Watrous-Manitou Beach Heritage Centre

Watrous-Manitou Beach Heritage Centre www.watrousheritage.ca Visit the section of this website referred to as "The Plan" to view progress on plans for the new facility.

A number of interested individuals began meeting in the Fall of 2011 toward the establishment of a Heritage Centre and Museum for the Watrous area. As of March 5, 2012, the Town of Watrous established the Board tasked with preserving the history of Watrous & area, and with the goal of putting up a facility to house artifacts and archives. And so at present the Watrous Heritage Centre exists as an

online "Virtual Heritage Centre" on this website, preserving documents & pictures, with the hope of eventually housing them in a brand new facility at Watrous, SK.

05/22/2026
05/21/2026

Welcome back Olivia!

05/01/2026

The Heritage Centre has started using the power of AI to bring history to life. The original 1928 black and white photo has been colorized and motion added to try and recreate the atmosphere of 1928.

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04/16/2026

Anyone you know looking for a summer job? Pass it on!

The archive collection of the Heritage Centre contains some interesting gems of history. Here is a CBC newscast clip fea...
03/04/2026

The archive collection of the Heritage Centre contains some interesting gems of history. Here is a CBC newscast clip featuring the 50th Anniversary of CBK in Watrous.

The second audio link is a 35 minute recording of the opening program of CBK Radio in 1939.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbsD4Sxzo3k 50th Anniversary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rjxJ-l7eSs -CBK Inaugural Broadcast - 35 minutes

CBK 50th Anniversary 1989

The Watrous–Manitou Beach Heritage Centre held their first Brewing Up History- The Stories Behind The Artifacts event, f...
01/31/2026

The Watrous–Manitou Beach Heritage Centre held their first Brewing Up History- The Stories Behind The Artifacts event, featuring the remarkable 'Button Dress' created by Flora Shortt.

Board member Joanne Kowalski shared the story behind the dress and Flora’s life. Born in 1899 in Benton, North Dakota, Flora later married Maxim Shortt in Saskatoon in 1918. Over the years, the couple lived in Dundurn, Simpson, and farmed near Renown, raising eight children before retiring to Manitou Beach in 1964.

Flora became well known for her extensive button and salt-and-pepper shaker collections. During Saskatchewan’s Centennial celebrations in 1967, she proudly wore a handmade dress completely covered in buttons from her collection.
Special thanks to Murray Westby and David Reid for sharing personal memories of the Shortt family and that era. The Button Dress now holds a special place in our local history and at the Heritage Centre.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped bring this piece of history to life!

Address

403 Main Street, Box 730
Watrous, SK
S0K4T0

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+13069461177

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