The Ninette Sanatorium was initially founded by a Board of Trustees. It was a non-government institution when founded, although it received grants from municipalities and a grant from the Manitoba government. (By 1939, the provincial government had assumed most costs, except for the Federal government's responsibility for veterans and Indigenous patients.)

Medical Superintendents were responsible for admitting all patients. 

Original Board of Trustees

• M. Simpson, Esq., M.D., Chairman.
• Hon. G. R. Coldwell.
• M. Nanton, Esq,
• M. Eaton, Esq. M.D.
• Gordon Bell, Esq., M.D.
• W. Montgomery, Esq., M.D.
• C. Chipman, Esq.
• Rev. C. W. Gordon, D.D.
• A. Windatt, Esq.
• L. Drewry, Esq.
• Edward Brown, Esq.
• A. Black, Esq.
• John Inglis, Esq.
• John Yellowlees, Esq.
• Charles Cannon, Esq.
• M. Wood, Esq., Secy-Treas.

Medical Superintendents 

• 1910-1937- David Alexander Stewart (1874-1937)
• 1937-1946- Edward Lachlan Ross (1902-1974)
• 1946-1972- Alfred Leroy Paine (1901-1988)

At this time, the photographs held at Lakehead University Archives are not linked to known names. Please reach out if you have information about any of the people depicted, or are looking for photographs of family members or friends.