| Newsletters: |
Volume 1: November 2003 - October 2004For a larger view of the cover pages, click on the newsletter pictures. November 2003 - First Issue* The Coming Of The CPR To Portage la Prairie - by Les Green * Construction Begins On Fire-Ravaged CP Station - by Vic Edwards * Special Thresherman Trains Help Take Off Harvests - by Don Pelechaty * Horticulture Moves To The West - by Jim Dyer * "Silk Trains" An Important Part Of CPR's History - by Dolly Johnson  December 2003 - Second Issue* For The Love Of Trains - by Johnny Murphy * Official Opening Of CP Station Store in Portage Mall - by Dennis Wiens * Edward Brown, First Mayor of Portage 1897 - by Don Pelechaty * "The Skunk" And The Elephants - by Cam McNish * Extracts From "Portage Weekly Liberal" Newspaper - submitted by Barry Bills  January 2004 - Third Issue* Forty-Eight Years Of "Working On The Railway" - by Charlie Joyce * A Memory From Regina's Union Station - by Cam McNish * "Growing Up With Gypsies" - by Don Pelechaty * A Very Historical Corner - by Les Green * CPR Station Committee Launches "Railroad Memories" Project * Fiddle & Violin Fantasy Fundraiser Pictures - by Dennis Wiens  February 2004 - Fourth Issue* CPR "Royal Hudson Class" Steam Locomotives - by Johnny Murphy * "Why, When I Was A Boy..." - by Les Green * Canadian Northern Railway Picture Donation - by Alvin Vust * Former Boosters Of Portage Showed Flair & Imagination - by Don Pelechaty * Photo Of January 1883 Snowstorm at Portage CP Station - by Barry Bills * Elvis Fundraiser Concert Pictures - by Dennis Wiens  March 2004 - Fifth Issue* Photos (courtesy of Stella Robinson & Dennis Wiens) * Proud Of Our Past - by Barry Bills * Grampa Les Recalls His "Special Adventure Place" - by Les Green * Portage Committee Visits Dauphin's Restored Railway Station - by Vic Edwards * Donations Welcome - by Vic Edwards * Reminiscence With John Wallace - by Don Pelechaty * Country Music Jamboree Fundraiser Pictures - by Dennis Wiens  April 2004 - Sixth Issue* The New CPR Depot (1893) - newspaper article submitted by Barry Bills * "CPR Ladies" Meeting Notes From March 25, 2004 * Andrew (Andy) Forsythe [1874-1956] - by Jack & Lois Forsythe * Early Portage's Hospitality Business - by Don Pelechaty * Fifty Years Of Fuel Consumption By Locomotives - submitted by Cam McNish * Railwaymen I Have Known - by Les Green * A Place Of Historic Significance - by Hugh Moran * The "Extra Gang" Experience - by Jack Solomon  May 2004 - Seventh Issue* Master Painter Of Railways * Car No. 222222 Trots to And Fro - submitted by Cam McNish * Robert (Bob) Hay's Career With C.P.R. (Part One) * On The Right Track - submitted by Doug James * April 21, 1923 News Flash... Portage Under Water - by Don Pelechaty * The Ghost Of Railways Past - by Les Green * Portage Mutual Insurance Company Donation - picture by Dennis Wiens  June 2004 - Eighth Issue* "Consolidation" No. 2478 Steam Locomotive * Up To The Minute... (current project details) * Of Stations And Depots And Such - by Les Green * Robert (Bob) Hay's Career With C.P.R. (Part Two) * Portage la Prairie Heritage Inc. Has New Leadership * The Lumbering Prey - by Don Pelechaty * Troop Trains - submitted by Cam McNish * Casey Jones Village - submitted by Charles Morris  July 2004 - Ninth Issue* CP 2816 Steam Locomotive & Portage CP Station painting * A Surprising And Interesting Letter From Gordon F. McIntosh * Conceptual Committee Is Making Progress * A Tank Of Gas, A Cozy Cabin, And A Cone - by Don Pelechaty * Nevada Northern Railway Museum - submitted by Doug James * Second Annual "Canada's Train Day" - photos by Dennis Wiens * A Farm Boy Remembers - by Douglas G. Moore * The Railway That Came Up From The South - by Les Green  August 2004 - Tenth Issue* The "American" 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive * The Story Of "The General" * Our Historically Designated City