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Before the St. James Collegiate building was constructed, high school students from this area of Winnipeg attended classes at Britannia School or Linwood School. On 24 February 1951, School Inspector Elbridge Doty Parker laid the cornerstone for a new building at this site, along with Education Minister Wallace Conrad Miller, School Board Chairman T. B. Findlay, and St. James Mayor Reginald Frederick Wightman. The initial building was constructed later that year, by the construction firm of Couture and Toupin, at a cost of about $355,000.
An addition to the school constructed in 1959 was designed by the architectural firm of Smith Carter Searle and Associates.
In 1993, the eastern wing of the facility was renamed as George Waters Middle School
Period
Principal
1917-1918
Janet Gibson Morton (?-1964)
1918-1920
Theophilus [Theopheus] John “Theodore” Watts (1864-1939)
1920-1922
Hugh William Watson (1872-?)
1922-1930
Duncan McDougall (1870-1947)
1930-1947
John Henry Hall (1881-1950)
1948-1965
Victor Glen Clark (1900-1982)
1965-1966
Ronald Andrew MacIntosh (1926-1999)
1966-1975
Laurence B. “Larry” Friesen
1975-1978
Dennis Neil Stefanson (1939-2010)
1978-1981
Laurence B. “Larry” Friesen
1981-1985
John Charles Proudfoot (?-2013)
1985-1987
Roger E. Cathcart
1987-1990
Christopher Shaughnessy O’Grady (1939-2017)
1990-1991
Wallace Brian “Wally” Linton (1935-2024)
1991-1995
Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021)
1995-1998
L. Glen Bennett
1998-2005
Gregory Mutter
2005-2007
Dawn Hicks
2007-2015
?
2015-2016
Lorelei Steffler
Period
Vice-Principal
1951-1952
Blanche Isabel Megaffin (1894-1975)
1952-1956
Blanche Isabel Megaffin (1894-1975)
Christiana Elizabeth “Chris/Christine” Carson (1906-1988)1956-1959
Christiana Elizabeth “Chris/Christine” Carson (1906-1988)
1959-1963
?
1963-1964
Laurence B. Friesen
Hazel Mathieson1964-1969
?
1969-1970
Wallace “Wally” Linton
Hazel Matheson1970-1972
George Derenchuk
Hazel Matheson1972
George Derenchuk
Victor Edwin Wieler1972-1973
Karl Bachmann
George Derenchuk
George Dyker1973-1974
Karl Bachmann
1974-1975
Karl Bachmann
Noel Maxwell1975-1980
Noel Maxwell
1980-1981
Roseanne Keyes
1981-1982
Arnold Reimer
1982-1983
Arnold Reimer
Hardy Enns1983-1986
Dorothy Y. Young
Hardy Enns1986-1989
Glen Bennett
Richard “Dick” Monk1989-1990
Len Harris
Richard “Dick” Monk1990-1991
Richard “Dick” Monk
1991-1992
George Dyker
1992-1994
Gregory Mutter
1994-1995
?
1995-1996
Brett Lough
1996-1997
Donna Nentwig
1997-1999
Dawn Hicks
1999-2005
?
2005-2006
Michael Wake
School Year
Teachers
1955-1956
Margaret M. Bell, Edgar P. Brister, Miss Christine E. Carson, Laurence B. Friesen, Alfred G. Goebel, Mrs. Ruth E. Gordon, Charles Kenneth “Ken” Gorrie, Mrs. Margaret Hill, Miss Esther M. Jeffrey, Mrs. J. Kenney, Mrs. Lily Karlowsky, Marianne Lewy-Lingen, Peter E. Lewis, Ronald MacIntosh, Hazel Mathieson, Mr. H. R. McAllister, Mrs. J. McNamara, Miss J. Merlevede, Victor Peters, Miss Phyllis E. Rankin, Kristjan B. Sigurdsson, Eldon G. Simms, Eric Sozansky, Fabien J. Tremblay
1956-1957
?
1957-1958
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1958-1959
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1959-1960
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1960-1961
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1961-1962
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1962-1963
Norm Larsen, ?
1963-1964
Mrs. M. Doris Alexander, Mrs. Alford, Ms. Ashmore, Mr. Bachman, Mr. Barber, Mr. Barne, Miss Bell, Mr. Blue, Mr. Bobbie, Miss Cooper, Mr. Dyker, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Goodridge, Miss Grobb, Mr. Horodyski, Mrs. Ivanoff, Miss Jarvis, Miss Jeffery, Mr. Jersak, Mrs. Kennedy, Mr. Lahaie, Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Levine, Norm Larsen, Lincoln Leslie Lautermilch, Mr. Lockhart, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. McAllister, Mr. McLachlan, Miss Merlevede, Mr. Murray, Miss Nicholson, Miss Park, Mr. Penner, Miss Rankin, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rose, Mr. Sozansky, Mrs. Stevenson, Miss Wood, Mrs. Yarwood
1964-1965
Norm Larsen, ?
