Historic Sites of Manitoba: Van Walleghem School (1 Princemere Road, Winnipeg)

Link to:
Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of MCM Architects and built in 1987 by Kelsey Construction, this school is situated in the Linden Woods area of the city. It is named for the Van Walleghem family who operated a dairy in the vicinity since the early 20th century.

Principals

Period

Principal

1987-1999

Dave Griffith

1999-2003

?

2003-2005

Sharon Jasper

2005-2014

Brad Burns

2015-2019

Dave Poersch

2019-2021

Mike Pizzi

2021-2022

Sharon Labossiere

Vice-Principals

Period

Vice-Principal

1887-1990

Linda Crawford

1990-1996

Xavier Abrioux

1996-?

Iain Riffel

?-2005

Brad Burns

2005-?

Brenda Lawson

?-2008

Cintra Ragoonanan

2008-2010

Cheryl Chuckry

2010-2018

Linda Eden

2018-2021

Anna Zonneveld

2021-2022

Carrie Lourenzo

Teachers

No information.

Photos & Coordinates

Van Walleghem School

Van Walleghem School (June 2020)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Site Location (lat/long): N49.84052, W97.18474
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Namesakes attend ceremony,” Winnipeg Free Press, Weekly Southwest Edition, 13 December 1987, page 81.

We thank Steven Christianson, Margaret Stimson, and David Beer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 December 2021

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