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| [[Plautdietsch]]-speaking Mennonites from [[Russian Mennonite|Russia]] began settling in Manitoba from 1874 through 1880 after signing a [[Privilegium of 1873 (Canada)|Privilegium]] with the Canadian government.<ref>{{cite book |author = Braun, Ernest N. and Glen R. Klassen |title = Historical Atlas of the East Reserve |publisher = Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society |date =2015}}</ref><ref name="Francis, E.K. 1955"/> The settlers initially were located in the Mennonite Reserve (largely now the [[Rural Municipality of Hanover]]). This area, east of the Red River and south of the Seine River, became known as the [[East Reserve]] when another block of land west of the Red River, known as the [[West Reserve]] was granted for Mennonite settlement in 1876, which included the land to become Altona. The first settlement at Altona was made in 1880, by Bergthal Mennonites from the East Reserve nearby.<ref name=Epp-Story>{{cite book|author-last=Epp-Tiessen|author-first=Esther|title=Altona: Story of a Prairie Town|year=1982|location=Altona|publisher=D.W. Friesen & Sons Ltd.|isbn=0-88925-417-6|url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?i...08,238,239,253,348,352,353,354|access-date=23 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926215736/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3854|archive-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> A southern spur of the Canadian Pacific Railway went through the Altona village area in 1882. A separate town-site, also named Altona, had its start in the 1895 when the Canadian Pacific Railroad was extended to that point, with the village area later known as Old Altona.<ref name=Epp-Story/>{{rp|53}} While Altona had a population large enough to support incorporation by the late 1920s, it took until 1946 for the community to be incorporated as a village separate from the Rural Municipality of Rhineland.<ref name=Epp-Story/>{{rp|253}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/altona/ | title=Altona | publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] | access-date=3 July 2014}}</ref> Its population at that time was 1065 residents. In 1956, population growth to 1698 residents prompted the village council to apply to the provincial government to change the status to town. This change became official on 24 October 1956.<ref name=Epp-Story/>{{rp|238,239}} | [[Plautdietsch]]-speaking Mennonites from [[Russian Mennonite|Russia]] began settling in Manitoba from 1874 through 1880 after signing a [[Privilegium of 1873 (Canada)|Privilegium]] with the Canadian government.<ref>{{cite book |author = Braun, Ernest N. and Glen R. Klassen |title = Historical Atlas of the East Reserve |publisher = Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society |date =2015}}</ref><ref name="Francis, E.K. 1955"/> The settlers initially were located in the Mennonite Reserve (largely now the [[Rural Municipality of Hanover]]). This area, east of the Red River and south of the Seine River, became known as the [[East Reserve]] when another block of land west of the Red River, known as the [[West Reserve]] was granted for Mennonite settlement in 1876, which included the land to become Altona. The first settlement at Altona was made in 1880, by Bergthal Mennonites from the East Reserve nearby.<ref name=Epp-Story>{{cite book|author-last=Epp-Tiessen|author-first=Esther|title=Altona: Story of a Prairie Town|year=1982|location=Altona|publisher=D.W. Friesen & Sons Ltd.|isbn=0-88925-417-6|url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?i...08,238,239,253,348,352,353,354|access-date=23 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926215736/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3854|archive-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> A southern spur of the Canadian Pacific Railway went through the Altona village area in 1882. A separate town-site, also named Altona, had its start in the 1895 when the Canadian Pacific Railroad was extended to that point, with the village area later known as Old Altona.<ref name=Epp-Story/>{{rp|53}} While Altona had a population large enough to support incorporation by the late 1920s, it took until 1946 for the community to be incorporated as a village separate from the Rural Municipality of Rhineland.<ref name=Epp-Story/>{{rp|253}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/altona/ | title=Altona | publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] | access-date=3 July 2014}}</ref> Its population at that time was 1065 residents. In 1956, population growth to 1698 residents prompted the village council to apply to the provincial government to change the status to town. This change became official on 24 October 1956.<ref name=Epp-Story/>{{rp|238,239}} |
| On November 17, 1990, Altona was the site of the [[Altona murder]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pauls |first1=Karen |title='I don't hold this anymore': Survivor finds freedom in forgiveness for Altona killer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/earl-giesbrecht-altona-parole-1.5551732 |publisher=CBC |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref> The murder occurred in the evening, when Earl Giesbrecht, a local boy known for being a bully, knocked on the home of 14-year-old Tyler Pelke, brandishing a handgun. Giesbrecht tortured Pelke and his friend, 15-year-old Curtis Klassen, before setting the house on fire, killing Klassen. Pelke survived and Giesbrecht was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. A documentary about the event premiered in 2023 at the [[Whistler Film Festival]], winning [[Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award| Best Documentary]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shebahkeget |first1=Ozten |title=Manitoba town's grief in wake of teen's brutal murder over 30 years ago shown in new docufilm |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/altona-manitoba-documentary-world-premiere-1.7049171 |publisher=CBC |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> | In Novemer 1990, Altona was the site of the [[Altona murder]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pauls |first1=Karen |title='I don't hold this anymore': Survivor finds freedom in forgiveness for Altona killer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/earl-giesbrecht-altona-parole-1.5551732 |publisher=CBC |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref> |
| == Demographics == | == Demographics == |
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