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The association was established in 1909 to promote the development of a good road network throughout Manitoba.
Year
President
1909-1928
Samuel Robert Henderson (1863-1928)
1928-1929
John Haddow (1855-1932)
1929-1932
Richard Deans Waugh (1868-1938)
1932-1938
Washington Hector French (1873-1956)
1938-1953
Percy Beachell (1874-1969)
1953-1955
John Holmes Cathcart (1892-1959)
1955-1957
Henry Gratton “Gin” Langrell (1893-1979)
1957-1959
Henry Southwood “Harry” Paul (1890-1969)
1959-1961
Max Dubas (c1908-1980)
1961-1963
Edwin Henry “Harry” Armstrong (1889-1964)
1963-?
John Potoski (1903-1983)
1966-1967
David Francis “Mac” Rose (1894-1979)
1967-1970
Zephirin “Zeph” Audet (1909-1987)
1970-?
Kenneth David Rapley (1911-2002)
1971-1974
Wilfrid Dickson Heapy (1901-1980)
1974-1976
Gordon Scott
1976-1978
Martin Vertz (1904-1984)
1978-1980
Michael Stephen Antonation (1913-1985)
1980-1981
J. S. Sigurdson
1981-1983
Albert St. Hilaire
1983-1986
Maxwell James “Mac” Edgar (1913-1990)
1986-1987
?
1987-1988
William “Bill” Kozyra
1988
Kenneth John Burgess (1928-2005)
1988-1991
?
1991
Alan Beachell (1924-2015)
1992
John “Jack” Nicol (1935-2015)
1992-1995
?
1995-1996
Kenneth Donald Carels (1938-2005)
1996-1998
Jim Knight
1998-1999
Edward “Ed” Peltz (1931-2016)
1999-2002
Phil Rebeck
2002-2003
Ken Thomas
2003-2004
Brian Nedohin
2004-2005
John Holland
2005-2006
Darlene Fisette
2006-2009
Lawrence Morris
2009-2023
Jacques Trudeau
2023-present
Debbie Fiebelkorn
Life Member
Year
Art Atkinson
?
Klaas R. “K.R.” Barkman (1893-1979)
1967
Percy Alan Beachell (1924-2015)
?
H. S. Cameron
1957
Gene Carson
?
Albert Thomas “Ab” Chapman (1918-2013)
1994
Paul Chapman
?
Wendyl Clare
?
William Reid Clubb (1884-1962)
1957
Rob Cox
?
David Grabowsky
?
Laurie Hunt
?
Walter J. Kane
1957
Roy Karasiuk
?
James Alexander “Jim” Knight (1934-2022)
?
William Harry “Bill” Kozyra (1929-2021)
?
Dr. C. S. Landon
1957
Brian Little
?
Keith MacCharles
?
Jerome Mauws
?
John “Jack” Nicol (1935-2015)
?
Jack Oatway
?
Bob Omeniuk
?
Edward “Ed” Peltz (1931-2016)
?
John Potoski (1903-1983)
?
Kenneth David Rapley (1911-2002)
1984
Ronald Robbins
?
Gerald Tencha
?
Bob Thiessen
?
Jacques Trudeau
?
See also:
A. C. Emmett and the Development of Good Roads in Manitoba by Karen Nicholson
Manitoba History, Number 27, Spring 1994
“Good Roads names 1957 award winners,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 November 1957, page 29.
We thank Terra Van Deynze (Manitoba Good Roads Association), Nathan Kramer, and Brian Nedohin for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 November 2023
