This plaque and planted tree are located in Saigon Park, on the north side of Ellice Avenue between Balmoral to Spence streets, in Winnipeg. It commemorates her and eight others (Ameena Abrahain, Donna DeWitt, Manuel Matias, Maude Matias, Mary M. Nelson, Eva Stempkowski, Frank Taylor, and Ruby Taylor) who lost their lives in the tragic Haslemere Apartments fire on 18 January 1974.
Doris A. Janecke Plaque (2010)
Source: City of Winnipeg
Doris A. Janecke Plaque (August 2014)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89292, W97.15348
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Haslemere Apartments (559-561 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg)
“8 people dead in apartment fire,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 January 1974, page 1.
Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 February 2024
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