Omand's Creek
Omand's Creek is a small river in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It flows through parks like Omand Park and Bluestem Nature Park in the Wolseley area and finally into the Assiniboine River. The creek is named after John Omand (1823–1905), who farmed near its mouth for 47 years. It used to be called Catfish Creek.
On June 19, 1816, Cuthbert Grant and his men rested by the creek before the Battle of Seven Oaks. In 1850, land on the west side was given by the Hudson's Bay Company to build St. James Church and Cemetery. A bridge across the creek was built in 1860 to improve access to the church. In the mid-1800s, a battle between the Saulteaux and the Portage La Prairie Sioux happened between Sherbrook Street and Omand's Creek.
The Green Action Centre holds annual spring cleanups along the creek. In spring, you can canoe there when water levels are high, but you must portage several times. In 2014, there was a violent crime near a railway bridge east of Polo Park Shopping Centre; police said it might be part of a gang initiation.
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