This Building is now For Sale by Owner   BUT  we have not put it on the market yet.   It is available for rent for special occasions.

Artists shows ,  Birthday parties. Weddings…….

Last years raffle quilt

So far plans for this summer are:

Quilting on weekends from 10:00 to 4:00  Saturday and Sunday.

Learn to quilt or use the space to keep on quilting. Bring your own machines etc.  $5.00 drop in fee.

Station Museum open next door on weekends or by appointment.  Geocache hidden near by.

Events on weekends:

Opening show:  ”Fiber Fest”  live Alpacas and spinning, weaving, knitting.

June 9/10,   10:00 to 4:00 PM

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First Quilt Show:   - by the  ”Lakeside Quilters” at the Winnipeg Beach Legion.  August 17/18

“Sky’s the Limit”  Small quilt challenge, kits available at Keepers Quilts in Winnipeg Beach  at

$15.00 ea.  Silver collection at the door, silent auction, quilt display, vendors etc.

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Ponemah Beach Central  ~  Quilt Show:  ” Thera-Piecers”    September 1/2 - 10:00 to 5:00

at 27 Central Ave. at Railway Street.  Across from the Dunnottar Station.

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The original Ponemah grocery store and post office has been transformed into a place for community activities at Ponemah Beach  Central  located at 27 Central Ave. at Railway Street in the Village of Dunnottar.

The 24-by-40 ft. building, dating back to 1929 or earlier,  housed the grocery store of the Foures and Wilkinsons as well as the Ponemah  Post Office from 1929 until 1968.  It is the second building on the site.  The first building burnt but we are not sure what year that happened.

The building was purchased in 2001 by Tannis and Cornelius Froese and restoration began in 2002. It had to be lifted to save it and a new beam and  roof  installed.  As the work of gutting the interior began some archival items were recovered . They found some  Free Press printers press proofs dating from the 1940’s and newspapers  and card board boxes which had been used as insulation in the walls and ceiling.

The original knob and tube wiring had to be removed and replaced  to the year 2000 commercial standards.  As it is an uninsulated building to date it remains a summer use only work in progress.

It opened officially on Sept 6 , 2003 with a display of local artists recent paintings,  sculptures and pottery.

This privately owned and operated  community meeting place and  Art Centre for the neighbourhood is a major asset to the Village.

This vintage building has become the host of an annual weekend of  Quilt shows,  Fiber Festivals and the  local artists  ”Wave” show and sale.  There are  scheduled summer weekly  quilting  sessions.  The  space is used to sell Dunnottar Museum  t-shirts  and to display the original  art raffle Quilt of the year.  Selling t-shirts and quilt raffle tickets help fund the Dunnottar Station Project across the street.

The 2011 fund raiser for the Dunnottar Station was a wall hanging,

“Woodlands”, designed and made by Betty Jackson.

Tickets  $2.00  Each  or  3 - $5.00

2011  Quilt Winner  #1 Kay Eastwood
#2  - Barn Quilt - Dianne Horne
#3 -  Dunnottar t-shirt - D Beddington
Thank You to all the folks who bought tickets.

Volunteers helping to run  Ponemah Beach  Central - Art Centre  were:

Betty Jackson,  Elaine Twanow  and Barb Morris

Some of the community volunteers who helped establish this creative corner including the Station Museum are:  Tannis & Cornelius Froese, Bruce Smith & Betty Jackson, John & Barb Morris,   Don Bowles,  Elaine Twanow,  Rick Gamble,  Susan & Alf Goodall,  Jason Oliver,  Lou Fontaine, George Thompson,  Robin & Cydnie Mather,  John Muir,  Daniel Aikens,   Jack McDowell, Ian Livingston, Dave Thompson,  Frank and the late Mardi MacKinnon,  to name a few.