Historic Sites of Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth School / École Henri-Bergeron (363 Enfield Crescent, Winnipeg)

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Designed by the architectural firm of Smith Carter Searle and Associates, and built at a cost of around $360,000 to replace the old condemned Queen Elizabeth School, this school was opened officially as Queen Elizabeth School on 7 December 1962. In 1998, the Louis Riel School Division took the uncommon step of dropping the royal name in favour of broadcaster Henri Bergeron, henceforth known as École Henri-Bergeron.

Principals

Period	Principal
1962-1967	George Scott Belton (1904-1967)
1967-1972	Roger V. Dubois (1934-2015)
1972-1980	Jacob “Jake” Krueger (1925-2001)
1980-1994	?
1994	Jean-Paul Coucelle
1994-2014	?
2014-?	Florence LaPointe

Vice-Principals

Period	Principal
1962-1969	?
1969-1973	Walter Chester Hawn (1909-1995)
1973-1994	?

Teachers

No information.

Photos & Coordinates

Henri Bergeron School (May 2018) Source: Nathan Kramer Henri Bergeron School (May 2018) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88363, W97.11365 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Smith Carter and Katelnikoff / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Architecture49

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tache School / Queen Elizabeth School (Kenny Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Francois de Sales School / Queen Elizabeth School No. 975 (Howden, RM of Ritchot)

Sources:

“New site selected for school,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 July 1961, page 24.

“Land swap for school is approved,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 July 1961, page 19.

“$360,000 bylaw vote set on new Norwood School,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 September 1961, page 24.

“Tender notice,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 December 1961, page 31.

“Schools,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 july 1962, page 2.

“Old school to be used for awhile,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 August 1962, page 3.

“School opening,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 December 1962, page 8.

“Swim request,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 December 1963, page 13.

“The Norwood School Division,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 April 1964, page 23.

“Supt. Kruger retires after 31 years at job,” Winnipeg Free Press Weekly West Edition, 23 October 1988, page 13.

“No politics, s’il vous plait,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 May 1994, page B4.

Obituary [Walter Chester Hawn], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 October 1995, page C7.

“School set to drop royal title,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 1998, page A3.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 May 2023

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