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'''St. Boniface''' (or '''Saint-Boniface''') is a [[city ward]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|last2=|first2=|title=St. Boniface Ward {{!}} Electoral Wards|url=https://winnipeg.ca/council/wards/#/ward/2018/st-boniface|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-26|website=City of Winnipeg|language=English}}</ref> and neighbourhood in [[Winnipeg]]. Along with being the centre of the [[Franco-Manitoban]] community, it ranks as the largest [[Francophone Canadian|francophone]] community in [[Western Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>
'''St-Boniface''' (or '''Saint-Boniface''') is a [[city ward]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|last2=|first2=|title=St. Boniface Ward {{!}} Electoral Wards|url=https://winnipeg.ca/council/wards/#/ward/2018/st-boniface|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-26|website=City of Winnipeg|language=English}}</ref> and neighbourhood in [[Winnipeg]]. Along with being the centre of the [[Franco-Manitoban]] community, it ranks as the largest [[Francophone Canadian|francophone]] community in [[Western Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>


It features such landmarks as the [[St. Boniface Cathedral]], [[Winnipeg Route 57|Boulevard Provencher]], the [[Provencher Bridge (Winnipeg)|Provencher Bridge]], [[Esplanade Riel]], [[St. Boniface General Hospital (Winnipeg)|St. Boniface Hospital]], the [[Université de Saint-Boniface]], and the [[Royal Canadian Mint#Winnipeg facility|Royal Canadian Mint]].
It features such landmarks as the [[St. Boniface Cathedral]], [[Winnipeg Route 57|Boulevard Provencher]], the [[Provencher Bridge (Winnipeg)|Provencher Bridge]], [[Esplanade Riel]], [[St. Boniface General Hospital (Winnipeg)|St. Boniface Hospital]], the [[Université de Saint-Boniface]], and the [[Royal Canadian Mint#Winnipeg facility|Royal Canadian Mint]].


The area covers the southeast part of the city, including ''le Vieux Saint-Boniface'' ('''Old St. Boniface'''), and consists of the neighbourhoods of Norwood West, Norwood East, [[Windsor Park, Winnipeg|Windsor Park]], Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, Southdale, Southland Park, Royalwood, Sage Creek, and [[Island Lakes, Winnipeg|Island Lakes]], among others, plus a large industrial area.<ref name=":1" /> The ward is represented by Matt Allard, a member of [[Winnipeg City Council]], and also corresponds to the neighbourhood clusters of St. Boniface East and West. The population was 58,520 according to the [[2016 Canadian Census|Canada 2016 Census]].<ref name="2016census" />
The area covers the southeast part of the city, including ''le Vieux Saint-Boniface'' ('''Old St. Boniface'''), and consists of the neighbourhoods of Norwood West, Norwood East, [[Windsor Park, Winnipeg|Windsor Park]], Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, Southdale, Southland Park, Royalwood, Sage Creek, and [[Island Lakes, Winnipeg|Island Lakes]], among others, plus a large industrial area.<ref name=":1" /> The ward is represented by Matt Allard, a member of [[Winnipeg City Council]], and also corresponds to the neighbourhood clusters of St-Boniface East and West. The population was 58,520 according to the [[2016 Canadian Census|Canada 2016 Census]].<ref name="2016census" />


==History==
==History==
[[File:St. Boniface Cathedral 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|St Boniface Cathedral]]
[[File:St. Boniface Cathedral 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|St Boniface Cathedral]]
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[[File:Esplanade Riel bridge Winnipeg, Manitoba.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Esplanade Riel]] at the edge of St Boniface]]
[[File:Esplanade Riel bridge Winnipeg, Manitoba.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Esplanade Riel]] at the edge of St-Boniface]]
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Succeeding cultures of [[indigenous peoples]] lived in the area for thousands of years before European exploration. It was an area of historic [[Ojibwe]] occupation.
Succeeding cultures of [[indigenous peoples]] lived in the area for thousands of years before European exploration. It was an area of historic [[Ojibwe]] occupation.


