E-Li-E-Li-Oh!
Elie,
Manitoba
Elie began in 1890 as a stop for the
Canadian Northern Railway. It was known as "De Tank" because it was
the steam engine stop for refilling. De Tank was not
official.
A Mr. Patenaude filed legal forms for the area to be known as
Patenaude but was unsuccessful.
The town is named after Elie Dufresne who donated land for the
church, convent and school. He built the first school and Léa
Dufresne was the first teacher. First the name "Dufresne" was used
to designate the area and school. On August 1, 1898 the name
officially became Elie.
The first resident priest was Father Alfred Camirand in 1907. In
1915 the present convent was built and in 1910 Bell Telephone
established an exchange in Elie.
A camoed plastic
container with log book, pencil, trinkets, and
FTF.