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Designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Smith Carter and Katelnikoff, and built in 1958 by the Winnipeg Construction Company, this 18-room elementary school was completed as part of a $540,000 building program which also included an expansion to Silver Heights School. When opened officially at a ceremony on 29 October 1958, by School Board Chairman Aidan Hamilton Conklin, this St. James-Assiniboia School Division facility supported the new 430-residence Jameswood Park military housing development and primarily hosted the children of personnel stationed at the nearby Royal Canadian Air Force No. 17 Wing. Six classrooms and a gymnasium were added in 1967 by the local firm of Ward and Macdonald. Now known as the Jameswood Alternative School, it hosts grades 9-12.
Period
Principal
1958-1965
Raymond Cleave “Ray” Davis (1920-2017)
1965-1966
Peter Edward Lewis (1919-2012)
1966-1972
Frank H. Voth
1972-1975
James Friesen
1975-1980
1980-1985
George Edward Brown (1936-2016)
1985-1987
Nicholas “Nick” Yacheson
1987-1988
?
1988-1989
Sharon Smith
1989-1990
David William “Dave” Frye (1942-2020)
1990-1993
?
1993-?
Cheryl Chaban
?-2014
?
2014-2015
Tom Tarrant
2015-2016
Ryan Miller
Period
Principal
1959-1965
Miss Dorothy H. Richardson
1965-1968
Mrs. D. Rowe
1968-1969
George Edward Brown (1936-2016)
1969-1973
Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021)
1973-1975
Harry Sheldon
1975-1981
None
No information.
Jameswood School (May 2018)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88670, W97.25593
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Smith Carter and Katelnikoff / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Architecture49
Manitoba Business: Winnipeg Roofing Company / Winnipeg Construction Company / Winnipeg Building Supplies Company / Wyatt Rentals
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Repair Depot No. 8 School / Jameswood Place School (Winnipeg)
“Vote Wednesday on St. James schools bylaw,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 October 1957, page 15.
“Tender notice for schools,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 November 1957, page 37.
Municipality of St. James Building Permit 9384/1958 [Jameswood School], Box A1261, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“RCAF men, families in full occupancy of Jameswood Park,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 June 1958, page 13.
“St. James - Assiniboine School Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993, page A11.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall (St. James-Assiniboia School Division) and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 November 2024
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