Fur traders and European mercenaries hired by [[Lord Selkirk]] to protect his fledgling [[Red River Colony]] were among the area's first European settlers. With the founding of a Roman Catholic mission in 1818, St Boniface began its role in Canadian religious, political and cultural history – as mother parish for many French settlements in Western Canada; as the birthplace of [[Louis Riel]] and fellow [[Métis]] who struggled to obtain favourable terms for Manitoba's entry into Confederation; and as a focus of resistance to controversial 1890 legislation to alter Manitoba's school system and abolish French as an official language in the province (see [[Manitoba Schools Question]]).
Fur traders and European mercenaries hired by [[Lord Selkirk]] to protect his fledgling [[Red River Colony]] were among the area's first European settlers. With the founding of a Roman Catholic mission in 1818, St-Boniface began its role in Canadian religious, political and cultural history – as mother parish for many French settlements in Western Canada; as the birthplace of [[Louis Riel]] and fellow [[Métis]] who struggled to obtain favourable terms for Manitoba's entry into Confederation; and as a focus of resistance to controversial 1890 legislation to alter Manitoba's school system and abolish French as an official language in the province (see [[Manitoba Schools Question]]).


[[French-speaking]] [[religious order]]s, including the Sisters of Charity of Montreal (better known as the [[Grey Nuns]]), who arrived in 1844, founded the early educational, cultural and social-service institutions, such as [[St. Boniface Hospital]], the first in Western Canada. Early French-speaking missionary Catholic priests in the region founded the Collège de Saint-Boniface (dating to 1818) to teach Latin and general humanities to the local boys; it is now the [[Université de Saint-Boniface]].
[[French-speaking]] [[religious order]]s, including the Sisters of Charity of Montreal (better known as the [[Grey Nuns]]), who arrived in 1844, founded the early educational, cultural and social-service institutions, such as [[St. Boniface Hospital]], the first in Western Canada. Early French-speaking missionary Catholic priests in the region founded the Collège de Saint-Boniface (dating to 1818) to teach Latin and general humanities to the local boys; it is now the [[Université de Saint-Boniface]].


St Boniface was incorporated as a town in 1883 and as a city in 1908.
St-Boniface was incorporated as a town in 1883 and as a city in 1908.


The early economy was oriented to agriculture. Industrialization arrived in the early 20th century. The {{Convert|165|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}}<ref name=":0" /> Union Stockyards, developed 1912–13, became the largest livestock exchange in Canada and a centre of the meat-packing and -processing industry. By the early 1900s, numerous light and heavy industries were established. Today the Stockyards site will be redeveloped into a housing and retail area Olexa Developments of Calgary beginning in 2020. In Phase 1 of the development, up to 600 housing units would be constructed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-boniface-public-markets-development-winnipeg-1.5295803|title=Winnipeg city hall gets first look at massive St. Boniface development proposal: Former Canada Packers plant, Union Stockyards site could feature mix of apartments, condos, businesses|last=Kavanagh|first=Sean|date=September 24, 2019|work=CBC News Manitoba}}</ref>
The early economy was oriented to agriculture. Industrialization arrived in the early 20th century. The {{Convert|165|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}}<ref name=":0" /> Union Stockyards, developed 1912–13, became the largest livestock exchange in Canada and a centre of the meat-packing and -processing industry. By the early 1900s, numerous light and heavy industries were established. Today the Stockyards site will be redeveloped into a housing and retail area Olexa Developments of Calgary beginning in 2020. In Phase 1 of the development, up to 600 housing units would be constructed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-boniface-public-markets-development-winnipeg-1.5295803|title=Winnipeg city hall gets first look at massive St-Boniface development proposal: Former Canada Packers plant, Union Stockyards site could feature mix of apartments, condos, businesses|last=Kavanagh|first=Sean|date=September 24, 2019|work=CBC News Manitoba}}</ref>


In the 1950s and 1960s the neighbourhoods of Windsor Park and Southdale developed into residential areas. In 2016 Windsor Park had a population of 10,050<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winnipeg.ca/Census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20East/St.%20Boniface%20East%20Neighbourhoods/Windsor%20Park/Windsor%20Park.pdf|title=2016 Census Data - Windsor Park|date=July 24, 2019|website=Winnipeg.ca|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref> and Southdale had a population of 6,450.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winnipeg.ca/Census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20East/St.%20Boniface%20East%20Neighbourhoods/Southdale/Southdale.pdf|title=2016 Census Data - Southdale|date=July 24, 2019|website=Winnipeg.ca|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>
In the 1950s and 1960s the neighbourhoods of Windsor Park and Southdale developed into residential areas. In 2016 Windsor Park had a population of 10,050<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winnipeg.ca/Census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20East/St.%20Boniface%20East%20Neighbourhoods/Windsor%20Park/Windsor%20Park.pdf|title=2016 Census Data - Windsor Park|date=July 24, 2019|website=Winnipeg.ca|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref> and Southdale had a population of 6,450.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winnipeg.ca/Census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20East/St.%20Boniface%20East%20Neighbourhoods/Southdale/Southdale.pdf|title=2016 Census Data - Southdale|date=July 24, 2019|website=Winnipeg.ca|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>


