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William David Davidson Christie
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Engineer.
Born on 19 September 1935, only child of George Samuel Christie (1895-1975) and Florence Alice Allison (1894-1969), he was raised on the grounds of the Brandon Hospital for Mental Diseases where his father was the Chief Engineer. After receiving a BSc degree in Engineering from the University of Manitoba (1957), he began working for Manitoba Hydro, working successively at the Brandon Generating Station and Selkirk Generating Station.
In 1960, he joined Wardrop Engineering where he spent 35 years, rising from junior design engineer to Vice-President and Director, working on a range of projects around the world. In the mid-1970s, he and his family lived in Ghana where he led efforts to drill 2,500 water wells and upgrade water treatment systems in three major towns. He served as President of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (1988) and was made an Honorary Life Member (2002).
On 28 June 1958, he married Marion Irene Robinson (?-2005) at Dryden, Ontario and they had two sons. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Breezy Bend Country Club. He died at the Riverview Health Centre on 16 April 2025.
Birth registration [Florence Allison], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Attestation papers [George Samuel Christie], Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Marriage registration [Goerge Samuel Christie, Florence Alice Allison], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Charges politics mixed with plan for waterworks,” Brandon Sun, 20 November 1945, page 11.
“Marion Robinson weds W. D. D. Christie,” Brandon Sun, 21 July 1958, page 15.
Obituary [Florence Alice Christie], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 1969, page 25.
Obituary [George Samuel Christie], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 November 1975, page 42.
Obituary [Marion Christie], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 April 2005.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 May 2025.
Obituary, Arbor Memorial.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 May 2025
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