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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Red River Mission School (St. John’s Park, Winnipeg)A fieldstone cairn in St. Johns Park in Winnipeg was dedicated by St. John’s-Ravenscourt School on 1 November 1995. It commemorates the Red River Mission School that was established near this site on 1 November 1820, by Reverend John West under the auspices of the Anglican Church Missionary Society. It was the first Protestant school in western Canada for the education of local children.
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Sources:Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques and Manitoba Community Commemorative Plaques, Fiscal Year 1995-1996, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Citizenship, page 30. This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 17 July 2018 Back to top of page |
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