In 1971, St. Boniface was amalgamated, along with several neighbouring communities, into the City of Winnipeg.<ref name="Winnipage">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/winnipeg/|title=Winnipeg: Government and Politics|publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Multi-Faceted Past Makes St. Boniface Colorful|last=Mullin|first=Barry|date=December 31, 1971|work=Winnipeg Free Press|page=17}}</ref> As one of the larger French communities outside Québec, it has often been a centre of struggles to preserve French-Canadian language and culture within Manitoba.
In 1971, St-Boniface was amalgamated, along with several neighbouring communities, into the City of Winnipeg.<ref name="Winnipage">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/winnipeg/|title=Winnipeg: Government and Politics|publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Multi-Faceted Past Makes St-Boniface Colourful|last=Mullin|first=Barry|date=December 31, 1971|work=Winnipeg Free Press|page=17}}</ref> As one of the larger French communities outside Québec, it has often been a centre of struggles to preserve French-Canadian language and culture within Manitoba.


==Places and culture==
==Places and culture==
The St. Boniface area covers the southeast part of [[Winnipeg]], including ''le Vieux Saint-Boniface'' ('''Old St. Boniface''').<ref>https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/uploads/ck/files/13x19_dt_stbon_layout_2017_01_04_5_1.pdf</ref>
The St-Boniface area covers the southeast part of [[Winnipeg]], including ''le Vieux Saint-Boniface'' ('''Old St. Boniface''').<ref>https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/uploads/ck/files/13x19_dt_stbon_layout_2017_01_04_5_1.pdf</ref>


It also includes the [[Canadian National Railway]]’s [[Symington Yard|Symington Yards]], a major rail-handling facility; and the Union Stockyards, which were once the largest of their kind in Canada.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Saint Boniface {{!}} district, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Saint-Boniface-Winnipeg-Manitoba-Canada|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
It also includes the [[Canadian National Railway]]’s [[Symington Yard|Symington Yards]], a major rail-handling facility; and the Union Stockyards, which were once the largest of their kind in Canada.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Saint Boniface {{!}} district, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Saint-Boniface-Winnipeg-Manitoba-Canada|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>


=== Neighbourhoods ===
=== Neighbourhoods ===
The St. Boniface [[City Ward|city ward]], represented by [[Winnipeg City Council|City Councillor]] Matt Allard, is composed of the following neighbourhoods: Archwood, Dufresne, Central St. Boniface, Holden, [[Island Lakes, Winnipeg|Island Lakes]], Maginot, [[Royal Canadian Mint#Winnipeg facility|The Mint]], Mission Industrial, Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, North St. Boniface, Norwood East, Norwood West, Southdale, Stock Yards, and [[Windsor Park]].<ref name=":1" />
The St-Boniface [[City Ward|city ward]], represented by [[Winnipeg City Council|City Councillor]] Matt Allard, is composed of the following neighbourhoods: Archwood, Dufresne, Central St-Boniface, Holden, [[Island Lakes, Winnipeg|Island Lakes]], Maginot, [[Royal Canadian Mint#Winnipeg facility|The Mint]], Mission Industrial, Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, North St-Boniface, Norwood East, Norwood West, Southdale, Stock Yards, and [[Windsor Park]].<ref name=":1" />


