Historic Sites of Manitoba: Margaret Newton Plaque (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg)

A plaque on the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba, erected in 1996 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, commemorates plant pathologist Margaret Newton, whose ground-breaking research on the rusts of wheat improve our understanding of this threat to the agricultural production of the Canadian prairies.

Originally situated beside an Agriculture Canada building that was subsequently demolished, the plaque was moved beside the former Dominion Rust Laboratory Building.

Margaret Newton commemorative plaque beside the former Dominion Rust Research Laboratory (November 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Margaret Newton commemorative plaque (January 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Margaret Newton commemorative plaque (September 2025) Source: Glen Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.80930, W97.12977 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Margaret Newton (1887-1971)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Plaques for Persons, Events and Sites of National Historic Significance

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Rust Research Laboratory (194 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg)

Commemorating Margaret Newton
Manitoba History, Number 59, October 2008

Sources:

We thank Rose Kuzina and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 September 2025

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