Jails

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Jails

According to Through The Kenora Gateway, a jail was built from logs in Rat Portage as early as 1871. This jail was built on the east side of main st south of Second St South. One operated by the Province of Manitoba was built accross the street on the west side of Main St. By 1890 a firehall, police station jail and municipal offices was built on the West Side of Manitoba on the site of the laterday library. A combination court and provincial jail was built on the north-east corner of Matheson St. and First Street North by the same 1890. This building subsequent becam the Armoury (at least by 1984).subsequently the current Provincial jain was built by the shore of Laurenson's Lake.

Superuntendents

Bill Goss 1948 or 1955

Steve Wilson - 1914

 

References

Common Grounds Committee, Common Ground: Stories of Lake of the Woods, Kenora: Lake of the Woods Museum, 2010

Hylnski, Sharon, Cheryl Barnard, Bonnie Bowiec and Lori Nelson, Early Settlers of Rat Portage, 1881-82, Call Letters in Kenora Public Library 971.311HLY

Johnston, Georgina "The Kenricia - The Grand Hotel in Common Ground: Stores of Lake of the Woods, Kenora: Common Grounds Committee, 2010

Mead, Florence, Through the Kenora Gateway, Kenora: Bilko Press, 1981

Nelson, Kathryn (1978) A Political History of Kenora, 1981. Kenora Public Library 320.9713 Nel

Nelson, Patricia and Lori (1978) A Colloquial History of the Lake of the Woods. Kenora Public Library 971.311

Patterson Medical Clinic Website

Robertson, Heather & Melinda McCracken Magical, Mysterious Lake of the Woods, Winnipeg: Heartlands Associates, 2003