Historic Sites of Manitoba: Camperville Elementary School / Philomene Chartrand School (Camperville, Northern Manitoba)

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

This elementary school at Camperville opened in 1967 to replace local classroom capacity spread across several buildings of the Camperville School District. Operated by the Duck Mountain School Division, it was renamed around Spring 1977 for midwife Philomene Chartrand.

Principals

Period	Principal
1967-1968	?
1968-1969	Sister Rose Marie Viallet
1969-1970	Maurice David Thevenot (1939-2025)
1970-1973	?
1973-1974	Mr. S. Symons
1974-1976	Ken Woodley
1976-1977	?
1977-1979	Lynn McCrea

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1967-1968	?
1968-1969	Sister Roma Aquin (grade 1), Sister Lea Archambault (grade 3, June), Sophie-Marie Bosc (kindergarten), Marylin Louise Cottyn (grade 5), Sister Josephine Gregoire (grade 4), Sister Marguerite Hamel (grade 8), Lorraine LeFlour (grade 3, September-May), Clifford McCullough (grade 6), Lyla Lorraine Middleton (grade 2), Paul Joseph Routhier (grade 7), Sister Rose Marie Viallet (grade 9)
1969-1970	Sister Roma Aquin (grade 1), Sophie-Marie Bosc (kindergarten), Marylin Louise Cottyn (grade 6), Sister Josephine Gregoire (grade 4), Sister Marguerite Hamel (grade 7), Helen Roberta Lechner (grade 1), Gloria I. Purves (grade 5), Maria Marguerite Soens (grade 3), Maurice David Thevenot (grade 8)
1970-1971	?
1971-1972	?
1972-1973	?
1973-1974	Mr. D. Albright, Mrs. Marylin Louise Cottyn, Mrs. B. Menard, Mrs. G. Parso, Miss C. Shuvera, Mr. S. Symons
1974-1975	?
1975-1976	?
1976-1977	?
1977-1978	?
1978-1979	Cecile Atkinson, Odil Guiboche, Lynn McCrea, Cameron Mateika, Alma Pangman, Margaret Riley, Erlinda Voloria

Photos & Coordinates

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.99464, W100.15204 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Camperville School No. 2230 (Camperville, Northern Manitoba)

Sources:

“Duck Mountain school report,” Dauphin Herald, 27 August 1969, page 18.

“Duck Mountain '73-'74 staff,” Dauphin Herald, 19 September 1973, page 12.

“Duck Mountain news,” Dauphin Herald, 2 October 1974, page 16.

“Duck Mt. news,” Dauphin Herald, 26 May 1976, page 12.

“School anniversary set for April 29,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 1977, page 6.

“Cadets experiencing a strong growth in this area,” Dauphin Herald, 18 May 1977, page 21.

“Duck Mt. looks at special education,” Dauphin Herald, 9 November 1977, page 12.

“Camperville students back early,” Dauphin Herald, 6 September 1978, page 2.

“Road “dilemna” surfaces,” Dauphin Herald, 4 July 1979, page 17.

“Trustees to drop to six in Duck Mountain school area election,” Dauphin Herald, 19 February 1992, page A3.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 February 2026

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