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Aagaard Avenue |
Named for a restaurant proprietor. |
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Aberdeen Avenue |
Probably named for the Marquis of Aberdeen, Governor-General of Canada (1893-1898) who visited Manitoba in 1895 and 1915. |
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Assiniboine Avenue |
Named for the Assiniboine River that flows nearby. |
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Baker Bay |
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Balmoral Avenue |
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Baragar Drive |
In 1939, a section of First Street North near the Manitoba Hospital for Mental Diseases was renamed in honour of facility administrator Charles A. Baragar but the municipal paperwork was never formalized and the change lapsed in the 1970s. |
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Brock Avenue |
Named for farmer John A. Brock, who owned the land where the street is located, prior to 1883. |
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Byng Avenue |
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Cater Drive |
Named for Brandon mayor Harry William Cater. |
MHS |
Christie Bay |
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Clark Drive |
According to historian Martin Kavanagh, this streets commemorates "a democratic leader." |
Kavanagh |
Clement Drive |
Named for Brandon mayor Stephen Emmett Clement. |
MHS |
College Avenue |
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Cornwallis Bay |
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Creighton Boulevard |
Named for Brandon mayor James Albert Creighton. |
MHS |
Currie Boulevard |
Possibly named for early pioneer William J. Currie. |
MHS |
Daly Crescent |
Named for Brandon mayor Thomas Mayne Daly. |
MHS |
Darrach Avenue / Bay |
Named for nurse and philanthropist Sarah Persis Johnson Darrach. |
MHS |
Delta Bay |
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Dennis Street |
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Douglas Street |
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Elviss Crescent |
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Empress Bay |
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Finlay Drive |
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E. Fotheringham Drive |
Named for Brandon alderman, mayor and businessman Edward Fotheringham. |
MHS |
Franklin Street |
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Fraser Crescent |
Named for Brandon mayor Alexander C. Fraser. |
MHS |
Frederick Street |
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Gordon Avenue |
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Grant Bay |
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Hill Avenue |
Named for railwayman James Jerome Hill. |
Kavanagh |
Hilton Avenue |
Named for Hilton McGregor, son of Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor. See also John Avenue and McGregor Avenue. |
Kavanagh |
John Avenue |
Named for John McGregor, brother to Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor. See also Hilton Avenue and McGregor Avenue. |
Kavanagh |
Kelly Place |
Named for Brandon mayor Andrew Kelly. |
MHS |
Kirkcaldy Drive |
Named for municipal politician James Kirkcaldy. |
MHS |
Laurence Crescent |
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Leslie Bay |
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Lloyd Crescent |
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Lorne Avenue |
Named for John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Duke of Argyll, also known as the Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law to Queen Victoria, who served as Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. See Louise Avenue. |
Kavanagh |
Louise Avenue |
Named for Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife to the Marquis of Lorne. See Lorne Avenue. |
Kavanagh |
Magnacca Crescent |
Named for Brandon mayor Stephen A. Magnacca. |
MHS |
Maryland Avenue |
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McDiarmid Drive |
Named for Brandon mayor John S. McDiarmid. |
MHS |
McDonald Avenue |
Probably named for Martin McDonald, the registrar at the Brandon Land Titles Office in 1881. But it may also commemorate lawyer W. A. MacDonald whose place of business was on the north side of Rosser Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets. The latter man later migrated to British Columbia where he became a Supreme Court judge. |
Kavanagh |
McGregor Avenue |
Named for John McGregor, brother to Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor. See also Hilton Avenue and John Avenue. |
Kavanagh |
McTavish Avenue |
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Middleton Avenue |
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Mitchell Street |
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Pacific Avenue |
Named for the Canadian Pacific Railway which reached Brandon in 1881. The main line ran along this street. |
MHS |
Park Avenue |
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Park Street |
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Parker Boulevard |
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Patmore Drive |
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Patricia Avenue |
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Percy Street |
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Princess Avenue |
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Queens Avenue |
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Richmond Avenue |
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Rideau Street |
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Rosser Avenue |
Named for Thomas L. Rosser, Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway. |
Kavanagh |
Russell Street |
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Southern Avenue |
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Stickney Avenue |
Named for Alpheus B. Stickney, General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who was replaced in this position by W. C. Van Horne on 1 January 1882. |
Kavanagh |
Sykes Boulevard |
Named for city official George Frederick Sykes. |
MHS |
Van Horne Avenue |
Named for railwayman William Cornelius Van Horne. |
Kavanagh |
Victoria Avenue |
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Waverly Drive |
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Whillier Drive |
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Whitehead Crescent |
Probably named for Joseph Blyth Whitehead. |
MHS |
Williamson Drive |
Named for Brandon mayor Franklin Truman Williamson. |
MHS |
Winter Bay |
Named for Brandon mayor William Winter. |
MHS |
Young Avenue |
Named for Brandon mayor Frederick Henry Young. |
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