This community is nestled on the east bank of the Red River, between it and the Seine. The area’s main north-south roads, St Anne’s and St Mary’s route you quickly into the downtown, while Bishop Grandin, which bisects the community takes you quickly to southwest Winnipeg. The area was predominantly French-speaking, but it is now strongly bilingual, with area schools offering education in both languages.

St. Vital includes many working-class and middle-class neighbourhoods. Among them are Elm Park, Pulberry, Glenwood, Norberry, Riel, River Park South, Meadowood Park and Normand Park.  Major streets in St. Vital include St. Mary's Road, St. Anne's Road, Bishop Grandin Boulevard, Fermor Avenue (part of the Trans-Canada Highway), and Dunkirk Drive (and its southerly extension, Dakota Street).  The average sale price in these areas range from $170,000 to $435,000.

To the east of St Mary’s, curled around the large St Vital Centre, are a number of newer neighbourhoods including Meadowood Park, Nova Vista, Dakota Crossing, and River Park South. Many of the new neighbourhoods being developed here are architecturally controlled and have lakes with parks in their midst.

Schools

The St Vital School District #6 administers this community’s schools. The southern areas are mature and well-schooled, though the newer more-southerly neighbourhoods lag in school construction. The board has 15 English elementary & middle schools, 4 English high schools, 4 French immersion elementary & middle schools, and one French immersion high school. The community has two libraries, and is across the river from U of M’s campus, best accessed via Bishop Grandin Blvd.

Shopping

There are a number of stores and services along the community’s main thoroughfares, but the community is dominated by the large St Vital Centre mall

Recreation

With rivers on its eastern and western edges, the community has an outstanding number of riverfront parks. St Vital, Normand, and Maple Grove are the largest along the Red River. The area along the Seine is undeveloped and without formal park status. The Niakwa Golf and Country Club is in the north end of the community, and a little further north are the Windsor Park (municipal) and the St Boniface golf clubs. The Winnipeg Canoe Club (which does much more than canoe) is at Dunkirk & Fermor. In the winter, you can also cross-country ski at the Windsor Park Golf Course. The community has 6 outdoor rinks, one arena, one indoor pool, a tennis court, and a running track. Louis Riel’s birthplace and home is a national historic site, on River Road, south of Grandin.

Link to St. Vital wikipedia.

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