This one-storey concrete-block building on Norton Avenue in Miami in the Rural Municipality of Thompson, measuring 25 feet by 55 feet, was built in 1902 as a branch for the Bank of Hamilton. In 1923, the bank merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce and became the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce after a 1961 merger with the Imperial Bank of Canada. At some point the front facade of the building was covered with bricks.
The bank branch closed around 2017 and it became connected to the adjacent Westaway Pharmacy Building where it remains in use as a bakery and liquor store. It still contains two vaults, one on the main floor and a second in the basement.
Bank of Hamilton Building at Miami (1911)
Source: Internet Archive
Bank of Hamilton Building / Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (June 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
The former Canadian Bank of Commerce Building at left and the Westaway Pharmacy Building at right (June 2025)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.37043, W98.24262
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Bank of Hamilton
Manitoba Business: Canadian Bank of Commerce
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Westaway Pharmacy Building (447 Norton Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)
Miami & R.M. of Thompson Chronicles by R.M. of Thompson History Book Committee, 1998, pages 51-52.
We thank Noah Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 20 June 2025
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