CFB Rivers, also known as RCAF River was a Royal Canadian Air Force Base near Rivers, Manitoba. It opened in 1940 when an air navigation school relocated to the site from Ontario. The school closed in 1945 but the base remaining open and became a training centre for the Canadian army and flying instructors for …
Join us as we explore an abandoned drive-up restaurant called “Rooke’s Drive In”. Located in the same parking lot as the “Hunters Paradise Motel” this little food vendor still had most things in place which made it a nice find.
This small town hotel was along the old highway near Shoal Lake, Manitoba. The highway was moved over a bit which made it harder to get to the motel. At first, we thought this may have been why it was closed but after a bit of wandering it was clear, there were structural issues. It …
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The Birtle residential school was originally operated by the Presbyterian church of Canada which was later transferred to the Canadian government in 1969. The school operated from 1888-1970 with student numbers ranging from 19 to 170. The current building, a design that was used for many residential schools across the country, was built around 1930. …
In 1890 the Brandon Reformatory for Boys school was built. The building was designed to hold 45 young offenders but only ever held a single 9 year old boy. This was embarrassing for the government so they decided to convert the building into an institution for the mentally ill. The Brandon Asylum for the insane …
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Valleyview Building at the Brandon Asylum Built between 1920-1924 this three storey receiving unit, now known as the Valleyview building was once part of the Brandon Asylum aka Brandon Mental Health Centre. It opened in 1925 and was used for new patients. It features a three blocks connected by corridors. The building was also home …
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We wander over to Manitoba from time to time and when we do, we make sure we see as many abandoned places as we can. On this trip we visit a small stone schoolhouse. Established in 1894 as Arsenault School it was renamed in 1907. The school closed in 1933, dissolved in1967and was later a Mennonite …
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