Ermina Shier (1903-1990)

Teacher.

Born at Crandall, Manitoba on 24 March 1903, she attended Carlingville School and later Crandall High School. She took her teacher training at Brandon Normal School under the instruction of B. J. Hales. Her first teaching position was at Oak River, then at Roblin, Pipestone, and Belmont. She was among the first teaching staff at Earl Haig School in Brandon, beginning when the school was built in 1928, until 1951. For two and a half years during the Second World War she was stationed with the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service in Halifax and Newfoundland. In 1951 she transferred to Park School (now Betty Gibson School) in Brandon.

She died on 19 September 1990.

Sources:

Ermina Shier. Voices of Yesteryear. Westman Oral History Collection. Audiocassette. 1982. S. J. McKee Archives.

Crandall History Book, 2000.

We thank Donald Andrew for providing additional information used in this profile.

This profile was written by Angela Graham.

Profile revised: 1 March 2009

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