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Melvin Garry Hilderman
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Landscape architect.
Born at Winnipeg on 30 June 1940, younger of two sons of Victor Alexander Hilderman (1914-1993) and Doris Ivy Bayliss (?-1998), he worked as a landscape architect in Toronto, Ontario before moving his practice back to Winnipeg around 1970. Among his many projects were the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden at Assiniboine Park, the Oodena Celebration Circle at The Forks, Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park, and the grounds of FortWhyte Alive and Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre.
He was President of the Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects (1978-1979) and served on the boards of The Forks Renewal Corporation, Balmoral Hall School, and FortWhyte Alive.
In 2010, he was inducted into the Order of Canada for his contributions to the creation, development and conservation of community parks, historical sites, and environmental projects. He also received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
On 9 October 1965, he married Phyllis Jane Stark of Midland, Michigan. They divorced in October 1972.
He died on 21 January 2016.
Marriage registration [Victor Alexander Hilderman, Doris ivy Bayliss], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Outstanding music teacher,” Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, 6 August 1966, page 6.
“Divorces decreed absolute,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 Cctober 1972, page 8.
“Coming events,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 April 1978, page 66.
Obituary [Victor Hilderman], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 September 1993, page 28.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 23 January 2016.
“Winnipeg landscape architect dies, leaving legacy at The Forks, Upper Fort Garry,” CBC News, 29 January 2016.
We thank Maria Zbigniewicz for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 September 2024
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