Historic Sites of Manitoba: Acadia School (175 Killarney Avenue, Winnipeg)

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This school is situated in the Fort Garry area of Winnipeg and opened in 1970 for junior high grades. Originally commissioned by the Fort Garry School Division, since 2022 it operates within the Pembina Trails School Division.

Principals

Period	Principal
1970-1982	Raymond Douglas Biggs
1982-1990	Dennis Edward Wilson (1939-2023)
1990-2003	?
2003-2006	Karen Roberta Root
2006	Elaine Egan (Acting)
2006-2007	?
2007-2014	Elaine Egan
2014-2017	Troy Scott
2017-2022	?
2022-2026	Troy Calder

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1970-1972	none
1972-1974	Dennis Edward Wilson (1939-2023)
1974-1975	Terrence “Terry” Angus (1945-2022)
1975-1979	Gerald Allen Neynoe Macleod (1943-2021)
1979-1986	Reginald Norval Brown
1986-1988	Brian David Boese
1988-1990	Karen Roberta Root
1990-2003	?
2003-2006	Elain Egan
2006	Cintra Ragoonanan (Acting)
2006-2007	?
2007-2014	Teresa Rogers
2014-2016	Jacqui Kroeker
2016-2017	Cheryl McCombe
2017-2022	?
2022-2024	Brenda Hanna Rob Wehrle
2024-2025	Rob Wehrle Shannon Shields
2025-2026	Brenley Bacon Deondra Twerdun-Peters Loa Olafson

Teachers

Period

Teachers

1970-1971

Margo Jill Barich (grade 9), Victor Borgford (industrial arts), Albert Barry John Bryan (grade 9), Susan Patricia Dorothy Cooper (grade 7), Eugene Deneka (industrial arts), Bruce Kyle Downie (grade 8), Vicki Karon Francis (grade 7), Denis Joseph Gautron (grade 8), Cheryl Gail George (grade 7), Allan Roy Hagerup-Neilson (grade 8), Neil Lynn Hansen (grade 8), Hazel May Hopkins (grade 7), Delores Nettie Kozey (grade 8), William James Mitchie (grade 9), Alvin Henry Neustaedter (grade 9), James Harry Newton (grade 9), Lois Gertrude Peterson (grade 8), Christine Elizabeth Schroeder (grade 9), Henri Donald De Smet (grade 7), Victoria Julia Symchych (grade 7), Patricia Ann Wall (home economics), Dorothy Agnes Willson (home economics)

Among the other teachers of Acadia School were Dennis Edward Wilson and Gerald Allen Neynoe MacLeod.

Photos & Coordinates

Acadia Junior High School (October 2021) Source: Nathan Kramer Aerial view of Acadia School (August 2025) Source: George Penner Site Location (lat/long): N49.79236, W97.14972 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

School division student yearly attendance reports (E 0758A), Archives of Manitoba.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 November 2026

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