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McKay Avenue School
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Dates of existence
1904-1983
History
Named after William Morrison MacKay, a surgeon for the Hudson's Bay Company and the first medical doctor in northwest Canada. In 1874, he married Jane Flett (1857-1947) who acted as his interpreter and nurse until they retired to Edmonton in 1898. The Town of Edmonton honoured MacKay by naming McKay Avenue (now 99 Avenue) after him. His name was incorrectly spelled and this error was perpetuated in the naming of the McKay Avenue School. In 1982 the school was refurbished and the Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum operates in the building.
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10425 99 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0E5
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created September 15, 2021.
Record revised September 16, 2022.
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- English
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Sources
A Century and Ten by M.A. Kostek
Naming Edmonton by City of Edmonton
Maintenance notes
Record created by AE.
Record revised by KM.