A large property in the area was owned by James Curtis Bird, a retired Hudson's Bay Company employee, after whom the area is named.
He was the youngest son of James Bird, a long time HBC employee who ended his career at the Red River Settlement.
His last son, Curtis James Bird inherited this property and became a prominent part of the larger community.
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