Educator.
Born at Creelman, Saskatchewan around 1930, son of Mary Hay and Les Chalmers, his family moved to the Belleview district when he was young. He taught at Hargrave School (1948-1950) and Pipestone School (1950-1952) and served as Principal of Ninette School (1952-1958) and Westbourne School (1958-1964) before moving to Brandon where he was a guidance counsellor at Vincent Massey High School (1964-1970). After tenure as the Principal of Alexander School (1971-1973), he returned to Brandon and was the Principal of Green Acres School (1973-?) and Earl Haig School (?-1988). On 7 November 1959, he married Earla Arlene Tosh (1937-2005) of Minto.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Wedding bells: Chalmers – Tosh,” Glenboro Gazette, 10 December 1959, page 4.
“Appointment,” Brandon Sun, 16 December 1970, page 5.
“40th anniversary at home,” Glenboro Gazette, 5 January 1972, page 5.
“Earl and Marge Tosh celebrate 60th anniversary,” Baldur Gazette News, 21 January 1992, page 14.
“Chalmers,” Brandon Sun, 23 July 2005, page 20.
Obituary [Dorothy Merle Anderson], Brandon Sun, 30 July 2008, page 16.
Obituary [Frank Chalmers], Brandon Sun, 22 July 2009, page 16.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2016
