In late 1952, students and staff from the Sturgeon Landing Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan relocated to The Pas following a fire that destroyed the school. For several years, the school operated in temporary quarters in town until relocating to this site in 1958, becoming the Guy Hill Indian Residential School.
Operated by the Catholic Church, the school closed on 30 June 1979, due to declining attendance and allegations of student abuse by staff, and the building was used briefly as a youth correctional centre. The facility was demolished in 1987 and no vestige remains at the site..
On 16 July 2000, a monument here was unveiled to commemorate murder victim Helen Betty Osborne, who had attended the school.
Aerial view of the former Guy Hill Residential School site (November 2025)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Guy Hill Residential School commemorative plaque (November 2025)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Helen Betty Osborne memorial monument (July 2013)
Source: Alan Mason
Helen Betty Osborne memorial monument (November 2025)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N53.98446, W101.03794
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Helen Betty Osborne Memorial (Clearwater Lake Provincial Park)
“Mackay only residential school left in Man.,” Dauphin Herald, 28 March 1979, page 1.
“Province of Manitoba notice of tenders,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 August 1985, page 15.
“Natives return to heal old wounds,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 August 1994, page 5.
“Pain of the past provides source of healing for Guy Hill residential school survivors and their families,” Opasquia Times, 16 August 2013, page 10.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 November 2025
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