The ward mostly corresponds to the [[Subdivisions of Winnipeg#Community areas and neighbourhood clusters|community area]] of St. Boniface and [[Subdivisions of Winnipeg#Community areas and neighbourhood clusters|neighbourhood clusters]] of St. Boniface East and West, which are used by [[Statistics Canada]] for demographic purposes.<ref name="2016census" /> However, while the community area/clusters include all of the neighbourhoods of the city ward, it also extends eastward past [[Lagimodiere Boulevard]] to Plessis Road, thereby including the neighbourhoods of Dugald, Royalwood, Sage Creek, Southland Park, St. Boniface Industrial Park, and [[Symington Yard|Symington Yards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ca/census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20East/default.asp|title=Winnipeg.ca (UD) : 2016 Census}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ca/census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20West/default.asp|title=Winnipeg.ca (UD) : 2016 Census}}</ref>
The ward mostly corresponds to the [[Subdivisions of Winnipeg#Community areas and neighbourhood clusters|community area]] of St. Boniface and [[Subdivisions of Winnipeg#Community areas and neighbourhood clusters|neighbourhood clusters]] of St-Boniface East and West, which are used by [[Statistics Canada]] for demographic purposes.<ref name="2016census" /> However, while the community area/clusters include all of the neighbourhoods of the city ward, it also extends eastward past [[Lagimodiere Boulevard]] to Plessis Road, thereby including the neighbourhoods of Dugald, Royalwood, Sage Creek, Southland Park, St-Boniface Industrial Park, and [[Symington Yard|Symington Yards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ca/census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20East/default.asp|title=Winnipeg.ca (UD) : 2016 Census}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ca/census/2016/Community%20Areas/St.%20Boniface%20Neighbourhood%20Cluster/Neighbourhoods/St.%20Boniface%20West/default.asp|title=Winnipeg.ca (UD) : 2016 Census}}</ref>


===Culture===
===Culture===
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[[File:CCFM, St. Boniface.png|thumb|CCFM Building in St. Boniface]]
[[File:CCFM, St. Boniface.png|thumb|CCFM Building in St. Boniface]]


St. Boniface is home to the [[Festival du Voyageur]], held annually in February outdoors at Whittier Park and [[Fort Gibraltar]]; as well as [[Cinémental]], the city's annual francophone film festival.<ref>Simon Fuller, [https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/Cinemental-coming-to-a-screen-near-you-278457061.html "Cinemental coming to a screen near you"]. ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', October 7, 2014.</ref>
St-Boniface is home to the [[Festival du Voyageur]], held annually in February outdoors at Whittier Park and [[Fort Gibraltar]]; as well as [[Cinémental]], the city's annual francophone film festival.<ref>Simon Fuller, [https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/Cinemental-coming-to-a-screen-near-you-278457061.html "Cinemental coming to a screen near you"]. ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', October 7, 2014.</ref>


Also in the area is the ''[[Franco-Manitoban|Centre culturel franco-manitobain]]'' (CCFM; the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre), which features an art gallery, theatres, meeting rooms, and a community radio station;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ccfm.mb.ca/en/vision-and-mission/|title=Vision and Mission|website=CCFM|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref> [[Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum]], a local museum dedicated to [[Franco-Manitoban]] culture and history;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msbm.mb.ca/|title=Welcome|publisher=Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> and [[Le Cercle Molière]], a French-language theatre group and Canada's oldest theater company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cercle Molière - French Theater - St. Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1/cercle-moli-re-french-theater|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>
Also in the area is the ''[[Franco-Manitoban|Centre culturel franco-manitobain]]'' (CCFM; the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre), which features an art gallery, theatres, meeting rooms, and a community radio station;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ccfm.mb.ca/en/vision-and-mission/|title=Vision and Mission|website=CCFM|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref> [[Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum]], a local museum dedicated to [[Franco-Manitoban]] culture and history;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msbm.mb.ca/|title=Welcome|publisher=Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> and [[Le Cercle Molière]], a French-language theatre group and Canada's oldest theater company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cercle Molière - French Theater - St-Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1/cercle-moli-re-french-theater|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>


The [[Centre du Patrimoine]] is a [[heritage centre]] housing the largest Franco-Manitoban archives in Manitoba, as well as the [[Société historique de Saint-Boniface]] (SHSB), the oldest [[historical society]] in [[western Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Centre du Patrimoine/Heritage Centre, SHSB - St. Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1/centre-du-patrimoine-heritage-centre-shsb|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>
The [[Centre du Patrimoine]] is a [[heritage centre]] housing the largest Franco-Manitoban archives in Manitoba, as well as the [[Société historique de Saint-Boniface]] (SHSB), the oldest [[historical society]] in [[western Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Centre du Patrimoine/Heritage Centre, SHSB - St-Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1/centre-du-patrimoine-heritage-centre-shsb|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>


