WELCOME
to the
Selkirk Mental Health Centre Archives.
We are a volunteer non-profit driven committee. Our primary objective is to keep our history alive by honouring all
those associated with this Institution over the past 140 plus years.
Tribute is paid to their unique contributions that helped develop exemplary mental health care for Manitoba.
Our Story
We
are
a
volunteer
driven
non-profit
organization.
Our
main
focus
is
the
preservation of SMHC historical artefacts and legacy.
The
Archives
Committee
was
formed
in
1999
with
the
primary
objective
to
preserve
the
rich
history
of
mental
health
care
at
the
Selkirk
Mental
Health
Centre.
TOURS
to
visit
the
Archives
may
be
arranged
through
contacting
the
Committee
Secretary
by
either
clicking
the
(tours)
highlight
or
by
using
the
Contact Us tab on the main menu.
An
oral
history
of
SMHC
has
been
gathered
with
a
tremendous
amount
of
information
from
Charles
Bernard.
Charles
began
working
at
the
Centre
in
1931
and
was
the
founding
President
of
the
Manitoba
Registered
Psychiatric Nurses Association in 1960. Charles died in 2006
The
archive
collection
is
located
in
the
Administration
Building,
the
former
nurses
residence
and
school
of
nursing.
We
have
3
rooms
of
memorabilia,
scrapbooks and photographs.
BOTTOM
BOTTOM
Back L-R:
Larry Mackie, Joyce Surowich, Vera Kowalchuk, Lorna Weiss
Middle L-R:
Eve Francis, Lorne Morrisseau, Isbale Geard
Front L-R:
Marlene Schneider, IRose Wills
Missing:
Roxie Cook, Diane Youzwa
The Archives are presently
closed for tours due to work
being carried out to remove
asbsetos from the basement
rooms.
NEW
Preserving 140 plus years of History . . .
Updated: MARCH 2023