Transcona is a ward and suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba, located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the downtown area.

[4] Today, the ward is represented by a member of Winnipeg City Council, and the suburb is part of the Transcona neighbourhood cluster—composed of much larger boundaries including large areas that were part of the Municipality of North Kildonan, and much of the area west of Plessis.

)[8] The land was also intended to be a townsite, so that municipal services could be provided to workers who came for prospective employment for the railway.

The community at the time included two boarding houses, a bakery, butcher shop, a bank, two churches (Methodist and Presbyterian), and a two-room school in the Saunders Block.

Six town councillors were also elected: Peter Watt, J. W. Gunn, C. Fieldhouse, Alex Campbell, Ovide Brodeur, and Matt Hall.

CNR 2747 is now on display at the corner of Plessis Road and Kildare Avenue in the Kiwanis Park courtesy of the Winnipeg Railway Museum.

1912 (April 6) - Town of Transcona receives its charter, and on November 12 municipal offices and Fire Hall opened for Public Inspection.

The first electric light and power installed from Pointe du Bois generating station of Winnipeg Hydro.

In October, the grain elevator tilts due to failure of its foundations, becoming a textbook example of the importance of soil mechanics.

[18] Though the majority of the area consists of houses built several decades ago, there are newer developments located in the east and northwest sections of the community including Canterbury Park, Lakeside Meadows, and Mission Gardens.

Transcona's future expansion is limited by the presence of the Red River Floodway and the Perimeter Highway.

The neighbourhood has produced several celebrities, including sports commentator Rod Black, former MuchMusic on-air personality Bradford How, Canadian athlete and cancer research activist Terry Fox, professional wrestler Kenny Omega, Olympic speed skater Susan Auch, and librarian Lorna Toolis.

The award was given to citizen Paul E. Martin,[21][22] who was a Second World War veteran with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, a long-serving City Councillor, former mayor of Transcona (1958–1959), and member of the School Board.

This follows a career in Japanese professional wrestling that includes a number of championship wins across weight classes.

They were disbanded because the team found it hard to draw players of the required skill levels and numbers.