Transcona is a neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, located about 6 miles (10 km) east of the downtown area. Until 1972 it was a separate municipality, having been incorporated first as the Town of Transcona in 1912 and as the City of Transcona in 1967. It is primarily a working class residential suburb with some light industry. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadas Location. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...

Transcona was founded in 1909 as the site of the repair shops for the Grand Trunk Pacific and National Transcontinental Railways. Its name is derived from combining Transcontinental with Strathcona, the name of Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona, a former Manitoban who was instrumental in building Canada's first railway. Today the successor to these railways, Canadian National Railway, is still a major employer in the community. Grand Trunk Pacific Railway logo or herald The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) was a historical Canadian railway. ... -1... Donald Alexander Smith Donald Alexander Smith (August 6, 1820 – January 21, 1914) was a Scottish born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician. ... Donald Alexander Smith (August 6, 1820-January 21, 1914) was a Scotch-Québécois fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician in Canada. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class...

Transcona is home to well over 30,000 residents and is continuing to expand. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by Bill Blaikie of the social democratic New Democratic Party and in the Manitoba Legislature by Daryl Reid, also of the NDP. The Honourable Rev. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... Daryl Gary Reid (born November 2, 1950 in Winnipeg) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ...

A running joke is the perception that Transcona has a high preponderance of plastic pink flamingoes on the front lawns of many homes.