Historic Sites of Manitoba: Jameswood School (1 Braintree Crescent, Winnipeg)

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

Designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Smith Carter and Katelnikoff, and built by the M. Natch Construction Company, this 18-room elementary school was completed as part of a $540,000 building program which also included an expansion to Silver Heights School. When opened officially at a ceremony on 29 October 1958, by School Board Chairman A. H. Conklin, this St. James - Assiniboia School Division facility supported the new 430-residence Jameswood Park military housing development and primarily hosted the children of personnel stationed at the nearby Royal Canadian Air Force No. 17 Wing. Six classrooms and a gymnasium were added in 1967 by the local firm of Ward and Macdonald. Now known as the Jameswood Alternative School, it hosts grades 9-12.

Principals

Period	Principal
1958-1965	Raymond Cleave “Ray” Davis (1920-2017)
1965-1966	Peter Edward Lewis (1919-2012)
1966-1972	Frank H. Voth
1972-1973	Mr. J. Friesen
1973-1977	?
1977-1980	Jack Van Den Bossche
1980-1985	George Brown
1985-1987	Nicholas “Nick” Yacheson
1987-1988	?
1988-1989	Sharon Smith
1989-1990	David William “Dave” Frye (1942-2020)
1990-1993	?
1993-?	Cheryl Chaban
?-2014	?
2014-2015	Tom Tarrant
2015-2016	Ryan Miller

Vice-Principals

Period	Principal
1959-1965	Miss Dorothy H. Richardson
1965-1968	Mrs. D. Rowe
1968-1969	George Brown
1969-1973	Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021)
1973-?	Mr. H. Sheldon

Teachers

No information.

Photos & Coordinates

Jameswood School (May 2018) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88670, W97.25593 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: Repair Depot No. 8 School / Jameswood Place School (Winnipeg)

Sources:

“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.

“RCAF men, families in full occupancy of Jameswood Park,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 June 1958, page 13.

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

We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall (St. James-Assiniboia School Division) and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 December 2022

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