Historic Sites of Manitoba: Birchview School (Whitney Street, Flin Flon)

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In 1938, the Birchview School in Flin Flon was constructed for the Flin Flon School District. The building no longer exists at the site.

Principals

Period

Principal

1938-1942

?

1942-1971

William George “Bill” Bolton (1908-1989)

Teachers

Among the teachers of Birchview School was Ruby Joyce.

Photos & Coordinates

Birchview School

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N54.77274, W101.85035
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

School District Formation Files [Flin Flon School District No. 2228], GR1688, E0027, Archives of Manitoba.

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

“Flin Flon schools’ staff convene,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1944, page 4.

Flin Flon by Valerie Hedman, Loretta Yauck, and Joyce Henderson for the Flin Flon Historical Society, 1974. [Legislative Library of Manitoba, F5649.F65 Hed]

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 6 February 2021

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