Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clifton School (1070 Clifton Street, Winnipeg)

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Clifton School was designed by local architect William A. Martin for the Winnipeg School Division and built in 1949 at a cost of about $150,000. This site carried forward the Clifton School name previously used at an earlier site.

Principals

Period	Principal
1949-1954	Myrtle Rietta Conway (1908-2005)
1954-1956	Agnes MacDonald (1908-1999)
1956-1959	William Edward John “Bill” Saunders (1908-1983)
1959-1966	Catherine “Caye” Scott (1907-2003)
1966-1969	Emily Marjorie Shaw (c1915-2009)
1969-1970	Eric V. Hjartarson (c1917-1970)
1970-1971	Vernon “Vern” Peters (c1927-1998)
1971-1983	Joyce Elaine Newfield Alexander (?-2014)
1983-1987	Dale Edward Scott (1941-2022)
1987-1990	Janet Redgewell
1990-1995	Marcey Dveris
1995-2002	Fatima Mota
2002-2006	Curtis Belton
2006-2015	Mary-Jo Hodge
2015-2021	Nancy MavTavish
2021-?	Susan Drysdale

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1949-1950	Gladys M. Best, Miss M. Kendrick, Miss S. L. Malmgren, Miss G. M. Martin, Miss E. Pue, Miss E. J. Robertson, Mrs. E. Weir
1950-1951	Gladys M. Best, Miss E. J. Davis, Miss L. M. Kemp, Miss S. Malmgren, Miss E. Pue, Mrs. E. Weir
1951-1952	Gladys M. Best, Miss E. Greenberg, Miss L. M. Kemp, Miss S. Malmgren, Mrs. E. Ritchie, Mrs. E. Weir
1952-1953	Gladys M. Best, Miss G. E. Erickson, Miss E. Greenberg, Miss L. Kemp, Mrs. B. Ritchie, Mrs. E. Weir
1953-1954	Gladys M. Best, Miss B. Erickson, Miss E. Greenberg, Miss L. Kemp, Mrs. B. Ritchie, Mrs. E. Weir
1954-1955	Gladys M. Best, Miss B. Erickson, D. Evason, Miss L. Kemp, Miss M. Price, Mrs. E. Sims, Mrs. E. Weir
1955-1956	Elementary department: Mrs. A. E. Brown, Miss J. D. D’Heilly, D. C. Evanson, Miss B. Erickson, Miss I. Lambert, Miss G. Parker, Mrs. L. Patson, Mrs. E. Weir. Intermediate department: Miss B. Mold
1956-1957	Gladys M. Best, Mrs. A. E. Brown, Miss B. Erickson, Alaster Friesen, Miss R. Hamilton, Miss I. Hinchliffe, Miss I. Lambert, Edith Miller, Miss J. M. Thomson, Mrs. E. Weir
1957-1958	Gladys M. Best, Mrs. K. Farley, Miss I. Hinchliffe, Mrs. P. Ignash, Miss I. Lambert, Edith Miller, Mrs. L. Muldoon, Miss B. Pokrant, Mrs. E. Weir
1958-1959	Gladys M. Best, Miss M. M. Darby, Mrs. K. Farley, Mrs. P. Ignash, Miss D. Ison, Miss I. Lambert, Edith Miller, B. Molinski, Miss M. Neil, Miss B. Pokrant, Mrs. E. Weir
1959-1960	Gladys M. Best, Miss M. Darby, Mrs. P. Ignash, Miss I. Lambert, Edith Miller, H. Molinski, Mrs. Y. McRae, Miss M. Neil, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Miss B. Pokrant, Miss A. Thompson, Mrs. E. Weir
1960-1961	Miss S. Bardal, Miss M. Darby, Mrs. P. Ignash, Miss I. Lambert, Mrs. Y. McRae, Edith Miller, B. Molinski, Miss M. Neil, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Miss P. Plews, Miss B. Pokrant, Miss A. Thompson, Mrs. E. Weir
1961-1962	Miss S. Bardal, Miss G. Fedoruk, Mrs. N. Fehr, Mrs. P. Ignash, Mrs. Y. McRae, Edith Miller, B. Molinski, Miss M. Neil, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Miss B. Plews, Mrs. A. Prefontaine, Mrs. G. Restall, Miss A. Thompson
1962-1963	?
1963-1964	Mrs. I. Avery, Miss G. Fedoruk, Mrs. P. Ignash, Mrs. S. McKee, Mrs. Y. McRae, Edith Miller, Mr. B. Molinski, Miss M. Neil, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Miss B. Plews, Mrs. D. Restall, Miss B. Smith, Miss A. Thompson
1964-1965	Mrs. I. Avery, Miss G. Fedoruk, Mrs. P. Ignash, Miss B. Lewis, Miss J. McMurchy, Mrs. Y. McRae, Edith Miller, B. Molinski, Miss M. Neil, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Miss B. Plews, Mrs. D. Restall, Miss A. Thompson
1965-1966	Mrs. I. Avery, Miss G. Fedoruk, Mrs. P. Ignash, Miss B. Lewis, Miss J. McMurchy, Mrs. Y. McRae, Edith Miller, B. Molinski, Miss M. Neil, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Miss B. Plews, Mrs. D. Restall, Miss A. Thompson
1966-1967	?
1967-1968	J. Bodnaruk, Mrs. C. Curle, Mrs. M. Hart, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss S. Krause, Miss J. McMurchy, Miss M. Marr, Mrs. M. Mears, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Mrs. J. Purdy, Mrs. D. Restall, Miss F. Shuler, Thomas Springman
1968-1969	Mrs. I. Avery, Miss J. Carlson, Mrs. C. Curle, R. Falconer, Miss B. Gabbs, Mrs. L. Harms, Miss A. Jachetta, Miss S. Krause, Miss F. Logie, Miss J. McMurchy, Mrs. M. Mears, Mrs. E. Oczkus, Mrs. J. Purdy, Mrs. D. Restall, Miss F. Shuler, Thomas Springman

Photos & Coordinates

Clifton School (no date) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Government Photographs (CH 0267), GR10030, WG-7-3. Clifton School (August 2017) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89795, W97.18579 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Isaac Brock School (1265 Barratt Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“Old school burned,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 May 1918.

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1024/1949, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Winnipeg School Days, 1871-1950 by W. G. Pearce, Winnipeg School Division, Education Resource Centre.

“20 school board appointments made,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 1971, page 3.

Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.

We thank the Winnipeg School Division, Curtis Belton, and Robert Hill for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 12 July 2024

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