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In 1956, the Brooklands School District No. 1440 constructed a six-classroom high school at this site, known as Brooklands Collegiate or Butterworth Collegiate, as part of a “Butterworth Complex” including also the nearby “White School” and “Red School.” Three years later, a six-classroom addition was made to the structure. In September 1961, it was named formally as Butterworth School while the other schools became Cressey School and Krawchyk School, respectively. The basis for the Butterworth name is unclear but it may commemorate early school trustee and Secretary-Treasurer of the school district, George Butterworth.
In 1961, high school students moved to the newly constructed Brooklands Collegiate. Classes in the lower grades were consolidated in the Butterworth building after the closure of Cressey (1972) and Krawchyk (1997), with middle years (grades 6 to 8) moved to St. James Collegiate. The facility, now focused on early-years (K-5), was renamed Brooklands School.
Period
Principal
Before 1967
1967-1973
John Lyzun (1913-1984)
1973-1979
1979-1985
John “Jack” Carnegie (c1935-2023)
1985-1989
Victor “Vic” Wieler
1989-1991
Dorothy Young
1991-1993
Donald Timmerman
1993-1994
Peter Mingo
1994-1996
?
1996-1997
Len Harris
1997-2001
Irene Thiry
2001-2003
?
2003-2005
Sue Marlatt
2005-2008
Neil Moffatt
2008-2022
Rex Ferguson-Baird
2022-?
Samantha Amaral
Period
Vice-Principal
1969-1973
Edith May Kelly (1916-1998)
Miss I. M. Jeffery1973-1977
?
1977-1979
Glen Harper
1979-1981
Ross Narick
1981-1982
Lawson Tarbuth
1982-1984
Mr. J. Neufeld
1984-1986
Laurence Bernhard “Larry” Friesen (1927-2024)
1986-1987
Dorothy Young
1987-1988
?
1988-1989
Candace Borger
1989-1990
C. Newman
1990-1996
?
1996-1997
Jennifer Fraser
1997-2019
?
2019-2020
Samantha Amaral
2020-2021
Jackie Gagne
Among the teachers of Butterworth School was Mary A. Bodnarus.
Fire insurance map showing the Butterworth Collegiate at bottom, White (Cressey) School at upper left, and Red (Krawchyk) School at upper right (1958)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Western Canada Fire Underwriters Association, St. James-Assiniboia, Series 4, Sheet 3
Brooklands School (April 2020)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Brooklands School (April 2020)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Brooklands School (September 2020)
Source: Rex Ferguson-Baird
Brooklands School (February 2022)
Source: Rex Ferguson-BairdSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92175, W97.20267
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: George Butterworth (c1885-1952)
Manitoba Organization: Brooklands School District No. 1440
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brooklands “White School” / Cressey School (1919 Pacific Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brooklands “Red School” / Krawchyk School / Brooklands Park (1921 Pacific Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brooklands Collegiate (1770 King Edward Street, Winnipeg)
A Short History of Brooklands Elementary Schools including Woodsworth, Cressey, Krawchyk, Butterworth, St. James Assiniboia School Division.
“Turning a school around,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 June 1982, page 24.
“TQE makes grade in classrooms,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 November 1992, page 19.
“Full-day kindergarten gets results,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 September 1999, page A1.
“School’s demise draws crowd,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 2009, page 21.
Obituary [Mary Antonia Bodnarus Berch], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 2016.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Nathan Kramer, and Rex Ferguson-Baird for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 November 2024
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