Historic Sites of Manitoba: La Riviere Consolidated School No. 516 (1887-1984)

La Riviere School was established in September 1887, in the village of La Riviere, in the Rural Municipality of Pembina. In 1908, it became a Consolidated School and, through the years, several smaller rural schools were closed and their students came to it, including Silver Springs School No. 119, Archibald School No. 151, Kingsley School No. 221, McKenzie School No. 235, Willowdale School No. 309, and Mountain School No. 367. The school closed in 1984 and its building was demolished. The site is now occupied by a private residence.

Among the teachers at La Riviere School was John Vanderstoel.

Principals of La Riviere School

Period	Principal
1909-1913	James Tod (1869-1930)
1913-1915	Harmon Sweet
1915-1920	Blanche McIntyre
1920-1921	E. M. MacGregor
1921-1925	Marjorie Thompson
1925-1926	Ruth Parker
1926-1927	Robert Cameron Mulligan (1889-1976)
1927-1929	Marjorie Thompson
1929-1931	Mrs. Marjorie Smith
1931-1941	Peter W. Warkentin
1941-1942	Mrs. Marjorie Smith
1942-1944	Norris G. Aitken

Postcard of La Riviere School (1908) by Winnipeg Photo Company, Napinka Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2011-0037. Postcard of La Riviere School (no date) Source: Rob McInnes, MN0306 La Riviere School monument (2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N49.23622, W98.67747 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

We thank Rob McInnes for providing additional information used here.

Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 25 April 2013

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