St. James-Assiniboia is a major community area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. As it encapsulates most of the city ward of St. James, which includes the major St. James Street, the area itself is often simply referred to "St. James." Located in the far western part of the city, it is bounded on the north by the Rural Municipality of Rosser and the Canadian National Railway's Oak Point line, on the south by the Assiniboine River, on the west by the Rural Municipality of Headingley, and on the east by the Canadian Pacific Railway's La Riviere line. The area today is composed of the several municipalities that existed prior to the amalgamation of Winnipeg in 1971/1972. It began in 1886 as the Rural Municipality of Assiniboia, parts of which broke off to form the RM of St. James in 1921 and the RM of Brooklands in 1922. In 1956, the RM of St. James was incorporated as the City of St. James, absorbing Brooklands 11 years later. In 1969, St. James and Assiniboia merged into the City of St. James-Assiniboia, remaining as such until the 1972 amalgamation. Geography and governance "St. James-Assiniboia" refers to the community area defined by the 2016 Canadian census, and can be divided into the neighbourhood clusters of St. James-Assiniboia East and St. James-Assiniboia West. "St. James," on the other hand, is the electoral ward used by the Winnipeg City Council for local governing purposes. The 2018–2022 councillor for the St. James Ward is Scott Gillingham. Despite significant overlap, the geography of St. James differs slightly from that of St. James-Assiniboia; the latter extends more west/southwestward and reaches the Assiniboine River, but it does not extend as far east as the St. James ward does. More specifically: contrast to St. James, the St. James-Assiniboia area includes the neighbourhoods of Assiniboia Downs, Glendale, Kirkfield, and Westwood, which are part of the Charleswood – Tuxedo – Westwood electoral ward, currently represented by Kevin Klein. contrast to St. James-Assiniboia, the St. James ward includes the neighbourhoods of Polo Park and West Wolseley, which are part of the Downtown community area (or Downtown West neighbourhood cluster). St. James-Assiniboia area Located in the western section of Winnipeg, it is bounded on the north by the Rural Municipality of Rosser and the Canadian National Railway's Oak Point line, on the south by the Assiniboine River, on the west by the Rural Municipality of