1965-1966
Norm Larsen, ?
1966-1967
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1967-1968
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1968-1969
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1969-1970
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1970-1971
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1971-1972
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1972-1973
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1973-1974
?
1974-1975
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1975-1976
?
1976-1977
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1977-1978
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1978-1979
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1979-1980
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1980-1981
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1981-1982
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1982-1983
?
1983-1984
Mrs. Yvonne Albrecht, Brian Armstrong, Gary Arnason, Karl Bachman, Miss Lori Bachewich, Ed Bailey, Mrs. Marg Banasiak, Mrs. Ollie Bate, Mrs. Dorothy Blackwell, Mrs. Peggy Blake, Mrs. Judy Bradley, Mrs. Kristin Butcher, Mark Carlow, Tom Cherveny, Ms. Margaret Crowe, Mrs. Joan Dary, Ed Davis, Tom Dercola, Mr. Dorge, Al Dueck, Ken Ferg, William “Bill” Fisher, Ron Gushuliak, Gary Gutoski, Mrs. Jean Hall-Jensen, Mrs. Patricia Hamilton, Miss Bernice Hart, Dr. Lorne Hoag, Steve Hyrich, Mike James, Brian Kaleta, William “Bill” Kearns, Roman Kopchuk, Donald Krampetz, Willie Kutcher, Mrs. Linda Liberta, Gordon McLeod, Ms. Barbara Melnychuk, George Merrick, Ron Mousseau, Robert Orr, Ms. Jane Paulson, Mrs. Bernadette Phillips, Miss Susan Picard, Jim Preston, Robert Rummery, Ken Skryba, Tom Tylka, Ernie Warkentin, Jim White, George Zacharias
1984-1985
Mrs. Yvonne Albrecht, Miss Lori Bachewich, Ed Bailey, Donald Barton, Mrs. Ollie Bate, Mrs. Peggy Blake, Mark Carlow, Tom Cherveny, John Cooke, Ms. Margaret Crowe, Ed Davis, Tom Dercola, Al Dueck, Leslie Ewacha, Jim Feasby, Ken Ferg, William “Bill” Fisher, Mrs. Gerishipam, Gary Gutoski, Mrs. Jean Hall-Jensen, Miss Bernice Hart, Ms. Dawn Hicks, Ms. Marj Hignett, Vic Hooper, Steve Hyrich, Mike James, Brian Kaleta, Roman Kopchuk, Donald Krampetz, Mrs. Linda Liberta, Gordon McLeod, Robert Orr, Ms. Jane Paulson, Mrs. Bernadette Phillips, Jim Preston, Laurie Shier, Paul Stein, Robert Rummery, Ken Skryba, Tom Tylka, Ernie Warkentin, Ms. Shirley Weinstein, Ms. May White, Jim White, Mrs. Alene Whitlaw, George Zacharias
1985-1986
Mrs. Yvonne Albrecht, Brian Armstrong, Miss Lori Bachewich, Ed Bailey, Donald Barton, Mrs. Dorothy Blackwell, Mrs. Peggy Blake, Mark Carlow, Tom Cherveny, John Cooke, Ms. Margaret Crowe, Ed Davis, Tom Dercola, Al Dueck, Leslie Ewacha, Jim Feasby, Ken Ferg, Mrs. Jean Hall-Jensen, Miss Bernice Hart, Paul Havixbeck, Ms. Dawn Hicks, Ms. Marj Hignett, Steve Hyrich, Mike James, Brian Kaleta, Roman Kopchuk, Donald Krampetz, Willie Kutcher, Mrs. Linda Liberta, Mrs. Debbie McLeod, Gordon McLeod, Don Mochnacz, Robert Orr, Mrs. Bernadette Phillips, Ron Phillips, Miss Susan Pickard, Jim Preston, Mrs. Frieda Psooy, David Schioler, Laurie Shier, Mrs. Shirley Stefanson, Paul Stein, Ken Skryba, Tom Tylka, Ernie Warkentin, Ms. Shirley Weinstein, Jim White, Mrs. Alene Whitlaw, Blaine Workman, George Zacharias
1986-1987
?
1987-1988
?
1988-1989
?
1989-1990
?
1990-1991
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1991-1992
?
1992-1993
?
1993-1994
?
