Cornelius W. Wiebe (1893-1999)

Country doctor, MLA (1933-1936).

Born in Altona, Manitoba, he was educated at Wesley College, the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Medical College (graduating in 1924). He began to practise medicine in Winkler in 1925. During the course of his medical career, which ended in 1978, he delivered more than 6,000 babies, often after journeys by sleigh to farm homes. He served as Liberal MLA from 1932 to 1936, founded Bethel Hospital in Winkler in 1935, and established a school for mentally challenged children in Winkler. Wiebe served on the Winkler school board from 1929 to 1953 and was a life member of the Liberal Party. He received a Manitoba Golden Boy Award in 1967 and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1999.

More information:

Cornelius W. Wiebe: A Beloved Physician by Mavis Reimer (1983).

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Profile revised: 6 October 2009

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