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Before this school in the St. James area of Winnipeg was constructed, classes were held in the Kirkfield Park School building in the Kirkfield Park School District. Designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates, the new school opened on 6 February 1967 with a staff of nine teachers and 234 students. A official opening ceremony was held on 4 October 1967. Student enrollment climbed to 460 in 1968 and over 700 in the 1970s.
Period
Principal
1966-1970
Dennis Neil Stefanson (1939-2010)
1970-1981
Henry A. Wiebe
1981-1988
William “Bill” Burdeniuk (1932-2010)
1988-1990
Ronald Edward “Ron” Littlejohn (1935-2017)
1990-1993
?
1993-1994
Len Harris
1994-1996
?
1996-1998
Margaret Ann Attenborrow
1998-2004
?
2004-2006
Patrick Betz
2006-2015
?
2015-2016
Neil Moffatt
Period
Vice-Principal
1969-1971
William Theodore “Bill” Betz (1936-2022)
1971-1974
Anne Masniuk
1974-1977
Mr. H. Sheldon
1977-1978
Hardy Enns
1978-1980
Miss M. Mensforth
1980-1981
Sharon Smith
1981-1982
Mrs. W. Engbrecht
1982-1984
Nicholas “Nick” Kohuch (1926-2015)
1984-1989
Glen Harper
1989-1990
Mr. Maharaj
School Year
Teachers
1966-1967
Miss Agnes Kroeker (grade 1), Mrs. Monique Herwander (grade 1), Miss Eleanor Lockhart (grade 2), Mrs. Eileen Sokalski (grade 2), Miss Lorna Moore (grade 3), Miss Marilyn Kowal (grade 4), Miss Alice Guest (grade 5), Mrs. Susan Sheppard (grade 5), Mrs. Judith Gusdal (grade 6)
1967-2005
?
2005-2006
Cheri Banks, Bryan Benjaminson, Stacy Bruce, Laurel Copeland, Karen Gresham, Muriel Kennedy, Dawn Machel, Wendy McBey, Kayla McKever, Ruby Anne Millard, Virginia Price, Daniel Sarahs, Jeffrey Spiers
Among the other teachers of Heritage School was Mary A. Bodnarus.
Heritage School (May 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89067, W97.28334
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates
“Tender Heritage Elementary School,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1966, page 52.
Heritage School, A Brief History, St. James Assiniboia School Division.
“St. James - Assiniboine School Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993, page A11.
Obituary [Mary Antonia Bodnarus Berch], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 2016.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 12 March 2022
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