Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fosbery School / Laurier School No. 918 (Laurier, Municipality of Ste. Rose)

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Known as the Fosbery School District when it was established in October 1897, its name was changed to Laurier sometime in the early 20th century. In 1960, it became the Laurier Consolidated School District when it was consolidated with Champlain School No. 1100. It later became part of the Turtle River School Division.

Principals

Period	Principal
1920-1923	John Hazelett Duffy (1878-1942)
1923-1924	Frederick Ladlay “Fred” Bousfield (1865-1957)
1924-1934	?
1934-1942	Sister Marie Teresa
1942-1943	Kathleen C. St. Laurent
1943-1944	Sister Marie Teresa
1944-1945	Sister Mary St. Frances of Rome
1945-1947	Sister Lumina Vallee
1947-1959	Sister Mary St. Frances of Rome
1959-1960	Sister Bertha Marie
1960-1962	Sister Mary St. Frances of Rome
1962-1965	Sister Marie de la Croix
1965-1966	Sister J. E. Archambeault
1966-1967	Sister Edith Marie Tetrault
1967-1968	Sister Marie Cecile de Notre Dame
1968-1971	Sister Therese M. St. Pierre
1971-1972	W. R. Savard
1972-1973	M. Blanchette
1973-1978	?
1978-1985	Marie Savard

Teachers

Among the early teachers of Laurier School were Gertrude Crandell (1938) and Albena Bonin (1938).

School Year	Teachers
1978-1979	Maurice Blanchette, Adele Cherak, Suzane LeClerc, Lorraine Normandeau, Mariette Saquet, Sylvia Saquet
1979-1980	?
1980-1981	Leda Boisvert, John Bosc, Adele Cherak, Lorraine Normandeau, Mariette Saquet, Claudine Trudeau
1981-1982	?
1982-1983	Adele Cherak, Lorraine Normandeau, Mariette Saquet, Sister Helene St. Amant, Jean-Pierre Weilbrenner
1983-1984	?
1984-1985	Jacqueline Bernier, Paul Bosc, Sylvie Bourque, Julienne Bremaud, Lorraine Normandeau, Annette Pinette, Mariette Saquet

Photos & Coordinates

Laurier School (no date) by H. J. Everall Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 22. Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.88818, W99.55861 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Allarie School No. 882 (RM of St. Francois Xavier)

Sources:

“The local round,” Dauphin Herald, 20 October 1938, page 9.

Laurier East topographic map, 62J/13 East, Edition 1, Series A743 [UFS Reference Collection].

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

“Add one position in Turtle R.,” Dauphin Herald, 6 September 1978, page 2.

“Teachers begin year in Turtle River S.D.,” Dauphin Herald, 10 September 1980, page 24.

“Teachers ready in Turtle River,” Dauphin Herald, 1 September 1982, page 18.

“Teachers in Turtle River schools,” Dauphin Herald, 9 October 1984, page 30.

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 June 2021

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