Richmond West, Winnipeg Richmond West, Winnipeg Richmond West is a suburb in southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba. Richmond West was originally part of the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry, Winnipeg which was incorporated in 1912. On January 1, 1972 Fort Garry legally became part of the City of Winnipeg. Richmond West is located north of the Winnipeg perimeter highway, east of Waverley Street, west of Pembina Highway and south of the lot north of the property line along Craigmohr drive and Colebrook drive. Further, the Letellier line of Canadian National Railways’ goes from north to south along the east side of its boundary and to
History of Winnipeg and railway connection to St. Paul began the following year, via the Pembina Branch. The Pembina Branch ran on the east side of the Red River and terminated in St. Boniface. From there, passengers and goods were transported across the river to Winnipeg by ferry. The Canadian Pacific Railway completed the first direct rail link from eastern Canada in 1881, when the railway crossed the newly-constructed bridge across the Red River at Point Douglas, the Louise Bridge. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway opened the door to mass immigration and settlement of Winnipeg and the Canadian Prairies. Today, the