Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School / Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre (120 Tecumseh Street, Winnipeg)
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The site for Montcalm School, measuring 165 feet along Bannatyne Avenue, 264 feet on William Avenue, and 331 feet on Tecumseh Street, was acquired by the Winnipeg School Board in April 1920 for $20,000. The building was designed by local architect John Nelson Semmens and constructed in 1920 by day labourers supervised by the Sutherland Construction Company. The one-storey, eight-classroom building cost $80,000 and was planned to accommodate students in grades 1 to 6, after which they would transfer to Maple Leaf Junior High School. In December 1920, it was named for General Montcalm, the commander of French forces in Quebec at the time of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, as a balance to General Wolfe School commemorating the general of British forces. By 1922, its enrollment was about 350 students.
The school closed in June 1975 after which the building was used as a day care centre. It became the home of the Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre in October 1984.
Principals
Teachers
School Year |
Teachers |
1920-1921 |
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1921-1922 |
M. Akre, J. E. Best, J. M. Fraser, C. Mohr, E. McGregor, M. Richardson, R. Whiteside |
1922-1923 |
J. Best, J. Fraser, E. R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, E. McGregor, M. Richardson, R. Whiteside |
1923-1924 |
J. Best, J. Fraser, C. Mohn, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside |
1924-1925 |
Gladys M. Best, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside |
1925-1926 |
Gladys M. Best, J. M. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside |
1926-1927 |
Gladys M. Best, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside |
1927-1928 |
Gladys M. Best, M. H. Duval, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside |
1928-1929 |
M. Duval, M. I. Douglas, A. Julius, M. Lewis, J. Maquis, M. Symes, M. Richardson |
1929-1930 |
A. M. Donald, M. I. Douglas, L. Erickson, A. Julius, J. Marquis, M. Symes, W. Wolfson |
1930-1931 |
A. Donald, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, M. Symes, J. Marquis |
1931-1932 |
A. Donald, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, K. S. McLeod, M. Symes, J. Marquis |
1932-1933 |
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, K. S. McLeod, M. B. Symes |
1933-1934 |
L. Erickson, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, K. S. McLeod, M. Symes |
1934-1935 |
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, A. Julius, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes |
1935-1936 |
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes |
1936-1937 |
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes |
1937-1938 |
M. E. Allen, S. Crispir (exchange teacher), L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis |
1938-1939 |
J. Carter, L. Kesten, W. J. Marquis, Catherine “Caye” Scott, L. Warwick |
1939-1940 |
J. Carter, K. Cheyne, M. Christie, E. Johnson, Catherine “Caye” Scott, M. J. Marquis |
1940-1941 |
J. Carter, M. V. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. K. McKinnon, M. Richley |
1941-1942 |
J. Carter, M. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley |
1942-1943 |
J. Carter, M. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley, E. Krett |
1943-1944 |
J. Carter, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley |
1944-1945 |
M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, E. Weir |
1945-1946 |
E. Bartleman, M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, A. Weir |
1946-1947 |
M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, E. Weir |
1947-1948 |
M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. F. Steen, E. Weir |
1948-1949 |
Miss M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, Miss W. J. Marquis, Mrs. C. Moffat, Miss A. Steen, Mrs. E. Weir |
1949-1950 |
Miss M. Collins, Miss E. Connery, Miss W. J. Marquis, Mrs. C. Moffat, Miss A. Steen, Miss E. J. Warner |
1950-1951 |
Miss M. Collins, Miss E. Connery, Mrs. R. Kulba, Miss J. Marquis, Miss H. Sparrow, Miss E. J. Warner |
1951-1952 |
Joyce Elaine Newfield Alexander, Miss S. Byrnjolfson, Miss G. Crowe, Miss M. Dow, Miss E. Nelson, Miss A. Spraggs |