=== Landmarks ===
=== Landmarks ===
The area features such landmarks as the [[Winnipeg Route 57|Boulevard Provencher]], [[Esplanade Riel]], [[Fort Gibraltar]], [[Lagimodière-Gaboury Park]], the [[Provencher Bridge]], the [[Royal Canadian Mint#Winnipeg facility|Royal Canadian Mint]], [[St. Boniface Cathedral]] (including the grave of [[Louis Riel]] in its churchyard),<ref name=":2" /> [[St. Boniface General Hospital (Winnipeg)|St. Boniface Hospital]], and the [[Université de Saint-Boniface]].
The area features such landmarks as the [[Winnipeg Route 57|Boulevard Provencher]], [[Esplanade Riel]], [[Fort Gibraltar]], [[Lagimodière-Gaboury Park]], the [[Provencher Bridge]], the [[Royal Canadian Mint#Winnipeg facility|Royal Canadian Mint]], [[St. Boniface Cathedral]] (including the grave of [[Louis Riel]] in its churchyard),<ref name=":2" /> [[St. Boniface General Hospital (Winnipeg)|St-Boniface Hospital]], and the [[Université de Saint-Boniface]].


The House of Archbishop [[Alexandre-Antonin Taché]], which is now used for administrative purposes by the [[Archdiocese of St. Boniface]], is one of the oldest stone buildings in [[western Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historic Sites of Manitoba: Archbishop of St. Boniface Residence (151 Avenue de la Cathedrale, Winnipeg)|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/archbishopresidence.shtml|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Archbishop's House - St. Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1/archbishop-s-house|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>
The House of Archbishop [[Alexandre-Antonin Taché]], which is now used for administrative purposes by the [[Archdiocese of St. Boniface]], is one of the oldest stone buildings in [[western Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historic Sites of Manitoba: Archbishop of St-Boniface Residence (151 Avenue de la Cathedrale, Winnipeg)|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/archbishopresidence.shtml|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Archbishop's House - St-Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel|url=http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-boniface-1/archbishop-s-house|access-date=2021-06-26|website=tourismeriel.com}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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==Media==
==Media==
Winnipeg's three Francophone radio stations, [[CKXL-FM]] [[CKSB-10-FM]] and [[CKSB-FM]], are located in St. Boniface and are licensed there, a legacy of when St. Boniface was a separate city.
Winnipeg's three Francophone radio stations, [[CKXL-FM]] [[CKSB-10-FM]] and [[CKSB-FM]], are located in St-Boniface and are licensed there, a legacy of when St-Boniface was a separate city.


The French-language weekly newspaper ''[[La Liberté (Canada)|La Liberté]]'' is also based out of St-Boniface.
The French-language weekly newspaper ''[[La Liberté (Canada)|La Liberté]]'' is also based out of St-Boniface.


==Sports==
==Sports==
St. Boniface is represented by the [[St. Boniface Riels]] hockey team which plays in the [[Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League]] (MMJHL). The St. Boniface Riels were founded in 1971. They play at the Southdale Arena and have won five MMJHL championships: 1971–1972, 1972–1973, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 2014–2015.<ref name=MMJHL>{{cite web|title=St. Boniface Riels|url=http://www.mmjhl.ca/team-page.php?team_id=8|publisher=MMJHL|access-date=15 October 2012}}</ref>
St-Boniface is represented by the [[St. Boniface Riels]] hockey team which plays in the [[Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League]] (MMJHL). The St-Boniface Riels were founded in 1971. They play at the Southdale Arena and have won five MMJHL championships: 1971–1972, 1972–1973, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 2014–2015.<ref name=MMJHL>{{cite web|title=St. Boniface Riels|url=http://www.mmjhl.ca/team-page.php?team_id=8|publisher=MMJHL|access-date=15 October 2012}}</ref>


== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==


* Huel, Raymond Joseph Armand. (2003). [https://books.google.ca/books?id=N8WJM9-kexMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=St.+Boniface+history&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc4tmfpYbmAhVXrp4KHQ07Dk8QuwUILTAA#v=onepage&q=St.%20Boniface%20history&f=false Archbishop A.-A. Tache of St. Boniface: the "good fight" and illusive vision]. Edmonton [Alta.]. University of Alberta Press. {{ISBN|0-88864-406-X}}
* Huel, Raymond Joseph Armand. (2003). [https://books.google.ca/books?id=N8WJM9-kexMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=St.+Boniface+history&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc4tmfpYbmAhVXrp4KHQ07Dk8QuwUILTAA#v=onepage&q=St.%20Boniface%20history&f=false Archbishop A.-A. Taché of St-Boniface: the "good fight" and illusive vision]. Edmonton [Alta.]. University of Alberta Press. {{ISBN|0-88864-406-X}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:52, 7 December 2021

