This Roman Catholic church and elementary school on Brewster Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Roy Sellors and constructed in 1960. The school was opened officially at a ceremony in October 1960 attended by Labour Minister John Benson Carroll, Archbishop Maurice Baudoux, MLA Andrew Russell Paulley, Transcona councillor J. Perry, school trustee Bernard Rodolph Wolfe, and architect Sellors.
St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church (June 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89737, W97.02157
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Roy Sellors (1913-2005)
“Open elementary Catholic school,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 October 1960, page 72.
Roy Sellors, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 June 2022
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