Some street names in the City of Brandon commemorate historical events and personalities. Unfortunately, the basis for many names has not been recorded. This project will attempt to reconstruct the basis for as many Brandon street names as possible. Those with obvious names (for example, the “Animal Streets” - Otter Bay, Moose Place, Lynx Crescent, etc. - in the northwest corner of the city) will not be included.
NOTE: This is a work in progress, and information will be added as it becomes available. Please send corrections and updates to Gordon Goldsborough at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.
Type
Direction
Avenues (usually named)
East-west
Streets (usually numbered)
North-south
There are corresponding lists for Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, and Winnipeg.
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Street Name
Notes
Aagaard Avenue
Named for a restaurant proprietor
Aberdeen Avenue
Probably named for the Marquis of Aberdeen, Governor-General of Canada (1893-1898) and for Lady Aberdeen; they visited Manitoba in 1895 and 1915
Adams Drive
Probably named for Brandon Mayor Charles Adams
Agnew Drive
Named for Wesley George “Wes” Agnew, a founder of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
Allison Way
Named for Ray Allison, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Assiniboine Avenue
Named for the Assiniboine River that flows nearby
Augusta Crescent
Unknown
B
Baker Bay
Unknown
Balmoral Avenue
Unknown
Baragar Drive
In 1939, a section of First Street North near the Manitoba Hospital for Mental Diseases was renamed in honour of facility administrator Charles A. Baragar but the municipal paperwork was never formalized and the change lapsed in the 1970s
Boschman Bay
Named for Laurie Boschman, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Braecrest Drive
Unknown
Brock Avenue
Named for farmer John A. Brock, who owned the land where the street is located, prior to 1883
Broda Bay
Named for hockey player Walter Edward “Turk” Broda
Byng Avenue
Named for the Viscount Byng of Vimy, Governor-General of Canada (1921-1926)
MHS
C
Carlton Avenue
Unknown
Cater Drive
Named for Brandon Mayor Harry William Cater
MHS
Charles Street
Unknown
Chipperfield Drive
Named for Ron Chipperfield, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Christie Bay
Unknown
Clare Avenue
Unknown
Clark Drive
Named for soldier and city councillor Francis Joseph “Frank” Clark
Clement Drive
Named for Brandon Mayor Stephen Emmett Clement
MHS
College Avenue
Named as an expression of hope that a college would be established in Brandon
Cornwallis Bay
Unknown
Creighton Boulevard
Named for Brandon mayor James Albert Creighton
MHS
Currie Boulevard
Possibly named for early pioneer William J. Currie
MHS
D
Daly Crescent
Named for Brandon mayor Thomas Mayne Daly
MHS
Darrach Avenue / Bay
Named for nurse and philanthropist Sarah Persis Johnson Darrach and for court official and community leader Robert Darrach
MHS
Delta Bay
Unknown
Dennis Street
Possibly named for a surveyor
Derlago Drive
Named for Bill Derlago, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Dietrich Bay
Named for Don Dietrich, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Douglas Street
Possibly named for the son or brother of early pioneer, merchant and politician Joseph Edward Woodworth
Dufferin Avenue
Probably named for the Marquis of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada (1872-1878)
E
Elviss Crescent
Probably named for businessman Thomas E. Elviss
Empress Bay
Unknown
F
Fairbairn Place
Named for Bill Fairbairn, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Ferraro Drive
Named for Ray Ferraro, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Finley Drive
Unknown
E. Fotheringham Drive
Named for Brandon alderman, mayor and businessman Edward Fotheringham
MHS
Franklin Street
Possibly named for Mr. Franklin, an official of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Fraser Crescent
Named for Brandon mayor Alexander Cumming Fraser
MHS
Fred Brown Way
Named for firefighter Frederick Joseph “Fred” Brown
MHS
Frederick Street
Unknown
G
Galbraith Crescent
Unknown
Glen Avenue
Unknown
Glendale Bay
Unknown
Gordon Avenue
Unknown
Grant Boulevard
Unknown
H
Hanbury Place
Named for businessman and city councillor John Hanbury
Hanlon Crescent
Named for Glen Hanlon, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Harrison Avenue
Unknown
Highland Avenue
Unknown
Hill Avenue
Named for railwayman James Jerome Hill
Hilton Avenue
Named for Hilton McGregor, son of Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor. See also John Avenue and McGregor Avenue.
Horizon Place
Unknown
I
J
Jade Avenue
Unknown
John Avenue
Named for John McGregor, brother to Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor. See also Hilton Avenue and McGregor Avenue.
Jordanna Lane
Unknown
K
Kelly Place
Named for Brandon mayor Andrew Kelly
MHS
Kirchhoffer Avenue
Named for lawyer, MLA and senator John Nesbitt Kirchhoffer. In 1995, concerns about spelling and pronouncing the name Kirchhoffer led to removing the name and redesignating the street as part of Sifton Avenue, echoing a rivalry a century earlier between Kirchhoffer and Clifford Sifton. See Sifton Avenue.
