quotations - City of Winnipeg Industrial Lead Track,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 1978, page 23.
“Ad pitch made to boost industrial park,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 March 1981, page 65.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 3 July 2024
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