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A two-storey residence at this site in the Armstrong's Point area of Winnipeg, constructed in 1901 for businessman W. Rockley Kaye (1865-1905), was converted into a private Catholic school for girls in 1950. An annex was attached to the building. When, in 1964, the school moved to a new larger building in Charleswood, the building became home to the Westgate Mennonite Collegiate.
Operated by an educational organization affiliated with liberal Mennonite congregations in and around Winnipeg, an 18,500-square-foot addition, including a gymnasium designed by architect Rudolf Paul “Rudy” Friesen, was constructed between 1977 and 1978. A major expansion of the facility in 1989, also designed by architect Friesen, involved the demolition of the original Kaye residence.
Period
Principal
1958-1965
Frank John Neufeld (1926-2022)
1965-1966
Victor John Peters (1915-1998)
1966-1972
William Kruger (1931-2020)
1972-1979
John Enns
1979-1981
D. Leonard Wiebe
1981-1991
Erwin Strempler
1991-2001
Reg Klassen
2001-2006
Gail Schellenberg
2006-2007
Ed Neufeld
2007-2022
Bob Hummelt
Period
Vice-Principal
?-?
Bob Hummelt
?-?
Ozzie Rempel
?-?
Helene Riesen
1970s
Rudy Friesen
No information.
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate (October 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87662, W97.15864
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Armstrong’s Point
Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Mennonite Church (922 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Convent of the Sacred Heart School / Civic Training Building (700 Assiniboine Park Drive, Winnipeg)
Necessary Idealism: A History of Westgate Mennonite Collegiate by Janis Thiessen, Winnipeg: CMU Press, 2018.
Death registration [Rockley Kaye], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Rockely Kaye dead,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 September 1905, page 9.
Obituary [William Kruger], Dalmeny Funeral Home.
We thank George Penner and Janis Thiessen for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 May 2025
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