Kirkcaldy Drive
Named for municipal politician James Kirkcaldy
MHS
L
Laurence Crescent
Unknown
Leslie Bay
Unknown
Lloyd Crescent
Unknown
Lori Road
Unknown
Lorne Avenue
Named for John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Duke of Argyll, also known as the Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law to Queen Victoria, who served as Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. See Louise Avenue.
Louise Avenue
Named for Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife to the Marquis of Lorne. See Lorne Avenue.
M
Macleod Drive
Unknown
Madison Crescent
Possibly named for US President James Madison
Magnacca Crescent
Named for Brandon mayor Stephen Adolph Magnacca
MHS
Maryland Avenue
Unknown
McDiarmid Drive
Named for Brandon mayor John S. McDiarmid
MHS
McDonald Avenue
Probably named for Martin McDonald, the registrar at the Brandon Land Titles Office in 1881 but it may also commemorate lawyer W. A. MacDonald whose place of business was on the north side of Rosser Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets. The latter man later migrated to British Columbia where he became a Supreme Court judge.
McEwen Drive
Probably named for early feminist leader Jessie Turnbull McEwen
McGill Drive
Named for pilot and MLA Edward Robert “Ed” McGill
McGregor Avenue
Named for John McGregor, brother to Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor. See also Hilton Avenue and John Avenue
McTavish Avenue
Named for fur trader, MLA and land commissioner of the Canadian Pacific Railway John Henry McTavish
McVicar Crescent
Probably named for early pioneers the McVicars: Dougald McVicar and Mary Ann Bagsley McVicar and Dougald’s brother John McVicar
Middleton Avenue
Probably named for British general Frederick Dobson Middleton
Mitchell Street
Unknown
N
Noonan Drive
Unknown
O
Orchard Drive
Unknown
Ottawa Avenue
Unknown
P
Pacific Avenue
Named for the Canadian Pacific Railway which reached Brandon in 1881
MHS
Park Avenue
Unknown
Park Street
Named for Rideau Park
Parker Boulevard
Unknown
Patterson Crescent
Unknown
Patmore Drive
Named for horticulturist Henry Lewis Patmore
MHS
Patricia Avenue
Unknown
Percy Street
Unknown
Pilling Drive
Unknown
Princess Avenue
Named for Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife to the Marquis of Lorne, Governor General of Canada (1878-1883). See Louise Avenue.
Propp Place
Named for Brian Propp, a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings
Q
Queens Avenue
Named for Queen Victoria; originally spelled Queen Avenue
R
Richmond Avenue
Named for pioneer physician Richmond Spencer
Rideau Street
Unknown
Ross Avenue
Probably named for early pioneer A. W. Ross
Rosser Avenue
Named for Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Russell Street
Possibly named for a surveyor
S
Sandison Road
Named for farmer John William Sandison
Schwitzer Avenue
Unknown
Sifton Avenue
Named for lawyer, MLA, MP and federal cabinet minister Clifford Sifton. See Kirchhoffer Avenue.
Soo Street
Unknown
Southern Avenue
Unknown
Stickney Avenue
Named for Alpheus Beede Stickney, General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who was replaced in this position by William Cornelius Van Horne on 1 January 1882.
Swanson Avenue
Unknown
Sykes Boulevard
Named for city official George Frederick Sykes
MHS
T
Taylor Bay
Unknown
Templeton Drive
Possibly named for physician Charles Perry Templeton
U
Unrau Place
Unknown
V
Van Horne Avenue
Named for railwayman William Cornelius Van Horne
Victoria Avenue
Named for Queen Victoria
MHS
Village Drive
Unknown
W
Waterloo Crescent
Unknown
Waverly Drive
Unknown
Whillier Drive
Named for businessman, city councillor and military leader Charles J. Whillier
Whitehead Crescent
Named for publisher Joseph Blyth Whitehead
Williamson Drive
Named for Brandon mayor Franklin Truman Williamson
MHS
Winston Bay
Unknown
Winter Bay
Named for Brandon mayor William Winter
MHS
Woodsley Bay
Unknown
X
Y
Young Avenue
Named for Brandon mayor Frederick Henry Young
MHS
Z
1. The Assiniboine Basin by Martin Kavanagh.
2. “The forgotten history of First Street North” by Graeme Bruce, Brandon Sun, 28 June 2014.
3. Email communication, Andy Schroeder, 23 March 2010.
4. “The feminism of early Brandon resonates still,” Brandon Sun, 26 May 2025, page 4.
5. Email communication, David McConkey and Allan McConkey, August 2025.
6. “Famous Liberal evens an old score,” Brandon Sun, 4 January 1995, page 2.
7. “Honor prominent citizens in names of thoroughfares,” Brandon Sun, 20 July 1954, page 1.
8. “Whence avenues of Brandon derived their names and some of early residents thereon,” Brandon Sun, 18 June 1927, page 38.
9. “Wheaties’ greats to be honoured with street names,” Brandon Sun, 10 September 2015, p. A3.
10. “Propp thrilled with Wheat Kings honours,” Brandon Sun, 15 March 2025, p. B2.
11. “Airport renaming underway, despite confusion,” Brandon Sun, 29 May 2014, p. 3.
12. “Street to honor hockey star,” Brandon Sun, 3 June 1975, p. 2.
We thank David McConkey for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 September 2025
