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Memorable Manitobans: Roy Gordon Mitchell (1916-1994)Farmer, photographer, conservationist. Born at Sifton on 21 July 1916, son of William Mitchell and Laura Strasdin, he grew up on the family farm and attended Fairville School. As a young man he took up farming north of Dauphin and developed a keen interest in hunting, trapping, and nature photography. Over a period of 24 years, he developed a site along the Valley River into a nature sanctuary. He subsequently donated the land so it would remain a sanctuary in perpetuity. In 1985, his efforts were recognized by a Conservation Award from the provincial government. He died, unmarried, at Dauphin on 21 November 1994 and was buried in the Dauphin Riverside Cemetery. See also:
Sources:“Gov’t honors local naturalists,” Dauphin Herald, 15 October 1985, page B2. “A sanctuary forever,” Dauphin Herald, 14 October 1986, page 13. Obituary, Dauphin Herald, 6 December 1994, page 27. We thank Alan Mason for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 6 August 2017
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