The first meeting of the RM of East St. Paul took place on 4 January 1916 in a room in secretary-treasurer Walter Gorham’s house at 2051 Roseneath Avenue.

East St. Paul has a gated community for seniors and new home development is underway at Countryside Crossing, By The Park, Prairie Ridge, Southlands Drive and Deerfield.

East St. Paul contains greenhouses and numerous small farms, primarily of the market gardening variety, as well as natural forest, creek and pond areas.

In 1914, a barge previously used by the Arctic Ice Company was purchased, renovated into a floating pavilion and dance hall complete with an orchestra, and moored in the river near the park dock.

The property, complete with multiple pavilions and a dining hall, was considered a family park and maintained a strict no-alcohol policy.

Activities came to an end following the summer season of 1915, due to a combination of the First World War, financial difficulties, and a series of disasters including the ruin of both steamships.

On 18 June 1975, Tourism Minister Rene Toupin announced the company had donated the property to the Province of Manitoba.

Tennis courts are used by residents and non-residents in the summer, as well as a toboggan hill and outdoor skating on a frozen lake in the winter.

A habitat rehabilitation project at Birds Hill, Manitoba transformed a depleted gravel pit into Silver Springs Park, with trails, a lake, and homes built along part of its perimeter.

The pit dates to the late 19th century, when the Canadian Pacific Railway needed gravel ballast for its rail lines.

[15] Geese, ducks, terns, gulls, American white pelicans, songbirds, foxes, rabbits, western painted turtles, muskrats and deer are frequently observed.

In 2021 this park was nationally recognized with the Butchart Gardens Land Reclamation Award by the Canadian Communities in Bloom.

[16][17][18][19][20][21] It was believed that the police officer was driving drunk when his truck rear-ended Taman, who was stopped at a red light.

The East St. Paul police officers at the scene knew the offender, did not gather adequate evidence, and the prosecutor was forced to plea bargain a relatively light sentence.

[22] The RCMP police detachment remains in the original location as the East St. Paul police force [22] The traffic light and intersection was replaced in 2018 by an interchange, realigning the Perimeter Highway and Highway 59 to allow traffic flow without interruption and improve safety.

Public concerns have been addressed and strong mandates were secured on a variety of projects, from recreation, roads, and farmers markets to major sewer initiatives.