Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Industrial School (Des Meurons Street, Winnipeg)

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Principals

Period

Principal

1890-1896

Father Ambroise Comeau

1896-1903

Father Jean-Baptiste Dorais (c1859-1920)

1903-1905

?

Teachers

No information.

Photos & Coordinates

St. Boniface Industrial School

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88821, W97.11019
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“St. Boniface Indian School to be closed,” Manitoba Free Press, 21 June 1905, page 1.

Waghorn’s Guide Map of Winnipeg, 1908.

Death registration [John Baptiste Dorais], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

St. Boniface Industrial School, St. Boniface Historical Society.

We thank Darian McKinney and Gabriel Hurley for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 September 2022

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