Glenlea is a hamlet in

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. It is named for the farm of C. H. McWatt, the first postmaster of the community, which in turn was presumably named for his home in Scotland. A post office was opened 1891, and a

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railway point was first noted in 1902. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) south of

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on Highway 75. It is a predominantly

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area and is home to Glenlea Mennonite Church. Glenlea is part of Ward 3 in the R.M. of Ritchot represented by Curtis Claydon. It is also represented by

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in the provincial riding of

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and Ted Falk in the federal riding of

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. Glenlea was founded by 20 Mennonite families who arrived from the

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in 1925.

References

{{Reflist Hamlets in Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba Russian Mennonite diaspora in Manitoba