Hall - by Don Pelechaty * Hot Box John - by Gordon McIntosh * Trains Meet Head-On! - by Charles Morris * The Little Old Train To Delta Beach - by Les Green * Farewell - Steve Swabuk poem submitted by Gordon McIntosh * An Irish Engineer And A Scottish Engine - by Cam McNish * Twice As Good (two local awards for Les Green) * A Local Train Memory  September 2004 - Eleventh Issue* Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 - by Ken Wistoski * The Gladstone Noon Train - by Dow Fraser * Origins Of Boxcar Brown - by Gene Lacroix * How Portage Grew Up With The McLean's (1) - by Don Pelechaty * Railroad Memories - by Don Solomon * Boy Tries Derailing Passenger Train - submitted by Cam McNish * From The Iron Horse To Horseback - by Les Green  October 2004 - Twelfth Issue* CPR Retirement Party For Frank Kuly (July 1958) * More City Council Involvement Essential To Save Our History * Portage la Prairie Heritage Inc. Seeks Out Pioneers * Tim And His Trains - by Les Green * How Portage Grew Up With The McLean's (2) - by Don Pelechaty * My First Summer Job - Railroader (1944) - by Gordon McIntosh * A Royal Railfan - submitted by Cam McNish [Back to News page] Volume 2: November 2004 - October 2005For a larger view of the cover pages, click on the newsletter pictures. November 2004 - Volume 2, Issue 1* Feasibility Study Complete * How Portage Grew Up With The McLean's (3) - by Don Pelechaty * Thoughts On Crossings - by Les Green * correction of retirement article in October 2004 issue * Training Sleeping Car Porters - by Cam McNish * Family History - by Myrna Mackey * Lest We Forget - by Brenda Taylor  December 2004 - Volume 2, Issue 2* The GMAM Series Steam Locomotives * Portage la Prairie Railway Hub - by Les Green * Donation (Framed Railway Pictures) to CP Station Committee * The Cake Of The Year - by Don Pelechaty * Thompson Rutledge (CPR Section Foreman) - by Myrna Mackey * The Runaway Flat Car - by Gordon McIntosh * Christmas Is A Gift - poem by Lea Palmer  January 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 3* CPR 2816 Steam Locomotive photo at Brandon, MB (1936) * Letting It All Hang Out - by Les Green * How Portage Grew Up With The McLean's (4) - by Don Pelechaty * Snow Drifts, Steamers, And Kids In The Fifties - by Dow Fraser * Andy Hanson's Retirement (1955) * Prairie Winter - poem by Jane Dale  February 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 4* Now It All Comes Out - by Les Green * Hefty Customer - photo & info submitted by Charlie Morris * William Van Horne & the Jesse James Gang - by Barry Bills * "Our Thanks" from the CP Station Store * How Portage Grew Up With The McLean's (5) - by Don Pelechaty * "CPR Station & CPR Empress" Color Prints Now Available  March 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 5* Flood at Oakland, MB (1923) * "The Weekly Review" news article from February 16, 1910 * Treasures of the Right-Of-Way - by Les Green * Beltrami Minnesota Historic Center Train Depot - by Don Pelechaty * "The Big Mac's of Happy Rock" - by Dow Fraser * The Canadian Pacific Jubilees - by Johnny Murphy  April 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 6* EuroStar (1993) * Waiting for the Paper Train - by Les Green * Local Roman Catholic History - by Don Pelechaty * Sir William Van Horne... Farmer? - by Barry Bills * Portage Collegiate Institute article from July 7, 1925 * 3rd Annual "Canada's Train Days" Information  May 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 7* Train No. 53 - submitted by Ed Dillon * Portage la Prairie Heritage Inc. Update - by Vic Edwards * Way Back Then...And...Now (locomotive pictures) * Upcoming Events * Sandy Andersons's Farewell Banquet (1873) - by Don Pelechaty * What You Find When You're Not Looking - by Les Green * A 300-Mile Slice - submitted by Brenda and Bob Taylor * Luxurious Train Carries Prince (1919) - by Barry Bills * A Bird's