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Conceived as a temporary measure by the Winnipeg School Division to accommodate a pulse of students arising from the post-war baby boom in Winnipeg, the original Montrose School building was constructed between 1953 and 1954 at a cost of about $200,000.
In 1957, its 14-classroom configuration was expanded with five additional classrooms, a therapy room, and two washrooms by the Fraser Construction Company at a cost of $71,976.
By 1999, it was determined that the school no longer met the needs of the area so a new building was constructed beside the original one, which was then demolished. The new Montrose School featured eight classrooms, computer room, library, life skills area, counseling space, gymnasium, and daycare facility. It opened in May 2000.
Period
Principal
1954-1962
Victor Snelgrove Dotten (1908-1977)
1962-1969
Margaret Katherine McKinnon (1909-1996)
1969-1977
Bernice Geraldine Hearn (1915-2001)
1977-1980
Alice Mary Elizabeth Cheatley (1918-2017)
1980-1985
Barry Berger
1985-1996
Jack Nunn
1996-2003
Velma Eliasson
2003-2019
Robert Stefaniuk
2019-?
Suzanne Mole
School Year
Teachers
1954-1955
Miss S. Coyle, Miss H. Forrest, Miss B. Graham, Miss M. J. Hardy, E. V. Hjartarson, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss N. McArthur, Miss M. McIntyre, Mrs. D. Morden, Miss H. Osiowry, Mrs. M. Saxton, Miss E. Shorthose
1955-1956
Mrs. L. Feinstein, Miss H. Forrest, Mrs. V. Fox, Miss J. Fuge, Miss E. Fyles, Miss M. J. Hardy, Miss A. L. Jachetta, C. A. Kitchen, Miss M. MacIntyre, Miss H. R. Osiowry, Mrs. M. Saxton, Miss C. Schellenberg, Miss E. Shorthose, Mrs. V. Yard
1956-1957
Mrs. Jean Ellard, Miss I. Epp, Mrs. L. Feinstein, Miss H. Forrest, Miss Vivian Fox, Miss J. Fuge, Miss M. Hardy, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss M. Kendrick, C. Kitchen, Miss M. McIntyre, Miss D. Murta, Miss H. Osiowy, Mrs. N. Robertson, Miss K. Thompson
1957-1958
Mrs. J. Ellard, Miss I. Epp, Mrs. L. Feinstein, Miss H. Forrest, Mrs. V. Fox, Mr. H. C. Gluth, Edna Ruth Halford, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss M. Kendrick, Miss E. Luffman, Miss M. MacIntyre, Miss L. Malakoff, Henry Andrew Moroz, Miss D. Murta, Miss A. Sherebrin, Mrs. G. Smith, Mrs. B. Stebbing, Miss K. Thompson, Mrs. E. Thorlakson, Miss J. Whalebone
1958-1959
Miss M. Brand, Miss I. Cherneski, Miss M. Dennis, Mrs. J. Ellard, Mrs. T. Enns, Miss E. Epp, Mrs. V. Fox, Edna Ruth Halford, Miss A. Jachetta, Mrs. M. Karpiuk, Miss M. Kendrick, Miss M. McIntyre, Miss D. Murta, Mrs. F. Patey, Mrs. G. Smith, S. Solmundson, Mrs. D. J. Stanley, Mrs. B. Stebbing, Miss K. Thompson
1959-1960
Miss D. Chater, Mrs. M. A. Cooper, Mrs. E. Dyck, Mrs. J. Ellard, Mrs. V. Fox, Edna Ruth Halford, Miss A. Jachetta, Mrs. M. Karpiuk, Miss M. Kendrick, Miss H. Krewda, Miss W. Leese, Miss M. MacIntyre, Mrs. F. Patey, Miss M. Penner, S. Solmundson, Mrs. D. Stanley, Mrs. B. Stebbing, Miss J. L. Tennant, Joan Eleanor Tostowaryk, Miss K. Thompson, Miss R. Wright
1960-1961
Elementary Department: Mrs. M. Cooper, Mrs. E. Dyck, Mrs. J. Ellard, Mrs. V. Fox, Edna Ruth Halford, Miss M. Hawkins, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss M. Kendrick, Miss W. Leese, Miss M. McIntyre, E. Mitchler, Miss M. Nikkel, Mrs. F. Patey, Mrs. M. Penner, Mrs. D. Smith, S. Solmundson, Mrs. D. Stanley, Mrs. E. Stebbing, Joan Eleanor Tostowaryk. Intermediate Department: Mrs. M. Filyk, M. Johnson
1961-1962
Miss M. Birt, Mrs. M. Cooper, Miss C. Dalton, Miss M. Darby, Mrs. J. Ellard, Miss M. Enns, Miss L. Feser, Mrs. V. Fox, Mrs. I. Goodridge, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss M. Kendrick, Miss W. Leese, E. Mitchler, Miss D. Murta, Miss M. Penner, Miss G. Robertson, Mrs. D. Smith, S. Solmundson, Mrs. D. Stanley, Joan Eleanor Tostowaryk
1962-1963
?
