Historic Sites of Manitoba: Spring Valley School / Ecole Romeo Dallaire (81 Quail Ridge Road, Winnipeg)

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This school in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division in Winnipeg was designed by the local architectural firm of Macdonald Cockburn McLeod and McFeetors and constructed in 1973. It opened in January 1974, prior to which classes were held starting in September 1973 in Linwood School. An official opening ceremony was held on 5 December 1974. It later became a French immersion school called Ecole Romeo Dallaire.

Principals

Period

Principal

1973-1979

Roger Ernest Mitchell Cathcart (1937-2020)

1979-1982

William “Bill” Engbrecht

1982-1985

Victor Edwin Wieler

1985-1989

Marlin Donald “Don” Loadman

1989-1990

Donald Timmerman

Vice-Principals

Period

Principal

1974-1975

Raymond Henry “Ray” Magel

1975-1977

John D. Carlyle

1977-1981

None

1981-1982

Donald Timmerman

Teachers

School Year

Teachers

1973-1974

Gary Adams, Rick Collins, Mrs. J. Dunn, Mrs. Connie Ferris Shaver, Paul Havixbeck, Miss B. LeMay, Miss B. A. Listiak, Mr. D. Maharaj, Miss S. Pelland, Miss D. Stephen, Miss Wright (Library)

1974-1975

Gary Adams, L. Glen Bennett (Science), Ron Caskey, Mr. B. J. Curtis, Mrs. Connie Ferris Shaver, Rick Collins (Social Studies), Mr. P. Deczycia, Mrs. J. Dunn, Paul Havixbeck (Math), Miss B. LeMay, Mr. E. Lindahl (Band), Miss B. A. Listiak, Mr. D. Maharaj (Language Arts), Miss S. Pelland, Mrs. K. Perlmutter, Will P. Peters, Miss D. Stephen, Mrs. E. K. Stuart (Library)

1975-1976

Gary Adams, L. Glen Bennett, Ron Caskey, Rick Collins, Mr. B. Davies, Mrs. J. Dunn, Paul Havixbeck, Miss A. Hohol, Mr. E. Lindahl, Miss B. Listiak, Miss Eleanor Lockhart, Don Mousseau, Miss S. Pelland, Mrs. K. Perlmutter, Mrs. S. Quinton, Mr. Riches, Mrs. Connie Ferris Shaver, Miss D. Stephen, Miss G. Van Alsyne, Mrs. E. Stuart (Library)

1976-1977

Gary Adams, L. Glen Bennett, Miss Borsos, Ron Caskey, Rick Collins, Mr. B. Davies, Mrs. J. Dunn, Paul Havixbeck, Mr. E. Lindahl, Miss Eleanor Lockhart, Don Mousseau, Mrs. K. Perlmutter, Mrs. S. Quinton, Mr. Riches, Mrs. Connie Ferris Shaver, Miss D. Stephen, Mrs. Suchon, Mrs. Tetrault, Miss G. Van Alsyne, Mrs. E. Stuart (Library)

Photos & Coordinates

Ecole Romeo Dallaire

Ecole Romeo Dallaire (May 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89803, W97.28492
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Prain and Ward / Ward and Macdonald / Macdonald Cockburn McLeod and McFeetors / MCM Architects

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Spring Valley School No. 649 (Municipality of Riverdale)

Sources:

[Tenders], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 January 1973, page 67.

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

We thank the St. James Assiniboia School Division for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Dorothy Young.

Page revised: 27 November 2024

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