Vote on the name of the new Active Transportation trail
You can cast your vote on the name of the new Active Transportation trail right on Beausejour's website. Just look on the bottom of the home page for the Tell us what you think section on the bottom of the page. Click on the Vote Now button to see the options and vote.
The CP Railway has played a significant role in the historic settlement of the Town of Beausejour. The railway remained active from the early 1880’s until recently. The naming of a park: "Train Whistle Park”, at the hub of the grain elevator and railway location supports the historical importance of the railway for the Town of Beausejour.
The removal of the Grain Elevators (demolition completed in 2012) and subsequent removal of the tracks in 2017, made way for a new and significant pathway; for beautification, recreation and active transportation in the Town of Beausejour. Historically and currently, residents of the Town of Beausejour recognize the site of the tracks as the rail way/tracks line through Beausejour.
It seems fitting that the site of the rail way/ tracks line project be remembered as the "Rail Trail” or "Trax Path”, which both complement the theme and historical significance of the railway and the name, "Train Whistle Park”.
The history of Beausejour begins with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the national dream to connect both sides of the country. The railway came into the region in the early 1880’s and a post office was erected shortly after that. Prior to the arrival of the railway, the area was known as "Stony Prairie” once the railway was here it was changed to "Burgoyne Station” and then finally christened "Beausejour”, meaning "beautiful resting place”. Others suggest it was a name given by railway officials who found high, dry ground here compared to low-lying, wetter areas surrounding it. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/beausejour.shtml