1994-1995
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1995-1996
Jan Aarnio, Stephen Atamanchuk, Lori Bachewich, Dale Baydock, Peggy Blake, Don Bradford, Tom Dercola, Al Dueck, Jim Feasby, Nick Hanuschuk, Bernice Hart, Paul Havixbeck, Dawn Hicks, Michael James, Brian Kaleta, Don Krampetz, Patty Lohr, Rick McKay, Gordon McLeod, Kathy Melnyk, Paula Olko, Robert Orr, Linda Scott, Laurie Shier, ken Skryba, Steve Skrynyk, Wendy Tapping, Derek Thorsteinson, Maria Triolo, Debbie Webb, Anne Williams
1996-1997
Stephen Atamanchuk, Dale Baydock, Peggy Blake, Paul Cerilli, Lori (Currie) Edwards, Tom Dercola, Al Dueck, Les Ewacha, Jim Feasby, Nick Hanuschuk, Bernice Hart, Paul Havixbeck, Dawn Hicks, David Ingram, Michael James, Brian Kaleta, Don Krampetz, Rick McKay, Gordon McLeod, Kathy Melnyk, Paula Olko, Robert Orr, Bob Patterson, Michael Reimer, Linda Scott, Laurie Shier, Ken Skryba, Steve Skrynyk, Wendy Tapping, Derek Thorsteinson, Maria Triolo, Debbie Webb, Anne Williams
1997-1998
Linda Allan, Gita Allen, Alison Atamanchuk, Lori Bachewich, Dale Baydock, Paul Cerilli, Karen Curtis, Tom Dercola, Lori (Currie) Edwards, Jim Feasby, Tim Francis, Sherri Gregorash, Nick Hanuschuk, Bernice Hart, Ron Henderson, Tammy Hogue, David Ingram, Leah Jones, Brian Kaleta, Ryan Kangas, Don Krampetz, Jeff Laping, Rick McKay, Gordon McLeod, Lindsey May, Kathy Melnyk, Paula Olko, Robert Orr, Bob Patterson, Will Peters, Tim Rafter, Michael Reimer, Cathy Risk, Tony Scarpino, Linda Scott, Laurie Shier, Ken Skryba, Derek Thorsteinson, Maria Triolo, Debbie Webb, Anne Williams, Ian Willows, Glynis (Gordon) Zubec
1998-1999
Linda Allan, Gita Allen, Lori Bachewich, Dale Baydock, Paul Cerilli, Karen Curtis, Tom Dercola, Darren Deserrano, Lori (Currie) Edwards, Tim Francis, Sherri Gregorash, Nick Hanuschuk, Bernice Hart, Ron Henderson, Tammy Hogue, David Ingram, Leah Jones, Brian Kaleta, Ryan Kangas, Don Krampetz, Jeff Laping, Tammy MacLeod, Rick McKay, Gordon McLeod, Lindsey May, Kathy Melnyk, Robert Orr, Cathy Risk, Tony Scarpino, Laurie Shier, Ken Skryba, Kristy Stefanson, Derek Thorsteinson, Anne Williams, Alison (Atamanchuk) Wong, Glynis (Gordon) Zubec
1999-2000
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2000-2001
?
2001-2002
?
2002-2003
?
2003-2004
?
2004-2005
?
2005-2006
Lori Bachewich, Susan Barron, Dale Baydock, Kari Bergmuller, Candace Block, Debra Bohonos, Lorne Carson, Paul Cerilli, Patrick Connolly, Thomas Dercola, Lori Edwards, Dwayne Green, Bernice Hart, Brian Hayward, David Ingram, Ryan Kangas, Lauree Kopetsky, Heidi Letkeman, Adam Lister, Potoula Locken, Marcella Mansaray, Lindsey May, Gordon McLeod, Jeffrey Memka, Cynthia Mitchell, Jorge Rivero-Vallada, Tony Scarpino, Christopher Sculthorp, Kenneth Skryba, Douglas Still, Derek Thorsteinson, Candace Yaholkoski
Teachers listed for the period from 1995 to 1999 may include ones for grades 7 and 8 teaching at George Waters Middle School.
Among the other teachers of St. James Collegiate were Chester M. Fraser, John Francis Goodwin, Raymond Labelle, and George Florence.
St. James Collegiate, north (Portage Avenue) elevation (no date)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR10030, WG-7-5.St. James Collegiate, north (Portage Avenue) elevation (no date)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR10030, WG-7-5BSt. James Collegiate (May 2022)
Source: George PennerSt. James Collegiate (May 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87817, W97.22072
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Couture and Toupin
Memorable Manitobans: Hubert A. Garnier (1903-1987)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. James School No. 7 / Linwood School (266 Linwood Street, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Business: Smith Carter and Katelnikoff / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Architecture49
Rural Municipality of St. James Building Permit 3935/1950, Box A1261, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Photo caption, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 1951, page 3.
“School tender notice,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 December 1958, page 38.
“Address List, Municipal School District of St. James No. 7,” St. James Assiniboia School Division.
St. James Collegiate, 25th Anniversary, 1951-1976. [St James Assiniboia School Division]
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, and Dorothy Young.
Page revised: 11 October 2024
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