Bonne Madone
52°40′0.3″N 105°29′3.7″W / 52.666750°N 105.484361°W
Bonne Madone is an Unincorporated community founded in 1902 in the Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401.[1]
History
The area of Bonne Madone was granted by the federal government to french settlers, the main continent of which arrived in 1902 from Dauphiné and Franche-Comté, lead by fathers Laurent Voisin et Jean Garnier. A convent ran by the Sisters of Providence was established there in 1905.[1]
A school was built there in 1908, a the town's chapel was first built in 1910. Later in that decade was built a Wood-framed church, which burned in 1918, was was rebuilt in 1920. A Royal North-West Mounted Police station and a Post office were also located there, the latter closed in 1963.[1]
It was an active community in the 1920s and the 1930s, but its population dwindled due to farm size adjustments. It was designated an heritage property in 1982, and became a municipal heritage property on June 15, 2004.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Home Town Saskatchewan (2017-04-18), Bonne Madone, Saskatchewan, retrieved 2018-11-10