Glenella is a community within the

Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne The Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History It was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Glenella and Lansdowne. It was formed as a require ...

. It is located northeast of

Neepawa Neepawa is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5. its population was 5,685. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. It is bordered by the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford and ...

and was designated a post office and a CNR point in 1897. Its name came from a Miss Ella Williams with the addition of the "glen". The R.M. was created in 1920 and amalgamated in 2015.

Notable people

Stephen Patrick Stephen Clifford Patrick (''né'' Patrebka, March 24, 1932 – January 11, 2014) was a Canadian politician and athlete. Patrick was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1977. Career Patrick played with the Wi ...

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and

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

References

* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' (pg. 93) - the

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{{coord, 50, 33, 25, N, 99, 11, 34, W, scale:100000, display=title Unincorporated communities in Central Plains Region, Manitoba