The Winnipeg Police Service in honoured to announce the school safety patrol award recipients for the 2020-21 school year. Every year the patrols are judged on their ability, professionalism and technique while on patrol by the School Education Section of the Winnipeg Police Service.
City-wide award recipients
Following is a list of the tops school safety patrol programs in Winnipeg for the 2020-2021 school year:
- 1st Place – Grosvenor School – CAA Manitoba Trophy
- 2nd Place – École Victoria- Albert School – True North Sports & Entertainment Trophy
- 3rd Place – Prince Edward School – Manitoba Public Insurance Trophy
- 4th Place –Our Lady Victory School – Winnipeg Police Service Trophy
- Most improved – Oakenwald School
Top school patrol captain:
Each year, Winnipeg’s top school patrol captain is awarded the Louis Staples Award.
Louise Staples was a teacher at Greenway School and instrumental in starting the patrol program in Winnipeg.
The Winnipeg Police Service is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2021 Louise Staples Award is Aurora Reid from Sansome School.
Divisional award recipients
We also take this opportunity to congratulate and recognize the top school safety programs for each of the divisions across our community.
| 1ST place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
Louis Riel School Division | École | Highbury School | Victor H.L. Wyatt School |
Pembina Trails School Division | Bairdmore School | École Dieppe | Chancellor School |
St. James-Assiniboia School Division | Stevenson-Britannia School | École Bannatyne | Buchanan School |
Seven Oaks School Division | James Nisbet Community School | Governor Semple School | École Constable Edward Finney School |
River East Transcona School Division | Prince Edward School | École Salisbury Morse Place School | Wayoata School |
Winnipeg School Division | Inkster School | École Waterford Springs School | Garden Grove School |
Winnipeg School Division | Grosvenor School | École J.B. Mitchell School | Montrose School |
Winnipeg School Division - Central | Wolseley School | Clifton School | École Laura Secord School |
Winnipeg School Division - Inner | École Victoria-Albert School | Fort Rouge School | Machray School |
Division Scolaire Franco-Manitobaine | École Lacerte | École Taché | No 3rd place this year |
Independent schools | Our Lady Victory School | St. Charles Catholic School | Red River Valley Junior Academy |
In 2021, there were approximately 6,000 school patrols in Winnipeg ensuring our children arrive safely to their schools.
The Winnipeg Police Service has been involved in the School Safety Patrol Program since 1936. Winnipeg is proud to have had the first fully organized and officially recognized school patrol program in Canada.
On behalf of the Winnipeg Police Service and our community partners at CAA Manitoba, True North Sports & Entertainment and Manitoba Public Insurance we extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Winnipeg’s school patrols.
Thanks for all you continue to do.
Constable Jay Murray, Public Information Officer
Constable Dani McKinnon, Public Information Officer
Constable Claude Chancy, Public Information Officer
Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs
Office: 204-986-3061
E-mail: WPS-PIO@winnipeg.ca