1963-1964
Mrs. E. Arnason, Miss L. Asgierson, Mrs. S. Aylward, Miss M. Darby, Mrs. J. Ellard, Mrs. V. Fox, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss A. McIntyre, Miss M. McTaggart, E. Mitchler, Miss M. Penner, Miss G. Robertson, Miss M. Smigelski, Mrs. D. Smith, Miss A. Wharry, C. Wilde, J. Young
1964-1965
Mrs E. Arnason, Miss L. Asgierson, Mrs. S. Aylward, Mrs. E. Black, Miss M. Darby, Mrs. J. Ellard, Miss D. Fahner, Miss A. McIntyre, Miss M. McTaggart, E. Mitchler, Miss M. Penner, Miss H. Schellenberg, Miss M. Smigelski, C. Wilde, Miss A. Wharry, J. Young
1965-1966
Mrs. E. Arnason, Mrs. S. Aylward, Mrs. E. Black, Mrs. J. Carlson, Mrs. D. Cowan, Miss M. Darby, Mrs. J. Ellard, Mrs. R. George, Miss A. McIntyre, Miss M. McTaggart, E. Mitchler, Miss M. Penner, Miss M. Smigelski, W. Vargo, Miss A. Wharry, J. Young
1966-1967
Mrs. E. Arnason, Mrs. J. Carlson, Mrs. R. George, Miss S. Logan, Miss A. McIntyre, E. Mitchler, Mrs. V. Pelletier, Mrs. S. Rye, Miss M. Smigelski, Miss J. Summers, W. Vargo, Mrs. M. J. Walker, Miss A. M. Wiebe, Mrs. M. Wilcosh, J. Young
1967-1968
Mrs. E. Arnason, Mrs. M. Bennett, Mrs. J. Carlson, Mrs. R. George, Mrs. M. Gingras, Miss R. Love, Mrs. H. Merrill, Miss E. Metz, E. Mitchler, Mrs. M. Rye, Miss D. Sharpe, Natalie “Nellie” Sozansky, Mrs. A. Sweet, Mrs. V. Thornton, Mrs. J. Walker, Miss A. Wiebe, Mrs. L. Young
1968-1969
Mrs. E. Arnason, Mrs. M. Bennett, Mrs. J. Carlson, Mrs. J. Chapple, Mrs. I. Corroll, Ivor J. Davies, Mrs. E. Gebauer, Mrs. R. George, Mrs. M. Gingras, Miss P. Johnstone, Miss R. Love, Miss J. McKenzie, Mrs. H. Merrell, Miss E. Metz, Mrs. N. Rooke, Mrs. M. Rye, Miss D. Sharpe, Natalie “Nellie” Sozansky, Mrs. J. Walker
1969-1970
Ivor J. Davies, ?
Among the other teachers of Montrose School was Hildur Emily Sandberg (c1972).
Montrose School (1958)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR10030, WG-7-13Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.85652, W97.18049
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montrose School No. 242 (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)
“$71,000 school addition endorsed,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 March 1957, page 11.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
We thank the Winnipeg School Division, Nathan Kramer, Ivor Davies, Avery Gillman, and Rick Wishart for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 March 2025
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