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Built in 1921 by the Fort Garry School District No. 2047 (which also constructed and operated the General Steele School nearby), General Byng School No. 1 opened on 24 October 1921. It became part of the Fort Garry Municipal School District No. 2361 in 1959 then, later that year, part of the Fort Garry School Division. The building hosted the Fort Garry High School until the senior grades were moved to the new Viscount Alexander High School in 1949. A new four-room school, General Byng School No. 2 was erected on the grounds in 1956, to host grades 4 to 7. An eight-classroom addition was made in 1959 on a design by Winnipeg architect Laurie Ward.
The original building was still standing of the early 1990s.
Principals
Period |
Principal |
1921-1923 |
Mrs. E. Hill |
1923-1943 |
William John Robinson (1882-1947) |
1943-1946 |
? |
1946-1949 |
Richard “Dick” Moore (1908-1996) |
1949-1965 |
Katherine Carol Weber (1912-1986) |
1965-1970 |
? |
1970-1971 |
Mr. Latter |
1971-1974 |
? |
1974-1982 |
Fred Olson |
1982-1985 |
Mr. Teed-Grott |
1985-1987 |
? |
1987-1989 |
Val Burch |
1989-1990 |
Rick Martin |
1990-1991 |
Val Burch |
1991-1993 |
Rick Martin |
1993-1995 |
? |
1995-1998 |
Peter Francis |
1998-2004 |
Alan Geske |
2004-2005 |
Gerard Gill |
2005-2011 |
Darren Juby |
2011-? |
Judy Pirnie |
Vice-Principals
Period |
Vice-Principal |
1970-1971 |
Mr. Hildebrand |
1971-1982 |
? |
1982-1985 |
Val Burch |
1985-1987 |
? |
1987-1989 |
Rick Martin |
1989-1990 |
Mr. R. C. Harvey |
1990-1991 |
Rick Martin |
1991-1992 |
Lorraine Evelyn Henley (1944-2018) |
1992-1993 |
Dave Benson |
1993-1995 |
? |
1995-1996 |
Clair Panchard |
1996-1998 |
Gerard Gill |
1998-2002 |
Lisa Boles |
2002-2005 |
Darren Juby |
2005-2008 |
Lorraine Compayre |
2008-2011 |
Gail Walker |
2011-2013 |
Dawn Thompson |
2013-2014 |
? |
2014-2015 |
Janet Tomy |
2015-? |
Susan LaSpina |
Teachers
School Year |
Teacher |
1921-1922 |
Alison T. Usher, ? |
1922-1923 |
Alison T. Usher, ? |
1923-1924 |
Jean McIntyre, ? |
1924-1925 |
Jean McIntyre, ? |
1925-1926 |
Jean McIntyre, ? |
1926-1927 |
Jean McIntyre, ? |
1927-1928 |
Jean McIntyre, ? |
1928-1929 |
Jean McIntyre, ? |
1929-1930 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1930-1931 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1931-1932 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1932-1933 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1933-1934 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1934-1935 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1935-1936 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1936-1937 |
Jean Gammon, Gertrude Manchester |
1937-1938 |
? |
1938-1939 |
? |
1939-1940 |
C. Avery, Gertrude Manchester, Miss J. Wheelans |
1940-1941 |
? |
1941-1942 |
? |
1942-1943 |
? |
1943-1944 |
? |
1944-1945 |
? |
1945-1946 |
? |
1946-1947 |
? |
1947-1948 |
? |
1948-1949 |
? |
1949-1950 |
Eva Gould, Mrs. J. Ryall, Mrs. I. Sveinson, Miss M. Westgate |
1950-1970 |
? |
1970-1971 |
Mrs. Boyko (grade 2), Mrs. Carr (French), Mrs. Fast (grade 6), Mrs. Godard (grade 7), Mr. Hildebrand (math, science), Mr. Holowka (grades 8-9), Ms. Klapprat (grade 3), Mr. Menzies (grades 7-8), Mrs. Peterson (grade 4), Mrs. Pratt (library), Sister Rita (grade 1), Miss Rogers (grade 2), Miss Turek (kindergarten), Mrs. Wiens (grade 5), Mr. Wyatt (grade 6) |
1971-? |
? |
Among the other teachers of General Byng School was Elsie Claire Dewar.
Photos & Coordinates

General Byng School No. 1 (circa 1922) Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 9 September 1922, page 5.

Portion of a Winnipeg fire insurance map showing the positions of General Byng School No. 1 and General Byng School No. 2 (1960) Source: ManitobaMaps
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84342, W97.15967 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: General Steele School (757 Lyon Street, Winnipeg)
Sources:
[General Byng school opening], Winnipeg Tribune, 18 October 1921, page 6.
“Fort Garry’s school system shows great development,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 September 1922, page 5.
“Fort Garry,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 October 1923, page 19.
“Fort Garry,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 June 1929, page 27.
“News of the suburbs,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 August 1929, page 6.
Marriage registrations [Alison Tait Usher, Jean McIntyre], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“News of the suburbs,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 September 1934, page 23.
“News of the suburbs,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 August 1936, page 34.
“Fort Garry notes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 September 1939, page 4.
“Fort Garry schools name teaching staffs,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 September 1939, page 23.
“Open house set at Fort Garry’s new high school,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 August 1949, page 3.
“20,420 pupils for suburbs,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 August 1956, page 3.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Tenders for General Byng School addition,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 March 1959, page 43.
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.
A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.
“South Winnipeg schools are switching principals,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 July 2004, page S3.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Susan LaSpina.
Page revised: 26 March 2021
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