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Elswood Frederick Bole
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Athlete, businessman, municipal official.
Born at Winnipeg on 28 February 1910, son of Frederick Hartington Bole and Edith Mary Richards (1882-1950), he attended Winnipeg schools then started his own business, Bole Feeds and Hatchery, in 1929. As a young man he excelled as an oarsman at the Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg the Canadian Association single sculls in 1929 and the British Empire Games double sculls (with his cousin Robert Richards) in 1930. He remained avidly interested in sailing all his life. He was a founding member of the St. Vital YM-YWCA. In 1988, he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.
He served as a Councillor and Mayor of St. Vital from 1948 to 1951. In 1965 he became the first Executive Director of the then new metropolitan government of Greater Winnipeg. He also served as Chairman of the Public Utilities Board, Assessment Appeal Board, and Civil Defence Advisory Committee. He chaired the provincial Disaster Assessment Board that helped to flood-proof the Red River Valley in the aftermath of the catastrophic 1950 flood. He served as a Director of Ducks Unlimited (1968-1970) and he served on the boards of the St. Amant Centre (from 1953), St. Boniface Hospital (from 1966), and the Manitoba Centennial Corporation. In recognition of his community service, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Winnipeg (1974) and a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977).
He died at Winnipeg on 29 May 1987 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Birth registration [Elswood Frederick Bole], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1987.
“Elswood Bole,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 June 1987.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 September 2023
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