Welcome to the official web site of the Manitoba Transit Heritage Association.

 

About Us

The Manitoba Transit Heritage Association (MTHA) is a non-profit organization whose members volunteer in the restoration, maintenance, display and operation of Manitoba’s largest collection of vintage buses.

The idea for the MTHA began when Ron Alexander and John Kapusta were traveling through rural Manitoba in the summer of 1987 scouting for old Studebaker automobiles and instead stumbled across a vintage transit vehicle.  This chance find led the pair to creating a bus preservation group in 1989, and formally incorporating it in 1990.

 

Manitoba Transit Heritage Association Inc.

The Manitoba Transit Heritage Association Inc. is registered under The Corporations Act of the Province of Manitoba and is a Registered Charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

The MTHA has received the endorsement of Dave Wardrop, Director of Winnipeg Transit, and Robert Hykaway, past President of the Amalgamated Transit Union local 1505.

 

Our Mission

To restore old transit vehicles for historical purposes; to create a transit museum for the display of transit vehicles; to provide restored transit vehicles to transport senior citizens, disabled persons, school children and other such groups for tours and outings; to provide restored transit vehicles for public parades and displays.

 

Governance

The Manitoba Transit Heritage Association Inc. is self-governing through a Board of Directors and its membership.  The current MTHA Board Executive is as follows:

 

Alex Regiec—President

Dennis Cavanagh - Vice-President

Guy Fontaine - Treasurer

Ross Smith - Secretary

 

Fundraising

The MTHA relies on donations, in addition to its volunteer base, to maintain, restore, display and operate its vintage vehicles.  We gratefully appreciate public donations and corporate sponsorships to support our efforts. Donations made to the MTHA are income tax creditable in Canada.

 

Thank-you for stopping by and we hope you enjoy visiting our web site.

Founding Members

From left to right in the back row:

The late Ken Graham (former streetcar, trolley coach and bus operator), Ron Alexander (retired transit body man), Bill Belcher (retired bus mechanic), George Watson (retired transit training instructor).

 

From left to right in the front row:

John Kapusta (retired transit maintenance foreman), Ross Smith (retired bus mechanic), and the late John Baker (former MTHA historian and City of Winnipeg Employee).

 

Members missing from the picture:

James Hunter, Steve Dankewich, Geordie Despins, Rick Gill, Ron Parker, Ken Taylor, Dennis Cavanagh, David Hrehoruk, Chris Orr, Bill Campbell, Jim Brydges, Ed Mayo (late), Brian Schuff, Ray West, and Rick Borland.

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