St. Boniface
Saint-Boniface
Suburb
St Boniface City Hall Building
St Boniface City Hall Building
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
CityWinnipeg
Established1818
Town1883
City1908
Named forSaint Boniface
Area
 • Suburb24.455 km2 (9.442 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
234 m (768 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Suburb58,520
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
778,489
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)Area codes 204 and 431
Websitehttps://municipalitesaint-boniface.ca/

St-Boniface (or Saint-Boniface) is a city ward[3] and neighbourhood in Winnipeg. Along with being the centre of the Franco-Manitoban community, it ranks as the largest francophone community in Western Canada.[4]

It features such landmarks as the St. Boniface Cathedral, Boulevard Provencher, the Provencher Bridge, Esplanade Riel, St. Boniface Hospital, the Université de Saint-Boniface, and the Royal Canadian Mint.

The area covers the southeast part of the city, including le Vieux Saint-Boniface (Old St. Boniface), and consists of the neighbourhoods of Norwood West, Norwood East, Windsor Park, Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, Southdale, Southland Park, Royalwood, Sage Creek, and Island Lakes, among others, plus a large industrial area.[3] The ward is represented by Matt Allard, a member of Winnipeg City Council, and also corresponds to the neighbourhood clusters of St-Boniface East and West. The population was 58,520 according to the Canada 2016 Census.[2]

History

St Boniface Cathedral
Esplanade Riel at the edge of St-Boniface
Condominiums in St Boniface, Winnipeg

Succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples lived in the area for thousands of years before European exploration. It was an area of historic Ojibwe occupation.

Fur traders and European mercenaries hired by Lord Selkirk to protect his fledgling Red River Colony were among the area's first European settlers. With the founding of a Roman Catholic mission in 1818, St-Boniface began its role in Canadian religious, political and cultural history – as mother parish for many French settlements in Western Canada; as the birthplace of Louis Riel and fellow Métis who struggled to obtain favourable terms for Manitoba's entry into Confederation; and as a focus of resistance to controversial 1890 legislation to alter Manitoba's school system and abolish French as an official language in the province (see Manitoba Schools Question).

French-speaking religious orders, including the Sisters of Charity of Montreal (better known as the Grey Nuns), who arrived in 1844, founded the early educational, cultural and social-service institutions, such as St. Boniface Hospital, the first in Western Canada. Early French-speaking missionary Catholic priests in the region founded the Collège de Saint-Boniface (dating to 1818) to teach Latin and general humanities to the local boys; it is now the Université de Saint-Boniface.

St-Boniface was incorporated as a town in 1883 and as a city in 1908.

The early economy was oriented to agriculture. Industrialization arrived in the early 20th century. The 165-acre (67 ha)[5] Union Stockyards, developed 1912–13, became the largest livestock exchange in Canada and a centre of the meat-packing and -processing industry. By the early 1900s, numerous light and heavy industries were established. Today the Stockyards site will be redeveloped into a housing and retail area Olexa Developments of Calgary beginning in 2020. In Phase 1 of the development, up to 600 housing units would be constructed.[5]

In the 1950s and 1960s the neighbourhoods of Windsor Park and Southdale developed into residential areas. In 2016 Windsor Park had a population of 10,050[6] and Southdale had a population of 6,450.[7]

In 1971, St-Boniface was amalgamated, along with several neighbouring communities, into the City of Winnipeg.[8][9] As one of the larger French communities outside Québec, it has often been a centre of struggles to preserve French-Canadian language and culture within Manitoba.

Places and culture

The St-Boniface area covers the southeast part of Winnipeg, including le Vieux Saint-Boniface (Old St. Boniface).[10]

It also includes the Canadian National Railway’s Symington Yards, a major rail-handling facility; and the Union Stockyards, which were once the largest of their kind in Canada.[11]

Neighbourhoods

The St-Boniface city ward, represented by City Councillor Matt Allard, is composed of the following neighbourhoods: Archwood, Dufresne, Central St-Boniface, Holden, Island Lakes, Maginot, The Mint, Mission Industrial, Niakwa Park, Niakwa Place, North St-Boniface, Norwood East, Norwood West, Southdale, Stock Yards, and Windsor Park.[3]

