This two-storey brick building in Strathclair, in the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, was constructed in 1908 on a stone foundation laid several years earlier. It had twelve guest rooms, a dining room, and a lounge. Its first proprietors were George Earl and Bill Morley. Some later ones were, in sequence, William J. “Bill” Leslie (1910-?), Ernest Sutton (?-1921), Mrs. Ernest Sutton (1921-?), William J. “Bill” Leslie (?-1923), James A. Goodridge (1923-1930), Louis and Winnifred Wersh (1936-1944), Winnifred Wersh (1944-1955), Ross Waddell and Mike Kawa (1955-?), Alfred O’Laughlin (?-1958), Michael and Emily Peleshok (1958-1964), and Mike Kogalski (1964-?).
Strathclair Hotel (August 2018)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Location (lat/long): N50.40372, W100.39648
denoted by symbol on the map above
“Strathclair,” Shoal Lake Star, 2 June 1921, page 5.
“W. J. Leslie, former Portage hotel man, dies at Strathclair,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 August 1935, page 11.
[Automobile accident], Winnipeg Tribune, 27 March 1944, page 1.
Obituary [Winnifred Wersh], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 1992, page 20.
Strathclair, Manitoba: Our Story to 1984 by Strathclair Centennial History Committee, 1984, pages 59, 295.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 August 2018
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