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From Ross go west on Highway #501 for 7 kilometres then at the corner of Municipal Rd #41E (rue Saltel) turn south.
Ste. Geneviève is the patron saint of the city of Paris. As the first settlers were French, it is not surprising that the new settlement in Manitoba was christened Ste. Geneviève. The arrival of the first families can be traced back to 1900. They were the Saltel, Legal, Fiola, Morin, Desrosiers and Ross families.
This small town is nicknamed “la poche aux lièvres” which means ”pocket of hares.” This nickname originated around 1915 when rabbit hunters from all over came here to hunt and jackrabbits made up an important part of the local diet. The school closed in 1968, with consolidated schools built in Richer and Ste. Anne. There was once a Credit Union, a cheese factory and other businesses.
Source: Conseil de la coopération du Manitoba. (n.d.). La région Seine Region: Guide Touristique | Tourist Information Guide. Print only. Based on a book by Saint-Pierre, Annette. Au Coeur de l’Amérique. Éditions des Plaines.
This map of French-Canadian Settlements in Manitoba includes the towns of Ste Anne and Lorette along the Dawson Road and Seine River. Retrieved from Chief French Canadian settlements in Manitoba Canada 1885 old antique map
As seen in this illustration of a typical “French Canadian” village in the West, they were multicultural and multilingual (1876). Source image (left): The Begbie Contest Society. (n.d.) Canadian Primary Sources in the Classroom – Riel and Manitoba. Multiple Perspectives. Retrieved June 29, 2020 from http://www.begbiecontestsociety.org/RIEL%20and%20MANITOBA.htm
École Dugas in Ste. Geneviève, Manitoba built in 1908. Provincial Archives of Manitoba. Source: Boivert, N. (2015). Écoles à caractère francophone au Manitoba depuis 1818 - un répertoire (P.272). Tome 1_1-298. SHSB. Retrieved June 25, 2020 from http://shsb.mb.ca/Sujets/Ecoles_francaises_recherches_Normand_Boisvert_TomeI
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