The ward mostly corresponds to the community area of St. Boniface and neighbourhood clusters of St-Boniface East and West, which are used by Statistics Canada for demographic purposes.[2] However, while the community area/clusters include all of the neighbourhoods of the city ward, it also extends eastward past Lagimodiere Boulevard to Plessis Road, thereby including the neighbourhoods of Dugald, Royalwood, Sage Creek, Southland Park, St-Boniface Industrial Park, and Symington Yards.[12][13]

Culture

CCFM Building in St. Boniface

St-Boniface is home to the Festival du Voyageur, held annually in February outdoors at Whittier Park and Fort Gibraltar; as well as Cinémental, the city's annual francophone film festival.[14]

Also in the area is the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM; the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre), which features an art gallery, theatres, meeting rooms, and a community radio station;[15] Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum, a local museum dedicated to Franco-Manitoban culture and history;[16] and Le Cercle Molière, a French-language theatre group and Canada's oldest theater company.[17]

The Centre du Patrimoine is a heritage centre housing the largest Franco-Manitoban archives in Manitoba, as well as the Société historique de Saint-Boniface (SHSB), the oldest historical society in western Canada.[18]

Landmarks

The area features such landmarks as the Boulevard Provencher, Esplanade Riel, Fort Gibraltar, Lagimodière-Gaboury Park, the Provencher Bridge, the Royal Canadian Mint, St. Boniface Cathedral (including the grave of Louis Riel in its churchyard),[11] St-Boniface Hospital, and the Université de Saint-Boniface.

The House of Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché, which is now used for administrative purposes by the Archdiocese of St. Boniface, is one of the oldest stone buildings in western Canada.[19][20]

Notable people

Media

Winnipeg's three Francophone radio stations, CKXL-FM CKSB-10-FM and CKSB-FM, are located in St-Boniface and are licensed there, a legacy of when St-Boniface was a separate city.

The French-language weekly newspaper La Liberté is also based out of St-Boniface.

Sports

St-Boniface is represented by the St. Boniface Riels hockey team which plays in the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (MMJHL). The St-Boniface Riels were founded in 1971. They play at the Southdale Arena and have won five MMJHL championships: 1971–1972, 1972–1973, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 2014–2015.[23]

Further reading

  • Huel, Raymond Joseph Armand. (2003). Archbishop A.-A. Taché of St-Boniface: the "good fight" and illusive vision. Edmonton [Alta.]. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-406-X

References

  1. ^ "Elevation at St. Boniface". earthtools.org. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2016 Census Data - St. Boniface Community Area" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "St. Boniface Ward | Electoral Wards". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 2021-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "St. Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel". tourismeriel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ^ a b Kavanagh, Sean (September 24, 2019). "Winnipeg city hall gets first look at massive St-Boniface development proposal: Former Canada Packers plant, Union Stockyards site could feature mix of apartments, condos, businesses". CBC News Manitoba.
  6. ^ "2016 Census Data - Windsor Park" (PDF). Winnipeg.ca. July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "2016 Census Data - Southdale" (PDF). Winnipeg.ca. July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Winnipeg: Government and Politics". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  9. ^ Mullin, Barry (December 31, 1971). "Multi-Faceted Past Makes St-Boniface Colourful". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 17.
  10. ^ https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/uploads/ck/files/13x19_dt_stbon_layout_2017_01_04_5_1.pdf
  11. ^ a b "Saint Boniface | district, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  12. ^ "Winnipeg.ca (UD) : 2016 Census".
  13. ^ "Winnipeg.ca (UD) : 2016 Census".
  14. ^ Simon Fuller, "Cinemental coming to a screen near you". Winnipeg Free Press, October 7, 2014.
  15. ^ "Vision and Mission". CCFM. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  16. ^ "Welcome". Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "Cercle Molière - French Theater - St-Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel". tourismeriel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  18. ^ "Centre du Patrimoine/Heritage Centre, SHSB - St-Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel". tourismeriel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  19. ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Archbishop of St-Boniface Residence (151 Avenue de la Cathedrale, Winnipeg)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  20. ^ "Archbishop's House - St-Boniface - Destinations - Tourisme Riel". tourismeriel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  21. ^ "Hockey loses Dawson". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. March 30, 1987. p. 45.Free access icon
  22. ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (2017-12-25). "Memorable Manitobans: Earl Phillip Dawson (1925-1987)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  23. ^ "St. Boniface Riels". MMJHL. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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