The community of Dauphin is mourning the loss of one of its biggest supporters following the death of Myles Haverluck, Feb. 9.
Known primarily as an intelligent and successful businessman, the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy founder nurtured what has become a legacy of consistency and reliability through a customer-first philosophy.
Armed only with a vision of creating “something special,” Haverluck opened his business in 1979, employing only himself and one support person.
“The first couple or three years it was a bit of a grind. Dauphin already had several well-established and respected pharmacists, or druggists as we were called back then, and I think back in those days there was even more loyalty than there certainly is today,” Haverluck said looking back at the early years at the time of DCP’s 40th anniversary in 2019. “I think it was a little scary back then, but we just kept plugging away, doing what we were doing, and we grew slowly. We didn’t try to be really big, really fast. When I first started, it was just myself and one other lady that worked with me. Eventually we hired additional staff members, and we just kind of went along like the turtle, slow and steady.”
But it was not all about business for Haverluck, who took pride in supporting community events and projects, both through his business and personally.
If you attended any community events in the past, throughout the Parkland, chances are that Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy played a role in its success.
“I have always believed that you should, and you need to support your community. And everybody is going to do it at different levels,” Haverluck said of his desire to give something back to the community. “The bottom line is community is important to us. We want to see things succeed and we want to support it.”
Propping up that philosophy, Haverluck, personally and through his business, supported numerous community events such as the Dauphin Kings Hockey Club, the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Cashpiel, Countryfest, the MS Bike Tour, Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival, Jesus Manifest and the Myles
Haverluck Clinic Pharmacy Classic Golf Tournament. Youth groups, sports teams, church groups, service groups, music festivals and community special events have also benefitted from that generous community spirit.
Development of community facilities such as the Parkland Recreation Complex and sponsorship of its walking track, as well as Dauphin Countryfest Community Theatre were also a priority for Haverluck.
And Haverluck’s approach earned him and the business numerous accolades throughout the years such as, but not limited to, the 1997 Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award, the 1998 Chamber of Commerce Community Appreciation Award for Outstanding Community Service, a 1999 Recognition Award from the Province of Manitoba for outstanding contributions to seniors of Manitoba and the 2005 Whitehall Robins’ Bowl of Hygeia Award, in recognition of time and personal sacrifice devoted to the welfare of the community.