1952-1953 |
Joyce Elaine Newfield Alexander, Miss E. J. Arnold, Miss C. Leitch, Mrs. K. MacDonnell, Mrs. M. G. McGowan, Miss A. Spraggs, J. T. Stevenson |
1953-1954 |
Miss O. Hryeyna, Mrs. M. G. Legrange, Mrs. L Roe, Miss L. J. Smith, J. Stevenson, Miss V. Swiderski |
1954-1955 |
Miss M. Bergen, Miss C. Campbell, Mrs. L. M. Drysdale, Mrs. G. B. Giles, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer |
1955-1956 |
Miss M. Bergen, Mrs. G. B.Giles, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. Warkentin, Miss E. R. Reimer |
1956-1957 |
Miss D. Argue, Miss M. Bergen, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer, Miss E. Warkentin |
1957-1958 |
Mrs. E. Balzer, Mrs. T. Erickson, Mrs. A. Kondzlela, Mr. W. A. McClymont, Miss L. Pelletier, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer |
1958-1959 |
Miss H. Bardley, Mrs. S. Mackay, Mr. W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. O. Scrafin, Mrs. I. Streimer, Miss M. Wallace, Mrs. P. Wiebe |
1959-1960 |
Miss I. Bjarnason, Miss J. D’Heilly, Mrs. N. Hoeppner, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss K. Skeel, B. Skabar, Miss M. Wallace |
1960-1961 |
Miss L. Bernard, Miss J. D’Heilly, Miss G. Kasperski, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, E. Skabar, Miss K. Skeel, Miss M. Wallace |
1961-1962 |
Miss L. Bernard, Miss J. D’Heilly, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. E. Saiko, O. Sandgren, Miss K. Skeel, Miss M. Wallace |
1962-1963 |
? |
1963-1964 |
Miss L. Bernard, Mrs. T. McMillan, Mrs. H. Neufeld, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. G. Popp, O. Sandgren, Mrs. E. Schellenberg, A. Suprowich, Miss M. Wallace |
1964-1965 |
Miss L. Bernhard, Mrs. H. Fraser, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. E. Hodgkinson, Miss D. Novak, C.O. Sandgren |
1965-1966 |
Miss T. Bauman, Mrs. H. Fraser, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. L. Mandziuk, Mrs. D. Matheson, Miss D. Novak, Miss H. Pokrard?, Mrs. P. Putnam, O. Sandgren |
1966-1967 |
Miss J. Balkwill, Miss T. Bauman, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. L. Mandziuk, Miss D. Nancoo, Miss A. O’Kane, Miss S. Parris, G. Rodniski, Miss G. Tanner |
1967-1968 |
Miss J. Balkwill, Miss T. Bauman, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. L. Mandziuk, B. Molinski, Miss A. O’Kane, Mrs. K. Peter, Miss B. Segal, Miss G. Tanner |
1968-1969 |
Miss T. Bauman, Miss J. Carlson, Mrs. D. Haber, Miss M.J. Hildebrand, Miss A. O’Kane, Mrs. M. Solomon, Miss A. Rockwell, Miss G. Tanner, Mrs. A. Tomkins, E. Yaworski |
1969-1970 |
? |
1970-1971 |
? |
1971-1972 |
? |
1972-1973 |
? |
1973-1974 |
? |
1974-1975 |
? |
Photos & Coordinates

Montcalm School (1967)
Source: Alenka Seri

Montcalm School teaching staff (1967)
Source: Alenka Seri
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90608, W97.16343 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960)
Manitoba Business: Sutherland Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: General Wolfe School (Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School / Camden School / Norgate School No. 807 (Norgate, Municipality of McCreary)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School No. 984 (Municipality of Lorne)
Sources:
“New school buildings at [...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 April 1920, page 5.
“School Board buys Bannatyne Ave. site,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 April 1920, page 1.
“Permits issued for new school buildings,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 June 1920, page 9.
“Accommodation for 1,850 new Winnipeg pupils to be provided next week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 August 1920, page 1.
“2 new city schools named by Board,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 December 1920, page 36.
“Winnipeg schools, No. 43—Montcalm,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 December 1922, page 4.
“Day-Care Centre seen staff aid,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 July 1975, page 4.
“The Board of Directors [...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 1984, page 9.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
We thank the Winnipeg School Division and Alenka Seri for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 5 July 2022
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