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This high school on Redonda Street, in the Transcona area of Winnipeg, was designed by the local architectural firm of Waisman Ross and Associates and built in 1963 by the F. W. Sawatzky Construction Company. A cornerstone was laid on 19 October 1963 at a ceremony attended by Lieutenant Governor Errick French Willis and Ruby May Mackay (1891-1980), widow of physician Murdoch Mackay for whom the school was named. Originally part of the Transcona-Springfield School Division, there is a commemorative plaque near the main south entrance doors of the building.
Period
Principal
1963-1968
George Peter Derenchuk (1930-2020)
1968-1975
Frank Fiorentino
1975-1986
Joseph R. “Joe” Minarik (1930-1995)
1986-1988
Gary Finley
1988-?
?
?-?
Melvin Stuart “Mel” Belluk (1929-2025)
?-1990
?
1990-1991
Ken Renaud (Acting)
1991-1999
?
1999-2000
Errol Harris
2000-2006
Jim Beveridge
Among the teachers of Murdoch Mackay Collegiate was Joseph Myrs “Joe” Ptashynski (?-1999).
Murdoch Mackay Collegiate (October 2014)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Murdoch Mackay commemorative plaque at the school (October 2014)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89840, W96.97917
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Waisman Ross and Associates / Blankstein Coop Gillmor and Hanna / Number TEN Architectural Group
Manitoba Business: F. W. Sawatzky Construction Company / FWS Group
Memorable Manitobans: Murdoch Mackay (1884-1962)
“Business world,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 March 1963, page 29.
“Cornerstone laid for school,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 October 1963, page 17.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
From Slate to Computer in the Transcona-Springfield Area 1873-1983 by Nan Shipley, 1983, page 350.
“Opinions differ on video arcades,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 October 1987, page 53.
“Famous Broadway bears to find permanent homes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 March 2006, page 15.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 29 January 2025
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