Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wareham Conservation Monument (Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale)

A monument near Rivers in the Municipality of Riverdale commemorates the donation of this land by Alfred and Rubena Wareham to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation for the conservation and appreciation of wildlife habitat. It was erected in December 1998.

Wareham conservation commemorative monument

Wareham conservation commemorative monument (September 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.02620, W100.22132
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Moncur Natural Habitat Monument (Municipality of Boissevain-Morton)

Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation / Manitoba Habitat Conservancy

Sources:

“Wareham family forever remembered in Rivers,” Rivers Banner, 28 August 1999, page 1.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 November 2023

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