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A school at this site on Lodge Avenue in Winnipeg was built in 1956 by Arlington Builders Limited for the St. James School Board, at a cost of $295,000, to accommodate local students in grades 1 to 9. A 12-classroom and auditorium-equivalent (six classrooms) expansion was made in 1958. This addition, along with the completion of Jameswood School, was part of a divisional $540,000 building program. Based on designs of the architectural firm Smith Carter and Katelnikoff, the expansion included chemistry and physics labs, a commercial room, library, shops, and home-making rooms.
Lower grades at the school were gradually phased out over time until the building served only as a high school for grades 10 to 12. The school closed permanently in June 2007 and its remaining students went to Sturgeon Creek Collegiate, which became known as Sturgeon Heights Collegiate. The former school building was demolished around 2009 to make way for a residential housing development. A centennial monument from the school grounds was moved to a site at the new combined school.
Period
Principal
1957-1959
Blanche Isabel Megaffin (1894-1975)
1959
James Weir Cowan (1910-1959)
1959-1969
Alfred George Goebel (c1925-2017)
1969-1972
Emile R. Dupas
1972-1979
Lincoln Leslie Lautermilch
1979-1981
John Walter Atamanchuk (1930-2009)
1981-1983
Douglas Ernest Bridge (1921-2015)
1983-1985
Roger Ernest Mitchell Cathcart (1937-2020)
1985-1991
Emile Dupas
1991-1993
Wallace Brian “Wally” Linton (1935-2024)
1993-1996
Dorothy Y. Young
1997
Norm Blain (Acting)
1997-2005
Len M. Harris
2005-2007
Ronald Pelletier
After 2007
Period
Vice-Principal
1957-1958
Mary Davies (1906-2001)
1958-1960
Edgar Power Brister (c1911-1961)
Mrs. Vandenberg1960-1962
Michael “Mike” Spack (1922-2011)
1962-1965
Joyce Barry Smith Frame (1915-2017)
Michael “Mike” Spack (1922-2011)1965-1967
Joyce Barry Smith Frame (1915-2017)
Garry E. Jones1967-1969
Joyce Barry Smith Frame (1915-2017)
Lincoln Leslie Lautermilch1969-1970
George Bruno Buchholz
Joyce Barry Smith Frame (1915-2017)1970-1974
Peter Sawatsky
Joyce Barry Smith Frame (1915-2017)1974-1977
Gary Carr Hamilton
1977-1979
Greg Mutter
1979-1980
John Gushliak
1980-1981
John D. Carlyle
1981-1983
Steve Hyrich
1983-1988
William Francis “Bill” Moore (1938-2022)
1988-1990
Glen Bennett
1990-1993
Len M. Harris
1993-1995
Raymond Desautels
1995-1997
Norman Blain
Roberto Gauvin
Brett Lough1997-1999
Roberto Gauvin
Scott Lockhart1999-2003
Richard “Dick” Monk
Ron Pelletier2003-2004
Corrine Barrett Kutcy
Richard “Dick” Monk2004-2005
Rodney Gilhuly
Elizabeth Matyi
Richard “Dick” Monk2005-2006
Jordana Buckwold
Kevin Dueck2006-2007
Kevin Dueck
Carol SimpsonAfter 2007
School Year
Teachers
1957-1958
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1958-1959
?
1959-1960
1960-1961
1961-1962
1962-1963
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
Mr. Alford, Miss Joyce Aitken, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Andruschak, Mrs. Armstrong, Miss Avery, Mrs. Ollie Bate, Miss Bates, Mr. Bjornefson, George Edward Brown, Thomas Merrett “Tom” Carlyle, John “Jack” Carnegie, John Coutts, Miss Elrick, Mr. Enns, Miss Friesen, Mr. Grose, Gary Hamilton, Mrs. Hartley, Miss Head, Miss Johnston, Mr. Kells, Abram W. “Abe” Krahn, Miss Lawrence, Wallace Linton, Glen Loveridge, Miss Moffat, Ros Narick, Mr. Neufeld, Mrs. Nuytten, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pollock, Miss Potter, Mr. Protopsaltis, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Simkulak, Mrs. Simkulak, Mr. Slater, Mr. Smith, Miss Starodub, Mr. Tonnelier, Mr. Tutiah, Mrs. Vandenbourg, Mr. Veneslaar, Mrs. Vincent, Mr. Warren, Mrs. Watson
1966-1967
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
?
