Historic Sites of Manitoba: Crestview School (333 Morgan Crescent, Winnipeg)

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Based on designs of the Winnipeg architectural firm of Pratt Lindgren and Associates, the school was constructed in the summer and fall of 1962 by the F. W. Sawatzky Construction Company. Opened on 14 January 1963, the school had six teachers for grades 1 to 6 with a total enrollment of 196 students. In the mid-1960s, some kindergarten classes were held in the basement of the teacher's home. By 1968, enrollment had peaked at 925 students then dropped when Voyageur School opened, stabilizing around 600 by the early 1970s.

Principals

Period	Principal
1963-1976	Nicholas “Nick” Kohuch (1926-2015)
1976-1981	John Abram Neufeld (c1927-2015)
1981-1989	David William “Dave” Frye (1942-2020)
1989-1994	Candace Borger
1994-2001	Linda Daniels
2001-2006	Robert “Bob” Watson
2006-2008	Patrick Betz
2008-2013	Sandra Simonson
2013-2015	?
2015-2016	Jenness Moffatt

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1969-1970	Harry Sheldon
1970-1975	William Francis “Bill” Moore (1938-2022)
1975-1977	Anne Masniuk
1977-1978	John Carlyle
1978-1979	Mr. G. Payne

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1962-1963	Helen Esther Bock (grade 2), Gladys Jane Bodnarus (grade 2), Roxie Edworthy (grade 1), Evelyn Margaret Landy (grade 5), Coralie Evelyn Lawrence (grades 3-4), Gisele Pauline Marion (grades 5-6), Elma Patterson (grade 4)
1963-1964	Gladys Jane Bodnarus (grade 2), Miss T. Deneschuk (grade 1), Evelyn Margaret Landy (grade 5), Miss J. Loat (grade 3), Mrs. E. Patterson (grade 4), Mr. H. Sheldon (grade 6)
1964-1966	?
1966-1967	Mrs. Thompson (kindergarten), ?
1967-1968	?
1968-1969	?
1969-1970	?
1970-1971	Mr. Finkbeiner (grade 4), ?
1971-1972	?
1972-1973	Mr. Shirtliff (grade 5), ?
1973-2005	?
2005-2006	Andrea Capri, Tinda Clifford, Kimberly Cochrane, Jane Couch, Catherine Kaufmann, Brenda Anne Lemesurier (wife of Ivan Gordon Lemesurier), Kyle Lizotte, Claire Pisni, Leah Posillipo, Leanne Price, Donna Spado, Christopher Spradbrow, Pamela Sterzer, Kellie Straub, Andrea Thiessen, Kristy Wake, Erin Wilson, Miranda Yarmey

Photos & Coordinates

Crestview School (May 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Crestview School (September 2021) Source: Nathan Kramer A kindergarten class at Crestview School (1966-1967) Source: Allan Delang A grade 4 class at Crestview School (1970-1971) Source: Allan Delang A grade 5 class at Crestview School (1972-1973) Source: Allan Delang Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89058, W97.30187 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates

Manitoba Business: F. W. Sawatzky Construction Company / FWS Group

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Crestview School No. 2068 (Municipality of Swan Valley West)

Sources:

“Tender,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 June 1962, page 50.

Crestview School, St. James-Assiniboia School Division #2, History, 1963-, St. James Assiniboia School Division.

“Fund-raising effort pays off with new play structure at Crestview School,” Winnipeg Free Press Community Review West, 14 February 1996, page 1.

“Kindness is catching at Crestview School,” Winnipeg Free Press Community Review West, 17 February 1999, page 1.

“Crestview School celebrating 40th with Come and Go Tea,” Winnipeg Free Press Neighbours South, 14 April 2004, page 3.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Crestview School (Kirkfield Park School District No. 30) - Daily Registers, GR9926, Archives of Manitoba.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

Obituary [Gladys Jane Bodnarus], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 2022.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

We thank Dorothy Young and Allan Delang for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 March 2025

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