Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Representatives on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada was established in 1919 to advise the federal government on the designation of places, people, and events of national historic significance. One member of the Board represents the province of Manitoba.

Period	Manitoba Representative
1919-1937	?
1937-1959	Antoine d’Éschambault (1896-1960)
1959-1966	William David “Bill” Smith (1920-1996)
1967-1970	Edgar Stanford “Ed” Russenholt (1890-1991)
1971-1973	George “Geordie” Anderson (1907-1986)
1974-1975	James Edgar “Ed” Rea (1931-2003)
1976-1978	Robert P. Painchaud (1941-1978)
1978-1980	Vacant
1980-1986	Richard Grover
1986-1990	Vacant
1990-1996	Michael Kinnear
1996-2005	William Franklin Wymark “Bill” Neville (1940-2024)
2005-2012	Robert “Bob” O’Kell
2012-2019	Richard A. “Rick” Wishart
2019-2024	Diane P. Payment
2024-2025	Vacant
2025-2030	Patricia Bovey

See also:

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

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

Sources:

“Reappointed to Historic Sites Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 1956, page 3.

“Historic site board appointee,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 March 1971, page 6.

Negotiating the Past: The Making of Canada's National Historic Parks and Sites by C. J. Taylor, McGill-Queens University Press, 1990, page 194.

We thank Kate Macfarlane and Nathalie Vallières (Parks Canada) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 March 2025

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