St. Edmond

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• I will add that the limestone is from the Amherstburg quarry which was very poor limestone. To match anything close to the colour it has to come from the Wiarton area and trucked down here. Also, the inside bricks of the wall are in very poor shape and need replacing as well (not to be confused with the our brick skin). The builiding timbers that hold the roof to the walls may also be rotten as found on the prototype work already done.

  Since this is the oldest (or second oldest) parish west of Montreal couldn't we tap funds from the Feds and Province? The history alone of this parish is incredible as it originally started as a mission on Bois Blanc Island (Bob-Lo Island).

• Hi Andrew:

  A little late to the party but better than never.

  I attended L'Ecole St Edmond as a kid- it was located on Tuscarora and was run by the Ursulines. Immaculate Conception was the parish church and we went to special mass at 10:30 that was given by the French parish priest. My old neighbourhood had a very deep French community founded by original settlers- my family came to town from Pointe-Aux-Roches and traces its roots back the the 17th century in Canada.

  The school closed in in 1964 when we moved across the street to Marentette where St Edmond moved into the new digs in 1964- it was a very modern school at the time but eventually closed with changing demographics- it housed the Hospice of Windsor for a time while it was being rebuilt.

  Of course you can learn all about this and more in our book "Postcards from the Past- Windsor and the Border Cities" (shameless plug).

• I was the first kindergarten class (1964) when it moved to the "new site" (it is still there, attached to Immaculate Conception School). It was a brand new school. D'Arcy's Confectionnary used to be accross the street. I remember teachers sending us there "pour acheter un pop et un chip" for 25 cents! I used to be "une brigadière" just so I could go to Bob-Lo in June. Oh the good times we had there. We had the most wonderful teachers; Mme Bénéteau, Mère Imelda, Mlle Renaud, Mme Desrosiers, M. Vallée ( he was our homeroom teacher for grades 4,5,6,7,8). Mme Gauthier, Mlle Pinsonneault, Mme Cadotte, Mme Vallée....wonderful wonderful teachers, Soeur Julie, Mme Girard, M. Levesque, M. Doucet......can you all think of any others?

• Student at l'école St-Edmond from 1964 -1973. Also in the first kindergarten class in the new school. Teacher at the same school since 1979 (31 years. Lots of memories! Just to let the readers know that the school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The festivities will be numerous. The public will be invited to register for a weekend of reminiscing (Apr 30th and May 1st). Check out the school website for registration information @ http://www.csdecso.on.ca/Ecoles/St-Edmond/accueil.htm. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

• Student at l'ecole St-Edmond from 1966-1971. And yes Sylvie I can name a few more M. Brule, M. Deschenes, Mme Simard, M Coriveau, Mme Gelinas, Mme Ghacham, Mme Lalonde, Mme Chehab and yes I agree wonderful, wonderful teachers. I am also a parent of children that graduated from St-Edmond and volunteer at the school for many years. Lots of fun & Lots of memories! Can't wait for the reunion.

• Holy Family school was on Droullard wasnt it? Or was that Holy Rosary schol?

• just found this website,interesting reading.I too attented ecole St Edmond.I've been trying to locate class pictures.Would anyone be willing to share them with me?I'm on facebook.My maiden name is Caron.I attended St Edmond from 1961-69.I had a Chris Edwards in my class.Wayne Mayer,Jimmy Malette,Gary Lance,Virginie Bechard,Carol Marier,Janis Jacob,Ildiko Kovacs and Gary Pinsonneault to name just a few.Mme Beneteau was my Kindergarden teacher.Mere Francois Xavier was our principle at the time.Later in years,Mere Ursule-Marie was our principle then Mr.Brulee.Mme Marier and her husband were both teachers at the school.My grade two teacher was Mlle.Renaud,gr.3 was Mme.Papineau and grade 6 was Mlle.Pinsonneault.Also if I have the correct person,Sylvie was in my sisters class.Would your last name be Duguay.I hope to hear from somebody soon about the class photos.Thank you in advance.Jacqueline Caron

• St. Edmunds was originally on Tuscarora. I went there in Grade 2 in 1959-60. They tore the school down and rebuilt the school as an attachment to Immaculate Conception a block away. At some point, they closed that location and rebuilt the school on Totten. I don't know when that happened.

• I went to school there too. Back in 1958 to 1962. I remember mlle Renaud great teacher, M. Benoit Marier. M. Guoin. Les Ursulines Mere Marie Louise, Mere Leonard, Mere Xavier,et Mere Marie Leonard.J ai connu Mary Margaret Edward Is she Chris Edward s sister Bye Thank you