Neepawa Resource Centre demolished

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Published on Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Photo by Jessica Morton
The Neepawa Resource Centre was torn down on Monday, March 26. The land was sold by the Town of Neepawa to the Budz N Bloom daycare for a possible second location.

Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press

A piece of Neepawa’s history was taken down on Monday, Mar. 26. The land will be made available for Budz N Bloom daycare for $50,000 according to an agreement that was made last year by Neepawa Town Council.

The Neepawa Resource Centre building has been a part of this community since 1949. It’s on the same location as the John Deere business that had been taken down in the fall of 1946 when Angus McDougall purchased it. In 1949, McDougall built a garage there and called it McDougall’s. A Minnedosa man, named John Kosmolak, became McDougall’s partner in 1957 and also the manager of the automobile business. Angus McDougall was born and raised in Russell until he moved to Neepawa in 1933. He worked with his brother, Kenneth, at the Pool Elevator, General Store and Post Office in Mentmore. During this time he had met Agnes and they were married in 1939. About 30 years after building the garage, on April 1, 1978, there was a change in ownership and Hans Wieland took over the business and changed the name to Hans Wieland Chevrolet - Oldsmobile Ltd. Wieland then sold the company to Steve Dennis of Valley Chev-Olds. Later Dennis sold it to Rick Murray of Murray’s GM who in turn, sold the property to the Town of Neepawa. The property included the building that became known as the Neepawa Resource Centre and the land that is currently the location of the Neepawa Nursery School, the Neepawa Public Library and Gillies Entertainment Media and Flashback Collectables. The property also included he land across the street which is currently occupied by the Royal Bank and the MNP building. When the town bought the Resource Centre they held a grand opening on Nov. 22, 1994.