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The Domain School District No. 2289 was established formally in August 1938 and a one-room schoolhouse operated in Domain in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald.
Among the teachers of the original Domain School were Miss Edna Wheatland (1938-1939), William Chadwick (1939-1940), Miss Amelia Busch (1939-1941), Miss Irene Bousfield (1941-1943), Mrs. Galbraith (1943-1944), Miss Joyce Sutton (1944-1945, 1946-1947), Miss Dorothy Hanks (1945-1946), Miss Irene Pelk (1945-1946), Henry Unruh (1947-1948), Miss Jean Malcolm (1947-1948), Miss Betty Ritchot (1948-1952), and Miss Gayleen Scott (1952-1953).
By the early 1950s, the closure of small schools in the region was causing overcrowding at Domain so, in early 1953, construction of a larger building was approved by local ratepayers. It was located on the west side of the road, opposite the original schoolhouse and it featured two classrooms, washrooms, science laboratory, teachers room, and a full basement. The districts of Macdonald School No. 233, Osborne School No. 260, and Kinlo School No. 1680 merged to form the Domain Consolidated School No. 2342.
The new school was opened officially on 4 November 1953 at a ceremony attended by School Board Chairman Andrew Dryden, Minister of Education Wallace Conrad “Wally” Miller, Chief Inspector Clifford Knox Rogers, School Inspector Michael Ewanchuk, School Inspector Thomas Melvin Whitley, Municipal Secretary-Treasurer G. C. Catley, Reeve Homer F. Mills, contractor J. Hoffman, MLA Harold Proctor “Harry” Shewman, and Rev. Donald Hilton. A teacherage for accommodating the two teachers of the new school was built across the street.
From 1956 to 1959, continued growth in student enrollment necessitated use of the old schoolhouse as a third classroom. After an arena was built next to the old school, it remained in use as a dressing room until, in 1976, it was moved to a farm outside of town where it remained at the time of a 2024 site visit.
Domain School closed in June 2019 although the building remains in use by technical staff of the Morris-Macdonald School Division.
Period
Principal
1953-1957
Margaret E. Robertson
1957-1958
Helen Hendrie Terry Jorgensen (1911-1990)
1958-1959
Ruth Annie Fairlie Henderson (1904-1992)
1959-1967
?
1967-1968
Judith Gibbs
1968-1974
Margaret Rose Barkley “Marnie” Erb (1937-2012)
1974-1978
Sandi Lainof
1978-1984
Anne Young
1984-1985
?
1985-1989
Michael Chartrand
1989-1993
Bruce Backhouse
1993-1997
Steve Lawrie
1997-1999
Arlin Scharfenberg
1999-2000
Steve Lawrie
2000-2001
Shauna Warwaruk
School Year
Teachers
1953-1954
Miss Margaret E. Robertson, Miss Anne Stevenson
1954-1955
?
1955-1956
Miss Augustine Malkowich
1956-1957
Miss Eleanor Stelman
1957-1958
Sylvia Antonation, Soren Bernhard Jorgensen
1958-1959
Miss Nelma Fetterman, Mrs. Ruth Henderson
1959-1960
?
1960-1961
Miss Elizabeth Harper, Miss Joan Wyllie
1961-1962
Miss Margaret Lumgair
1962-1963
Miss McIntyre, Miss Elsie Morningstar
1963-1964
Miss Evelyn Hockaday, Miss Gail Phillips
1964-1965
Mrs. Gail Cox
1965-1966
Miss Judith Cullen, Miss Judith Gibbs, Miss Carol Noble
1966-1967
Miss Elaine Fraser, Miss Judith Gibbs, Miss Evelyn Hockaday
1967-1968
Judith Gibbs (grades 6-8), Evelyn Hockaday, Marilyn Peach
1968-1969
Margaret Rose Barkley “Marnie” Erb, Judith Gibbs, Susan Pattimore
1969-1970
Margaret Rose Barkley “Marnie” Erb, Susan Pattimore, Leona Tackabarrie
1970-1971
Margaret Rose Barkley “Marnie” Erb, Leona Harder, Susan Pattimore
1971-1972
1972-1973
Bessie Doherty, Margaret Rose Barkley “Marnie” Erb, ?
1973-1974
1974-1975
?
1975-1976
?
1976-1977
?
1977-1978
?
1978-1979
Anne Young
1979-1980
Brenda Lucko, Allyson Fields Matczuk, Anne Young
1980-1981
Allyson Fields Matczuk, Anne Young, ?
1981-1982
Gwen Coates, Allyson Fields Matczuk, Anne Young
1982-1983
Allyson Fields Matczuk, Anne Young, ?
1983-1984
Allyson Fields Matczuk, Karen Hogue, Anne Young
1984-1985
Allyson Fields Matczuk, ?
1985-1986
Michael Chartrand (grades 5-6), Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1986-1987
Michael Chartrand (grades 5-6), Lorilee Leslie Cole, Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1987-1988
Michael Chartrand (grades 5-6), Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1988-1989
Michael Chartrand (grades 5-6), Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1989-1990
Bruce Backhouse (grades 5-6), Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1990-1991
Bruce Backhouse (grades 5-6), Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1991-1992
Bruce Backhouse (grades 5-6), Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1992-1993
Bruce Backhouse (grades 5-6), Karen Hogue (grades 3-4), Allyson Fields Matczuk (grades 1-2)
1993-1994
Steve Lawrie (middle years), Jayshree Pal (early years)
1994-1995
Steve Lawrie (middle years), Jayshree Pal (early years)
1995-1996
Steve Lawrie (middle years), Jayshree Pal (early years)
1996-1997
Steve Lawrie (middle years), Jayshree Pal (early years)
1997-1998
Jayshree Pal, Arlin Scharfenberg
1998-1999
Lorelei Bunkowsky, Gayle Jarvis (middle years), Arlin Scharfenberg
1999-2000
Steve Lawrie (supervising principal), Jodi Neumann (early years), Shauna Warwaruk (middle years)
Domain School (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Domain School (August 2022)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Domain School (August 2023)
Source: Glen Toews
Domain School (August 2023)
Source: Glen Toews
The original Domain School building (October 2024)
Source: Jean McManus
The original Domain School building (October 2024)
Source: Jean McManusSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.61636, W97.32277
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Organization: Morris-Macdonald School Division No. 19
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Down Memory Lane: A History of Domain Community, 1876-1967 by Domain Women's Institute, c1967, pages 115-122.
Further Down Memory Lane by Domain History Book Committee, c2000, pages 46-53.
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.
We thank Nathan Kramer, Rose Kuzina, Glen Toews, Daphne Johnson, and Jean McManus for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 December 2024
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