Nest On An Engine - submitted by Cam McNish * 3rd Annual "Canada's Train Days" Information  June 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 8* CP Station North Entrance - courtesy of Dave Darichuk * Did You Ever Ride On A Train - by Les Green * Costigan's Confectionary - by Don Pelechaty * Walter McLennan - by Shirley Case * Portage Mutual Insurance Donation - photo by Dennis Wiens * Canada Train Days 2005 - photos by Dennis Wiens  July 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 9* H-4 Pacific No.1450 Steam Locomotive * All Aboard! (work performed on station interior) * Our Changing Horizons - by Les Green * Red Fife Wheat Leads Prosperity (part 1) - by Don Pelechaty * 'Big Mac' MacLeod - by Dow Fraser * Rabbit Whose Home Was A Caboose - by Cam McNish * Portage la Prairie Flood of 1923 (photo)  August 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 10* Waiting for 2816 'Empress' At CP Station - photo by Keith Bowes * A Sweet Tale Of Boys And Bees - by Les Green * Red Fife Wheat Leads Prosperity (part 2) - by Don Pelechaty * Indian Letter Carriers - submitted by Brian Barrett * Memories Of Trains - by Lois McCormick (Vust) * 90th Birthday Party for Stella Robinson * Indians Hired To Find Lost Railroaders - submitted by Cam McNish  September 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 11* The Warbonnet of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe * Amazing Agnes, Train Travel Trendsetter - by Barry Bills * Rare Chinese Coins & Railroad History - photo by Dennis Wiens * A Writer's Dream Come True - by Les Green * The First CP Station's Second Job - submitted by Les Green * Between Them Both - taken from 'My Best Scotch Stories'  October 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 12* A New Roof, A New Sign, More To Come! * A Roofing Frenzy - by Vic Edwards * Who Was Edward Colonna - by Les Green * Black And Gold - poem by Nancy Byrd Turner * Early Grocers...Confidants And Bankers (part 1) - by Don Pelechaty * Central Manitoba Ploughing Championships 2005 [Back to News page] Volume 3: November 2005 - October 2006For a larger view of the cover pages, click on the newsletter pictures. November 2005 - Volume 3, Issue 1* A Farmyard Find! - by Vic Edwards * Lest We Forget - poem by Grace A. Wright * When The Work's All Done This Fall - by Les Green * Early Grocers...Confidants And Bankers (part 2) - by Don Pelechaty * Portage & District Ploughing Assn. Annual Meeting & Awards  December 2005 - Volume 3, Issue 2* Community Foundation of Portage & District Presentation * The Pacific Scandal & Forming Of The CPR - by Les Green * Rare Chinese Coins (from September 2005) - by Bob Jones * The Ties That Bind - by Myrna Mackey * Portage Potato Grower Helps CPR Promote Western Settlement - by Barry Bills * CPR 2-10-0 Steam Locomotive No.5781 (photo)  January 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 3* The Days Of Steam * A Pioneer Woman - by Myrna Mackey * And The C.P.R. Chugs On... - by Les Green * Arrival Of The Holiday Train In Portage - photos by Cam McNish * Many Thanks From The CP Station Committee  February 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 4* Canadian National Steam Locomotive 6067 * Da RoadMaster - Steve Swabuck poem submitted by Gordon McIntosh * Adam T. Elvis concert - photos by Dennis Wiens * Obituary (of the 1890 B.M. Caniff House) - by Don Pelechaty * Portage la Prairie's First Skyscraper - by Don Pelechaty * Locomotive 51 at Original CPR Station in 1881 (photo) * Singapore Train Tickets At Premium (1955 news item) * Elvis Has Left The Building (editorial of our current projects)  March 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 5* Corner 3rd Street SE & Saskatchewan Avenue (photo) * Manitoba Weekly Free Press Of 1901 - submitted by Les Green * Final Bit On Early Grocers In Portage - by Don Pelechaty * A.C. Stewart Retirement (March 26,1955) - submitted by Olga Michaluk * Winnipeg Pioneers Greet Historic Train - submitted by Cam McNish  April 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 6* Portage la Prairie Heritage Inc. & CP Station committee members * Getting Close To History - by Les Green * Crake Family Residence - by Ron Moffit * Original Council Of Portage la Prairie - by Don Pelechaty * Canada Train Day 2006 poster  May 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 7* Canada Train Day 2006 info * Memories Shared At The CP Store - submitted by Brenda Taylor * Just A Couple Of Railway Stories From Long Ago - by Les Green * Portage Artifacts Tell A Tale - by Don Pelechaty * Heritage - Past And Present (Antique & Collectibles Show)  June 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 8* Repairs Begin On Sandstone Portion Of Station Walls * Portage Mutual Insurance Company $5000 Donation * It Happened In Canada (historical facts) * A Railway Story Of Then And Now - by Les Green * Canada Train Day 2006 Photos - by Dennis Wiens * Historic Prisms In Downtown Portage - by Don Pelechaty * Jorden Narvey & David Nelissen Join Funding Committee  July 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 9* Canadian Pacific 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive 930 * George McIntosh - submitted by Gordon McIntosh * Why Is That Staion Moving Down The Tracks? - by Cam McNish * Sir William Van Horne (The Last Chapter) - by Les Green * The Ioanidis Family - by Don Pelechaty * A Remarkable Portage Personality  August 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 10* It Only Happens In Portage la Prairie * Letters & Notes To The Editor * John Duncan: Early Builder Of Portage la Prairie - by Don Pelechaty * Trespassers W...... - by Les Green  September 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 11* 101 Year-Old Portage Hotel Lost In Fire: August 31, 2006 * Letter To The Editor * Edward Colonna And L'Art Nouveau - submitted by Alex Patterson * Dr. Samuel Broadfoot Cowan House - by Don Pelechaty * Portage la Prairie: The Centre Of The Universe - by Les Green * Central Manitoba Plowing Championships (pictures)  October 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 12* Saskatchewan Avenue In The 1950's * Autumn - poem by Lucille Crumley * Harvest Time At David Martin Farm In 1901 (photo) * A Faded Old Snapshot - by Les Green * Hotel Portage, Jewel Of Portage Hospitality (Part I) - by Don Pelechaty [Back to News page] Volume 4: November 2006 - October 2007For a larger view of the cover pages, click on the newsletter pictures. November 2006 - Volume 4, Issue 1* 2006 CPR Holiday Train Scheduled Stop In Portage la Prairie * Looking At Another Old Snapshot - by Les Green * Hold The Autos And Let The Trains Through - submitted by Cam McNish * Hotel Portage, Jewel Of Portage Hospitality (Part II) - by Don Pelechaty * 1904 CPR Freight Tariff (sample) - submitted by Gordon McIntosh * In Memory Of Gordon Bowler - submitted by Hazel Bowler * Country Towns (poem)  December 2006 - Volume 4, Issue 2* Merry Christmas from Portage la Prairie Heritage Inc. * A Flashback to 1954 (Christmas Treat recipes from local cookbook) * Christmas Dilemma - by Blanche Fralic * The Life Of John Orchard Cadham - by Don Pelechaty * A Boy And His Dreams - by Les Green * A Heritage Celebration Of Life (Ice Candles)  January 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 3* Portage la Prairie Heritage Inc. Anniversary Project (Ice Candles) * Fisher Avenue Is Surely One Curly Thoroughfare - by Les Green * City Of Portage Celebrates 100th Birthday - by Barry Bills * Restored Duncan,BC Station Features Car Picnic - by Don Pelechaty * 2006 CPR Holiday Train (photos)  February 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 4* 1945 CNR Head-On Collision At Portage - submitted by Ernie Askin * The Saga of Ray Dunn - as narrated