Radisson School, originally Radisson Elementary School, is a school that is part of
River East Transcona School Division
River East Transcona School Division (RETSD) is a school division located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As the second largest school division in the province, it is composed of parts of what used to be two separate divisions that merged in 2002: the urba ...
in
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
,
Manitoba
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. It was built in 1957 and was originally an eight-room building. Radisson was named for famed fur trader
Pierre-Esprit Radisson, the unanimous choice of the students. Margaret Underhill was the first principal of the school and first female principal in the division.
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River East Transcona School DivisionRadisson School
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Elementary schools in Winnipeg
Educational institutions established in 1957
1957 establishments in Manitoba