Historic Sites of Manitoba: Harold Hatcher School (500 Redonda Street, Winnipeg)

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Located in the Transcona-Springfield School Division, this school (and later, an adjoining park) was named for Harold Coveney Hatcher. Built on a former landfill site, it opened to students in the spring of 1975 with an official opening ceremony held on 3 October 1975.

Principals

Period

Principal

1975-1984

Arthur Kazumi “Art” Miki

1984-1992

?

1992

Ken Renaud (Acting)

1992-2014

?

2014-?

Tom Code

Teachers

No information.

Photos & Coordinates

Harold Hatcher School

Harold Hatcher School (October 2014)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90748, W96.97891
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Harold Coveney Hatcher (1903-1972)

Sources:

“Transcona community,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 January 1974, page 35.

“Deadly methane gas affects only St. B.: Gee,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 March 1975, page 8.

“Transcona school reported free of methane,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 March 1975, page 3.

“School to open,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 September 1975, page 29.

“One man’s fight for rights,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 September 1984, page 37.

“Living in a climate of violence,” Winnipeg Free Press Weekly Northeast Edition, 21 January 1992, page 3.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 21 August 2020

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