by Ray Dunn to Les Green * Railroad Reverie - submitted by Denise Chiponski * The Mystery Of 502 Crescent Road West (Part 1) - by Don Pelechaty * McKenzie Mission Sunday School Of 1940 - submitted by Joan Solomon  March 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 5* CNR Mountain Class 4-8-2 #6079 in 1959 - submitted by Les Green * Two Old Codgers Reminisce About Trains - as overheard by Les Green * The Mystery Of 502 Crescent Road West (Part 2) - by Don Pelechaty * Train Humour - submitted by Lois (Vust) McCormick * The Nazi Conquest Of Portage la Prairie - by Barry Bills * The Sioux Battleground Of St.Ambroise - compiled by Raoul McKay  April 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 6* A New Look To The South Entrance Of The CP Station * In Conversation With Mr. G - as recalled by Les Green * Brotherhood Of MOW Employees Journal (Feb.1959) - J. Samels * Winter Enjoyment Centered Around Curling Club - by Don Pelechaty  May 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 7* My Railway - story and picture submitted by Les Green * Wampum And Dried Codfish Were Our Early Currency - by Don Pelechaty  June 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 8* Van Horne, Beyond The CPR - by Don Pelechaty * 2007 Antique & Collectibles Show photos by Larry Warantz * Down By The Tracks - by Les Green * Grant Presentations photos by Brian Halstead and Dennis Wiens  July 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 9* Station Restoration photo by Dennis Wiens * "Evening Review" Shows How Times Have Changed - by Don Pelechaty * Letter To The Editor - from Keith Munro  August 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 10* C.P. #2816 Steam Locomotive Making Return Visit * Stop, Look, And Listen - by Les Green * C.P.R. 50th Anniversary (1936) - submitted by Cam McNish * Ed: Almost Forgotten Architect & Designer - by Barry Bills * 1925 Model T Ford Became First Car To Cross Canada  September 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 11* Hundreds Turn Out To See C.P.R. #2816 (photo by Keith Bowes) * Here Comes The Steamer! - conversation overheard by Les Green * Great Railway Age Comes To The Prairies - by Don Pelechaty * Henry Dyck Remembering The Past - photo by Dennis Wiens * A Few Train Facts - courtesy of Cam McNish  October 2007 - Volume 4, Issue 12* Sail To Canada On A Canadian Pacific Steamer In 1912 * Let's Celebrate - poem by Lillian Elizabeth Turner * Harvest Time At David Martin Farm In 1901 - submitted photo * Portage la Prairie - It's Troubled Birth - by Don Pelechaty * Vancouver's Original Station Became A Switchman's Home - by Cam McNish [Back to News page] Volume 5: November 2007 - October 2008For a larger view of the cover pages, click on the newsletter pictures. November 2007 - Volume 5, Issue 1* CPR Holiday Train Stop In Portage la Prairie * Sudbury Throws Out Its Hoboes - submitted by Cam McNish * The Many Stations Of Portage - with Les Green * Portage la Prairie - It's Troubled Birth (Part 2) - by Don Pelechaty * Hill's Drug Store - photo from 1902 * Remembrance Day poem  December 2007 - Volume 5, Issue 2* CP Station Store Open For Christmas Treasures Once Again * A Passing Fancy - with Les Green * Ancient Castle Disintegrating - submitted by Keith Bowes * Armstrong House Fine Example Of City's Heritage - by Don Pelechaty * Corporate Fundraising Campaign Open Letter * Christmas Ice Candles - "In Memory"  January 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 3* People Came To Light Candles Of Remembrance - photos by Dennis Wiens * It Was Once A Matter Of Wood And Water - with Les Green * Community Foundation Of Portage And District Donation * Brotherhood - poem author unknown * Edward Brown - Mayor Of Portage, 1897 - by Don Pelechaty * Corporate Fundraising Campaign Open Letter * Ice Candles Were Very Popular This Christmas - photos by Dennis Wiens  