Barrierville School District #3015 (Pre Ste. Marie)

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1924 Class - with Teacher Mary Cecile Pedweybeki

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This was one of the first school districts formed by the pioneer settlers in 1916 - 1917. The first teacher was Clemence Lafont, who came here in 1912 with her parents from Paris, France. Miss Lafont taught from 1918-1921, when she entered the Sisters of Sion Noviciate.

This little school served not only as an educational centre, but was also used for church services and as a community hall for dances, box socials, card parties, weddings, political meetings, etc. It was the social centre of this predominantly French speaking community.

About 1939, the school was moved from the SW corner of 27-42-12 to a new and more central location of NW corner of SW-21-42-12 W2. New school districts were being formed by families who had moved north to escape the drought and depression of the 1930s.

In 1945 the Barrierville school became part of the Hudson Bay School Unit No. 52 and in 1950, at the request of the ratepayers, the Hudson Bay School Unit built a new, larger and more modern school. In 1960 or 1961 Barrierville requested transfer and was accepted into the Tisdale School Unit.

In September 1961, the Barrierville students were bussed to Bjorkdale. The last teacher was Carol Handford.

The Teacher:




Clement Lafont

1918-21

Marie Leopoldine LaForte

1921-24

Mary Cecile Pedweybeki

1924-25

Joseph Trohok

1926-27

Edmour Gendron

1929-30 

E. A. Bentham

1930-31

Joseph Leclerc (also night school)

1931-34

James David

1934-36

Anne Marie Le Francois

1936-37

James Richard

1937-38

Marie Paul Hudon

1938-39

J. 0. Grace

1939-40 

Gabriel Cantin`

1940-41

Mrs. George Wright

1941-42

John Downey

1942-44

Suzanne Fau

1944-45

M. M. A. Polard

1945-46

Trottier

1946-47

Anne Baey

1947-48

Annette Mahussier

1948-49

Therese Mahussier

1949-50 

Louise J. Caron

1950-51

Doreen Hitchcock

1951-52

Lorette Mauet

1952-54

Kay Finlayson

1952-54

Mrs. Elsie Wright

1954-55

Marie A. R. Scot

1955-56

Harry Pitzel

1956-58

Freda Schneider

1958-59

Miss C. Chopty

1959-60

Carol Handford

1960-61 







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Photograph courtesy Along the Red Deer - Chelan West -
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