Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wiechman Flour Mill (183 Vanzile Street, Treherne, Municipality of Norfolk Treherne)

This site on Vanzile Street in Treherne, now occupied by the Treherne Museum, was the former location of a flour mill constructed in 1891 by the Grey brothers of Toronto, Ontario. Purchased in 1898 by Christian “Chris” Wiechman, the mill operated until it was destroyed by fire on 24 January 1905.

From his experience working in American mills and the Ogilvie Flour Mill in Winnipeg, Wiechman rebuilt the mill using fireproof concrete blocks that he made on site. The new mill was powered by steam that, in evenings, supplied the town with street lights until 1928, when electricity from the Manitoba Power Commission became available. Wiechman’s mill was destroyed by fire on 9 April 1942.

A plaque and millstone commemorate the Wiechman flour mill.

Wiechman Flour Mill millstone and commemorative plaque (August 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.62911, W98.70068 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Christian “Chris” Wiechman (1865-1955)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Treherne Museum (183 Vanzile Street, Treherne, Municipality of Norfolk Treherne)

Sources:

“Flames destroy Treherne flour mill,” Winnipeg Telegram, 25 January 1905, page 15.

“Local notes,” Glenboro Western Prairie Gazette, 16 April 1942, page 1.

Tiger Hills to the Assiniboine: A History of Treherne and Surrounding District by Treherne Area History Committee, 1976, pages 329-332.

We thank Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 September 2025

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