Historic Sites of Manitoba: Red River School (2400 Main Street, Winnipeg)

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Built for the Old Kildonan School District No. 2102, this school was located in the Municipality of Old Kildonan at the southwest corner of Main Street and Ridgecrest Avenue. Approval for the facility followed a July 1951 district vote in favour of a $45,000 bylaw for the commissioning of a new two-room school along with a one-room replacement for John Black School and improvements to Lloyd George School. Capacity here replaced that at the district’s nearby River School.

While construction was underway in October 1952, a non-binding community poll was held to name the school, with a district committee to consider the public suggestions when finalizing their decision. The Red River School was completed in 1953 and opened to students for the fall term of that year. Following approval of local voters in May 1957, it was enlarged as part of a $48,000 bylaw that called for the construction of a two-room expansion as well as construction of Templeton School. Architectural drawings for the add-on were provided by the firm of Prain and Ward. The school operated within the Old Kildonan School District and Seven Oaks School Division until closing in the summer of 1976.

The Red River name remains active at the site, having been bestowed on the adjacent Red River Community Centre, which was officially opened by Winnipeg Mayor Stephen Juba and Old Kildonan Reeve John Blackner on 15 December 1962.

Principals

Period	Principal
1953-1954	Lillian Jeanne Duprey
1954-1955	George Joseph Reeve (1886-1968)
1955-1965	Dmytro “Metro” Michalchuk (1931-2017)
1965-1968	Mary Kolach Faseruk (c1925-2001)
1968-1973	Donald Peter Mandryk
1973-1974	Ernie A. Kroeger
1974-1976	Nettie Dueck

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
Before 1953	see River School
1953-1954	Lillian Jeanne Duprey (grades 5-9), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-4)
1954-1955	George Joseph Reeve (grades 5-9), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-4)
1955-1956	Metro Michalchuk (grades 4-8), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-3)
1956-1957	Metro Michalchuk (grades 4-8), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-3)
1957-1958	Metro Michalchuk (grades 6-9), Zennovia Pawlick (grades 4-5), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-3)
1958-1959	Metro Michalchuk (grades 7-9), Zennovia Pawlick (grades 3-4), Elsie Rowena Ritchie (grades 5-6), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-2)
1959-1960	Metro Michalchuk (grades 5-6), Elsie Rowena Ritchie (grades 3-4), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-2)
1960-1961	Metro Michalchuk (grades 5-6), Elsie Rowena Ritchie (grades 3-4), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-2)
1961-1962	Metro Michalchuk (grades 5-6), Elsie Rowena Ritchie (grades 3-4), Anne Zubachek (grades 1-2)
1962-1963	Angele H. Arnould (grade 2), Metro Michalchuk (grades 5-6), Elsie Rowena Ritchie (grades 3-4), Anne Zubachek (grade 1)
1963-1964	Judith Kathleen Jackson (grades 3-4), Metro Michalchuk (grades 5-6), Rhoda Perles (grade 2), Anne Zubachek (grade 1)
1964-1965	Judith Kathleen Jackson (grades 3-4), Metro Michalchuk (grades 5-6), Rhoda Perles (grade 2), Anne Zubachek (grade 1)
1965-1966	Kathleen F. Bradshaw (grades 2-3), Phyllis Mary Broatch (kindergarten), Emily Dreger (grades 1-2), Mary Faseruk (grades 4-5)
1966-1967	Kathleen F. Bradshaw (grades 2-3), Phyllis Mary Broatch (kindergarten), Emily Dreger (grades 1-2), Mary Faseruk (grades 4-5)
1967-1968	Darlene Carol Chaikin (grades 2-3), Emily Dreger (grades 1-2), Mary Faseruk (grades 5-6), Nobuo Matsubara (grades 3-4), Lillian Zentner (half day, no grade; relief teacher)
1968-1969	Darlene Carol Chaikin (grades 2-3), Emily Dreger (grades 1-2), Donald Peter Mandryk (grades 5-6), Nobuo Matsubara (grades 3-4), Lillian Zentner (no grade; relief teacher)
1969-1970	Darlene Carol Chaikin (grade 2), Emily Dreger (grade 1), Donald Peter Mandryk (grade 4), Nobuo Matsubara (grade 3), Lillian Zentner (no grade; relief teacher)
1970-1971	Darlene Carol Chaikin (grade 2), Emily Dreger (grade 1), Margaret Jean Harrison (half time, no grades), Donald Peter Mandryk (grades 4-5), Nobuo Matsubara (grades 3-4)
1971-1972	Emily Dreger (grades 1-2), Margaret Jean Harrison (half time, no grades), Donald Peter Mandryk (grades 4-5), Nobuo Matsubara (grades 3-4)
1972-1973	Emily Dreger (grades 1-2), Margaret Jean Harrison (no grades), Donald Peter Mandryk (grades 2-4)
1973-1974	Emily Dreger (grades 1-3), Ernie A. Kroeger (grades 4-5), David Guy Smith (Industrial Arts), Jona Margaret Whiteway (grades 4-5)
1974-1975	Emily Dreger (grades 1-3), Nettie Dueck (grades 4-5), David Guy Smith (Industrial Arts), Jona Margaret Whiteway (no grades)
1975-1976	Emily Dreger (grades 1-3), Nettie Dueck (grades 3-5), David Guy Smith (Industrial Arts)

Photos & Coordinates

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.95541, W97.09883 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Old Kildonan votes on schools Friday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 July 1951, page 21.

“Old Kildonan to vote school bonds July 27,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 July 1951, page 8.

“Old Kildonan plans tot taxi,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 October 1952, page 12.

“Ratepayers hear report on school,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 October 1952, page 17.

“Mrs. M. Whiteway heads new unit,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 February 1954, page 4.

“Red River School,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1954, page 4.

“Old Kildonan S.D. No. 2102,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 June 1954, page 25.

“Rural Municipality of Old Kildonan [...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 April 1957, page 19.

“The Rural Municipality of Old Kildonan [...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1957, page 37.

“Tenders for school buildings,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 1957, page 35.

“Tenders,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 September 1957, page 43.

“Notice of tender,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 October 1957, page 39.

“Seven Oaks teacher assignments announced,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 September 1960, page 5.

“New centre,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 December 1962, page 9.

“Tea on Wednesday,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1969, page 9.

“Tea at Templeton to honor Kennedy,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 June 1973, page 17.

“West Kildonan Community [Zoning Variances],” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 October 1975, page 41.

“Lord Selkirk - West Kildonan Community Committee [File No. DCU 137-79 LS-WK],” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 September 1979, page 58.

“Tender notice roof replacement,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 October 1980, page 33.

“Lord Selkirk - West Kildonan Community Committee Public Meeting [File No. DCU 227-87],” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 November 1987, page 90.

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

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 8 August 2021

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