Aboriginal peoples, 3-5,000 years ago along the Assiniboine, the later location of Kuypers’ farm, also known as the Kuypers site, archeological dig. Arrowheads dating back 3,000 years were found there, indicating trade from farther afield.
Metis people later settled along the south side of the river in the 1800’s and many of their descendants still live in Charleswood today.

The Passage, Historic Site-at the Northeast end of Berkley St. North, was a buffalo crossing for thousands of years, then used by Aboriginal people, the Metis, and Red River Settlers. It was the main crossing for the Spring and Fall buffalo hunts and for settlers traveling south on the original Pembina Trail for critical supplies.

The original trail followed the buffalo trail past the south end of Charleswood Road and the swamp to the east, then south towards Pembina and the current Highway 75.

In 1817, the year after Seven Oaks, on his way to Pembina to negotiate supplies and support for the Red River Colony.

Sir Rodmund Roblin, Premier of Manitoba, who was helpful in establishing Charleswood as a separate municipality. He was Duff Roblin’s father.

Initially plans were being made to establish University of Manitoba on the land between Tuxedo and Charleswood. Thinking ahead, they named the town site Varsity View, in anticipation of the University being built nearby. For reasons we do not quite know, the Fort Garry site was chosen, but we still have the name.

Tame buffalo from Lord Strathcona’s farm in Silver Heights would cross the river for a feed, and the Chapman brothers had to chase them back across the river. Their Uncle’s market garden was at the west end of present day Assiniboine Park.

A ticket was needed for each “zone” travelled through, so those traveling farther (e.g. past Ridgedale Drive), had to buy a more tickets. This practice continued into the 1950’s.

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