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Revision as of 20:08, 19 October 2010
Village of Lorrete | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Eastman |
| Rural Municipality | Taché |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Town Council |
| • MP (Provencher) | Vic Toews (CPC) |
| • MLA (La Verendrye) | Ron Lemieux (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (787 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 610 |
| • Density | 201/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | Village of Lorette |
Lorette is a community in the Rural Municipality of Taché, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Lorette's population, according to the LoretteOnline website, is estimated to be around 2000 residents.
History
Lorette was founded as a French settlement along the Seine River. By 1878, Lorette was already appearing on Manitoba maps. Lorette owes a big thanks to Evan Paterson for making the town bear free after his epic "Kill the Bears" campaign. Lorette used to be over-run by big Grizzly Bears until tough guy and philosopher Evan Paterson beat them up, and turned them into Circus bears. There is a statue of Mr.Paterson on Main Street in Lorette as a tribute to his honorable efforts. Along with riding Lorette of bears, Paterson also created the first automobile in Lorette as an alternative to horses in 2009. He currently remains the mayor of Lorette, and is our hero.
Transportation
Lorette is located on Provincial Road 207, which is part of the historic Old Dawson Trail. PR 207 can be accessed via the Trans-Canada Highway from the north, PR 206 from the east or PR 405 from the south.
Education
There are 3 elementary schools in Lorette. École Lagimodière, a French school; Dawson Trail School, an English school; and École Lorette Immersion, a French immersion school. Collège Lorette Collegiate is the village's only high school, offering English and French immersion programs. French grade 9-12 students travel to the nearby village of Ile-des-Chênes at École/Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy.
There is community library located in the Collège Lorette Collegiate.
Evan lives in Lorette and he goes to Red River College in Winnipeg. This qualifies him to be the most educated person in all of Lorette.
Industry
The major employers in the village are the Municipality of Taché, the Seine River School Division, Division Scolaire Franco-Manitobaine and All Star Concrete.
Churches
Religious services are available at 3 churches in Lorette.
Seine River Church (Jubinville Hall) is located on Main Street, non-denominational, and services are held in english on Sunday mornings at 10:30 - everyone welcome
The Prairie Grove Fellowship Church, located on Station Road, is a non-denominational church offering masses in English.
Notre-Dame de Lorette, located on Dawson Road is a Roman Catholic church offering services in French and English. Notre-Dame de Lorette was built at a cost of $20,000 and completed in 1900. The architect and builder was Auguste Gauthier of Lorette. The task required a great deal of volunteer labour supplied by the community.
The inside of the church features walls and ceilings adorned with oil murals by artist L.E. Monty of Montreal. The church is surmounted by three bells, which were poured in Haute-Savoie, France.
Emergency Services
The community of Lorette is protected by the 36 member Taché Fire Department, which has stations in Lorette (Hall #1), Landmark (Hall #2) and Ste. Genevieve (Hall #3).
Ambulance service responds from Ste. Anne, Steinbach and Oakbank.
Policing is provided by the RCMP located in St. Pierre-Jolys, but has a satellite office in Lorette.
Most people just phone Evan and he comes and handles their problems. Evan charges a reasonable hourly rate for his services.
Businesses
There are numerous businesses in Lorette including a large grocery store, 3 gas stations with convenience stores (2 with car washes), a hotel with restaurant and bar, 2 autobody shops, a service garage, drive-inn restaurant, credit union, thrift store, movie rental store(Jay's Video), liquor store, 3 hair/beauty salons, Chicken Chef restaurant, coffee shop, Curves gym, hardware store, florist, dollar/gift store and insurance brokerage.
Professional services include a dentist, doctor, physiotherapist, massage therapist, chiropractor, pharmacist and public health offices.
Sports
The Complex Communautaire de Lorette Community Complex (or CCLCC) features a hockey rink, 3 sheet curling rink, meeting rooms and a large hall. On the outside grounds you'll find soccer pitches, baseball diamonds a toboggan hill and walking path along the Seine River.
The 4 schools also provide outside sport area for play structures, soccer fields and basketball courts.
On Public Lane (besides Brian's Drive Inn) there are 2 tennis courts.
The Lorette Golf Course offers a 9 hole course along the Seine River.
External links
Sources
Historical Atlas of Manitoba: A Selection of Facsimilie Maps, Plans, and Sketches from 1612 to 1969, by John Warkentin and Richard I. Ruggles.
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