Historic Sites of Manitoba: Heritage School (47 Heritage Boulevard, Winnipeg)

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Before this school in the St. James area of Winnipeg was constructed, classes were held in the Kirkfield Park School building in the Kirkfield Park School District. Designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates, the new school opened on 6 February 1967 with a staff of nine teachers and 234 students. A official opening ceremony was held on 4 October 1967. Student enrollment climbed to 460 in 1968 and over 700 in the 1970s.

Principals

Period	Principal
1966-1970	Dennis Neil Stefanson (1939-2010)
1970-1981	Henry A. Wiebe
1981-1988	William “Bill” Burdeniuk (1932-2010)
1988-1990	Ronald Edward “Ron” Littlejohn (1935-2017)
1990-1993	?
1993-1994	Len Harris
1994-1996	?
1996-1998	Margaret Ann Attenborrow
1998-2004	?
2004-2006	Patrick Betz
2006-2015	?
2015-2016	Neil Moffatt

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1969-1971	William Theodore “Bill” Betz (1936-2022)
1971-1974	Anne Masniuk
1974-1977	Mr. H. Sheldon
1977-1978	Hardy Enns
1978-1980	Miss M. Mensforth
1980-1981	Sharon Smith
1981-1982	Mrs. W. Engbrecht
1982-1984	Nicholas “Nick” Kohuch (1926-2015)
1984-1989	Glen Harper
1989-1990	Mr. Maharaj

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1966-1967	Miss Agnes Kroeker (grade 1), Mrs. Monique Herwander (grade 1), Miss Eleanor Lockhart (grade 2), Mrs. Eileen Sokalski (grade 2), Miss Lorna Moore (grade 3), Miss Marilyn Kowal (grade 4), Miss Alice Guest (grade 5), Mrs. Susan Sheppard (grade 5), Mrs. Judith Gusdal (grade 6)
1967-2005	?
2005-2006	Cheri Banks, Bryan Benjaminson, Stacy Bruce, Laurel Copeland, Karen Gresham, Muriel Kennedy, Dawn Machel, Wendy McBey, Kayla McKever, Ruby Anne Millard, Virginia Price, Daniel Sarahs, Jeffrey Spiers

Among the other teachers of Heritage School was Mary A. Bodnarus.

Photos & Coordinates

Heritage School (May 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89067, W97.28334 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates

Sources:

“Tender Heritage Elementary School,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1966, page 52.

Heritage School, A Brief History, St. James Assiniboia School Division.

“St. James - Assiniboine School Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993, page A11.

Obituary [Mary Antonia Bodnarus Berch], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 2016.

We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 12 March 2022

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