1970-1971
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1971-1972
?
1972-1973
?
1973-1974
?
1974-1975
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1975-1976
?
1976-1977
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1977-1978
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1978-1979
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1979-1980
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1980-1981
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1981-1982
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1982-1983
?
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985-1986
1986-1987
1987-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
?
1990-1991
?
1991-1992
?
1992-1993
Ron Baillie, Mrs. Donna Bradley, Ivano Buccini, George Bush, John Coutts, George Daniels, Lionel DeRuyver, Ron Desilets, Mrs. Pauline Fidelak, Ms. Marilyn Folson, Hugh Gordon, Joe Grabys, Paul Granovsky, Dr. Lorne Hoag, Vic Hooper, Tony Klein, Glen Loveridge, Jim MacKay, Don Mousseau, Dale Partaker, Ron Paseshnik, Harry Pauls, Ron Phillips, Ben Remillard, Dennis Schrofel, Mrs. Connie Shaver, Peter Spencer, Ms. Joy Trenholm, Ms. Cathy Tymko, Lou van Rysselt, Hans Veenhuyzen, Erwin Warkentin, Henry Warkentin, Mrs. Faye Warren, Wayne Young
1993-1994
Klaus Albrecht, Ron Baillie, Mrs. Donna Bradley, Ivano Buccini, John Coutts, George Daniels, Lionel DeRuyver, Ron Desilets, Bruce Dryburgh, Hardy Enns, Mrs. Pauline Fidelak, Ms. Marilyn Folson, Hugh Gordon, Joe Grabys, Paul Granovsky, Dr. Lorne Hoag, Vic Hooper, Glen Loveridge, Jim MacKay, Dave Parsons, Dale Partaker, Ron Paseshnik, Harry Pauls, Ron Phillips, Ben Remillard, Vic Sawatsky, Dennis Schrofel, Mrs. Connie Shaver, Ms. Joy Trenholm, Ms. Cathy Gibson (Tymko), Lou van Rysselt, Hans Veenhuyzen, Erwin Warkentin, Henry Warkentin, Wayne Young
1994-1995
Klaus Albrecht, Mrs. Vicky Asu, Ron Baillie, Mrs. Donna Bradley, Ivano Buccini, John Coutts, George Daniels, Lionel DeRuyver, Ron Desilets, Bruce Dryburgh, Mrs. Pauline Fidelak, Ms. Marilyn Folson, Hugh Gordon, Joe Grabys, Dr. Lorne Hoag, Vic Hooper, Tony Klein, Jim MacKay, Ms. Victoria McMahon, Ms. Okushi, Dale Partaker, Ron Paseshnik, Harry Pauls, Ron Phillips, Vic Sawatsky, Dennis Schrofel, Mrs. Connie Shaver, Ms. Joy Trenholm, Ms. Cathy Gibson (Tymko), Lou van Rysselt, Hans Veenhuyzen, Erwin Warkentin, Henry Warkentin, Harvey Wolfe, Wayne Young
1995-1996
Klaus Albrecht, Rodney Allen, Mrs. Vicky Asu, Ron Baillie, Mrs. Marj Bilous (Hignett), Mrs. Donna Bradley, Ivano Buccini, John Coutts, Ms. Liz Currie, George Daniels, Lionel DeRuyver, Bruce Dryburgh, Mrs. Pauline Fidelak, Ms. Marilyn Folson, Greg Freek, Hugh Gordon, Mme Beatrice Greban, David Guss, Dr. Lorne Hoag, Vic Hooper, Jim MacKay, Daniel MacNeil, Ms. Elizabeth Matyi, Ms. Okushi, Dale Partaker, Ron Paseshnik, Harry Pauls, Vic Sawatsky, Dennis Schrofel, Mrs. Connie Shaver, Richard Topping, Ms. Joy Trenholm, Ms. Cathy Gibson (Tymko), Lou van Rysselt, Hans Veenhuyzen, Ernie Warkentin, Erwin Warkentin, Henry Warkentin, Mme Shirley Weinstein, Richard Wilcosh, Harvey Wolfe, Wayne Young
1996-1997
