The Pelly Trail School Division was created on 1 April 1959 by an order of the Manitoba Minister of Education, acting on a recommendation of the MacFarlane Commission on Education and the School Divisions Boundaries Commission. It became responsible for all secondary education, grades 9 to 12, within the area of the following school districts:
It was later amalgamated with the Birdtail River School Division to form the Park West School Division.
Superintendents
Term |
Superintendent |
1968-1972 |
Arnold George Minish (1930-2014) |
1972-1981 |
Doug MacIsaac |
1981-1985 |
Roy Knezacek |
1985-1988 |
Howard “Howie” Smith |
1988-1990 |
Bill McFarlane |
1990-1994 |
Ward Tweet |
1994-1995 |
Eldon Montgomery |
1995-1998 |
Marshall Draper |
1998-2001 |
Roza Gray |
2001-2002 |
Leisa Wilson |
See also:
Events in Manitoba History: School Divisions (1959)
Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba’s Rural School Consolidation (1905-1967)
Events in Manitoba History: School Divisions Boundaries Commission (1958-1959)
Events in Manitoba History: MacFarlane Royal Commission on Education (1957-1959)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office (201 Main Street, Russell)
Sources:
Report of the School Divisions Boundaries Commission, 13 January 1959, Manitoba Legislative Library, SpR 1958 Education.
Vista Tales ... from Islay School District No. 733 in Vista, Manitoba, compiled and edited by Gerald R. Brown, ISBN 0-9781220-0-3, Legislative Library of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 December 2017
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