February 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 4* We Are Longing For Summer And Train Watching - photo from Keith Bowes * A Hundred Year Old Question - with Les Green * We Don't Need To Leave Yet, Do We? Or, Yes We Do - by Ogden Nash * Early Photographers Captured The Dawn Of The Auto Age - by Don Pelechaty  March 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 5* Installing New "Authentic" Windows And Doors - photos by Dennis Wiens * CPR Station Renovation Update - submitted by Vic Edwards * Portage Boy Makes Post Of Prime Minister - by Don Pelechaty * Waiting For The Train - with Les Green * Work Continuing On The C.P. Station - photos by Dennis Wiens  April 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 6* It Happened In The "Good Old Days" - submitted photo * Saying Goodbye To The Jigger - with Les Green * Train Of Life - submitted by Gordon McIntosh * Arthur Meighen - A Man Of Brilliant Debating Ability - by Don Pelechaty * Prolific Artist Colonna Subject Of Exhibition - submitted by Charles Morris  May 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 7* Steam Engine No. 2615 In Portage On October 17, 1947 - submitted photo * The Jim Hill Track - with Les Green * Caboose A Retreat - 1920 * Prime Minister Meighen Picnic In Portage, 1920 - by Don Pelechaty * Portage la Prairie Mutual Insurance Donation - photo by Dennis Wiens * Did You Know (Canada's First Major Rail Disaster fact) * Notice Of Portage la Prairie Heritage Inc. Annual General Meeting  June 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 8* Steam Train In Front Of Portage CP Station In 1959 - submitted photo * Radio Changed Our Lives Forever - by Don Pelechaty * Of Dogs And Trains And Bridges - with Les Green * Chimney Swifts In Portage la Prairie - submitted article  July 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 9* A Possible Static Display For The CP Station's Interpretive Centre * Letters From Our Readers - Earl Currie and Gordon McIntosh * Local Roman Catholic History Begins With Mission On Island - by Don Pelechaty * Don't Get Cross At A Crossing, Eh? - with Les Green * A Tour Examining "Bloody Saturday" - submitted by Mary Kohut * A Glance At The Past - photos of Portage la Prairie before 1920  August 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 10* In 1939 The Royal American Shows Arrived By Rail - submitted photo * Where Do All Those Tracks Go Anyway? - with Les Green * It's Interesting... - by Vic Edwards * Knowledge Before Us: The Credo Of A Teacher's Life - by Don Pelechaty * The Building Of The "Grandstand" On Island Park - submitted photos  September 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 11* CN 3593 Chugs Up To The East Tower - submitted photo * A 300-Mile Slice (In The Year 1933) * And Which Line Did You Work On? - with Les Green * The "Ice House" - as told to Brenda Taylor by Ron Evans * Knowledge Before Us (Part 2) - by Don Pelechaty * Memories... - photos taken from "The Record", RCAF 1941-1945 * Project Donation Form  October 2008 - Volume 5, Issue 12* The "Sampson" 0-4-0 Locomotive - submitted by Don Pelechaty * Have You Seen A Grain Elevator Lately? - by Les Green * Farm Feasting - There Was Always Plenty - by Don Pelechaty * The Hudson Bay Railway - submitted by L. Blair Philpott * "Memory Pictures" - poem from a 1941 paper by Amy Roberts * Green Tomato Sandwich Spread - recipe from same 1941 paper * Project Donation Form [Back to News page] Volume 6: November 2008 - October 2009For a larger view of the cover pages, click on the newsletter pictures. November 2008 - Volume 6, Issue 1* A Picture Worth A Thousand Words - portrait donated by Robert Hay * The Hudson Bay Railway - with Les Green * The First Railway In Western Canada - submitted by L. Blair Philpott * The Hudson Bay Store - by Don Pelechaty [Back to News page] |
All photo and content rights reserved.