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Known originally as the South Springfield School District when it was established in September 1876, it became the Transcona School District when the Town of Transcona grew up around it. The District was succeeded by the Transcona-Springfield School Division No. 12.
Board Chairs (1879-1960)
Term |
Chair |
1879 |
Angus E. McLeod |
1880 |
William H. Colbert |
1881 |
Alex Gibson |
1882 |
Angus E. McLeod |
1883-1885 |
James Munroe |
1886-1887 |
John Matheson |
1888 |
J. Gunn |
1889 |
John Matheson |
1890 |
John Matheson
John P. Campbell |
1891 |
? |
1892 |
T. H. Corregan |
1893 |
John Matheson |
1894-1904 |
? |
1905 |
John Matheson |
1906-1911 |
? |
1912 |
John William Gunn (1865-1946) |
1913 |
J. W. Vincent
Matt Hall |
1914 |
John McLean |
1915 |
C. G. Fieldhouse |
1916 |
John McLean |
1917 |
George Verner |
1918-1920 |
John William Gunn (1865-1946) |
1921 |
James Mitchell |
1922-1924 |
William J. Iball |
1925 |
L. H. Head |
1926-1934 |
William Jones |
1935 |
H. Hosfield |
1936-1939 |
W. Haigh |
1940-1944 |
A. T. Bate |
1945 |
Mrs. S. F. Haskett |
1946 |
J. S. Johnston |
1947 |
Melvin Justus Given McMullen “Len Vintus” (1903-1999) |
1948-1950 |
J. S. Johnston |
1950-1951 |
S. Ronald Buxton |
1952-1962 |
Arthur Henry Day (1916-1962) |
1963-1967 |
Harold Coveney Hatcher (1903-1972) |
Schools
The following are schools that have operated in the School District.
John W. Gunn School (351 Harold Avenue West)
Radisson School (1105 Winona Street)
Regent Park School (411 Moroz Street)
Transcona Central School (Oxford Street)
Transcona Collegiate Institute (1305 Winona Street)
Wayoata School (605 Wayoata Street)
Westview School (600 Hoka Street)
See Also
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Transcona School District Centennial Plaque (760 Kildare Avenue East, Winnipeg)
Sources:
Transcona, On the Horizon of a Great Future, Golden Jubilee, 1911-1961. Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.T73 Tra.
From Slate to Computer in the Transcona-Springfield Area 1873-1983 by Nan Shipley, 1983, pages 335-338.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 February 2019
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