Richmond West (originally Fort Richmond West) is a suburb in the Waverley West area of southwest

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. The area was originally part of the

Rural Municipality of Fort Garry Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in what is now central Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fort Garry ...

, which was incorporated in 1912. Richmond West is located north of the

Perimeter Highway Provincial Trunk Highway 100 (PTH 100) and Provincial Trunk Highway 101 (PTH 101), collectively known as the Perimeter Highway, form a beltway around the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Perimeter Highway is approximatel ...

, east of Waverley Street, west of

Pembina Highway Route 42 is a major arterial road located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It connects the suburbs of North Kildonan, East Kildonan, Fort Rouge, Fort Garry, and St. Norbert with the city's downtown core. In the north, it is a continuation of Manito ...

, and south of Bison Drive. Further, the CN Letellier line goes from north to south along the east side of its boundary and to Letellier, Manitoba.

History

The Richmond West neighbourhood began development in 1978. Initially developed by Ladco Homes, Richmond West expanded from the south starting in the early 1980s and 1990s. expanding north during the late 1990s and 2000s. During initial development, new residents were upset that they were being assessed at the rate of $30 per square foot on their properties based on comparable properties in

Fort Richmond Fort Richmond is a provincial electoral division in the southern suburban part of Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was formed by redistribution in 2008 out of parts of the electoral divisions of St. Norbert and Fort Garry. ...

, yet not yet receiving municipal services.

Amenities

There are some commercial and industrial properties along Pembina and

in the area. Central to the neighbourhood is Kirkbridge Park. The area does not, however, have a recreational facility of its own. Richmond West is part of the

Pembina Trails School Division Pembina Trails School Division is a school division serving the southwest communities of Winnipeg, Manitoba, with 36 schools. The Pembina Trails Teachers' Association represents approximately 1,200 professional staff employed by the Pembina Trai ...

, with the area itself having one school in it, Bairdmore Elementary School.

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