total of 32 members. The department currently has 7 vehicles and 1 boat it uses to respond to calls for service including 2 pumper engines, 2 water tankers, 1 rescue/command truck, 2 squad and 1 zodiac boat for water rescue response. Curling Club The West St. Paul curling club was built and has been in operation since 1963. It received some notoriety in 2015, when team Reid Carruthers, from the West St. Paul club, won the Men's Manitoba Curling Provincials and placed third in the Men's National Brier St. Paul's Anglican Church Established in January 1825, St. Paul's Anglican Church was built in order to keep up with the growing population along the Red River. The structure of the church was rebuilt in 1844 and again in 1878 as result of damage due to flooding. The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba erected a plaque in 1975 owing to its historical importance, however it is not yet listed as a historic site in Manitoba. Prior to becoming a municipality, the region surrounding the church was known as the parish of St. Paul's or parish of the middle church (middle owing to its being situated between the older St. John's Cathedral ("upper church") and St. Andrews-on-the-Red ("lower church"). Thus the church and parish provided a name to both the municipality as well as the nearby community. West St. Paul School West St. Paul has one school is a kindergarten to grade 8 school that was built in 1947, expanded in 1953 and expanded again in 1959. Prior to building the school, classes were held at a local church (K to 3) as well as the municipal hall (grades 4 and up). In 1959, it joined the newly formed Seven Oaks School Division. Its current capacity is 600 students. References External links Rural Municipality of West St. Paul, Manitoba West St. Paul West_St._Paul