Klaus Albrecht, Rodney Allen, Ron Baillie, Jason Braun, Mrs. Marj Bilous (Hignett), Mrs. Donna Bradley, Ivano Buccini, John Coutts, George Daniels, Lionel DeRuyver, Bruce Dryburgh, Mrs. Pauline Fidelak, Ms. Marilyn Folson, Greg Freek, Hugh Gordon, Mme Beatrice Greban, David Guss, Dr. Lorne Hoag, Ms. Brenda Hooper, Vic Hooper, Joseph LaFrance, Jim MacKay, Daniel MacNeil, Ms. Elizabeth Matyi, Dale Partaker, Ron Paseshnik, Harry Pauls, Vic Sawatsky, Dennis Schrofel, Mrs. Connie Shaver, Ms. Karen Smith, Richard Topping, Ms. Joy Trenholm, Ms. Cathy Gibson (Tymko), Lou van Rysselt, Hans Veenhuyzen, Ernie Warkentin, Erwin Warkentin, Henry Warkentin, Richard Wilcosh, Harvey Wolfe, Wayne Young
1997-1998
?
1998-1999
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1999-2000
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2000-2001
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2001-2002
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2002-2003
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2003-2004
?
2004-2005
?
2005-2006
Jan Aarnio, Klaus Albrecht, Nadine Bedoret, Jean Bigourdan, Derek Bjornson, Diane Blankenborg, Donna Bradley, Cherie Brisebois, Ivano Buccini, Kathy Byrne, Todd Cardinal, Scott Chrusch, Camille Cloutier, Julie Cordova, Lionel De Ruyver, Raymond Desautels, Ryan Evans, Renee Fairlie, Manuel Gomes, Stephen Hamilton, Ian Hayes, Hendrik Herfst, Brian Hull, Evan Janzen Roth, Karen Johnson, Neil Klassen, Joseph Lafrance, David Libby, Richard Lindsay, Michael MacWilliam, Tara McLauchlan, Sandra Melo, Gayle Peters, Jennifer Peters, Peter Roadley, Nadine Roy, Kirby Schepp, Gerald Sereda, Sharad Srivastava, Stephen Tackie, Ellen (Bromilow) Thompson, Joy Trenholm, Alysson Vidal, Lawrence Wachs, Elenore Wieler, Sarah Wong, Blaine Workman, Joel Yerex
2006-2007
?
After 2007
Among the other teachers was Chester M. Fraser.
The former Silver Heights Collegiate, with sign reading “Thanks for the memories[.] Huskies forever” (May 2009)
Source: Google
Site of the former Silver Heights Collegiate (June 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87929, W97.25951
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: Sturgeon Creek Regional Secondary School / Sturgeon Heights Collegiate (2665 Ness Avenue, Winnipeg)
Municipality of St. James Building Permit 8531/1956 [Silver Heights School], Box A1261, City of Winnipeg Archives.
For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).
Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.
Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).
“6 St. James teachers receive promotions,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 1957, page 3.
“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.
A History of Silver Heights Collegiate Institute, 1957-1974 by Mrs. J. Betty Watson, Mrs. Joyce B. Frame, and Mrs. Clara R. Evans. [St. James Assiniboia School Division]
“St. James - Assiniboine School Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993, page A11.
Obituary [Gladys Jane Bodnarus], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 2022.
We thank the St. James Assiniboia School Division for providing additional information used here.
We thank Nathan Kramer, Kim Nelson, Gary Hamilton, and Arnold Reimer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Dorothy Young.
Page revised: 11 October 2024
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