This Crown Corporation was formed in 1923 with the repeal of the Manitoba Temperance Act and the passing of the Government Liquor Control Act. A three-member Commission (later reduced to just one person), known initially as the Government Liquor Control Commission and later the Liquor Control Commission of Manitoba, was given a monopoly on the operation of liquor stores in Manitoba and ability to regulate the sales and use of liquor throughout the province.
Renamed the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission in 1980, it was merged in 2012 with the Manitoba Lotteries Corporation to form the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation.
Period
Commissioner / Chairman
1923-1938
Richard Deans Waugh (1868-1938)
1938-1940
John Turnbull (1870-1957)
1940-1956
William Reid “Bill” Clubb (1884-1962)
1956-1962
Barnard “Barney” Halstead (1914-1995)
1962-1969
Norman Elliot Rodger (1907-2010)
1969-1970
Arthur Uniacke “Art” Chipman (1902-1993)
1970-1977
J. Frank Syms (c1924-1992)
1978-1979
Louis Teillet (1914-1979)
1979-?
Alexander Bruce “Alex” Tevendale (c1932-2003)
5 years
Edward Turner “Ted” Revel (1925-2008)
Period
President
1996-2002
Ian Gordon Wright (1939-2016)
2002-2009
?
2009-2011
Kenneth Allan “Ken” Hildahl (1950-2011)
City
Location
Built
Status
Brandon
1907
Destroyed by fire (19 May 2018)
Winnipeg
1912
1940
1903-1904
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Liquor Control Commission War Memorial (1555 Buffalo Place, Winnipeg)
Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Temperance Act Amendment Referendum (1923)
“Liquor board setup uncertain,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 May 1938, page 3.
“Liquor commission honors J. Turnbull,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 February 1941, page 10.
“New liquor act comes into force on Monday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 July 1956, page 1.
Death registration [John Turnbull], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
“Syms liquor chief,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 November 1969, page 1.
“Teillet acting chairman of liquor commission,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 December 1977, page 50.
“Liquor post to Tevendale,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 October 1979, page 6.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 January 2026
