Trappist Monks A Day in the Life of a Monk The day of a Trappist Monk begins at 3:30 a.m. and shortly after, at 3:45 a.m., they gather for a vigil. This vigil is a call and response form. They then proceed to chant uplifting verses from the Psalms. Before Read more…
Red River Carts Many Métis people worked for the Hudson Bay Company as freighters, tripmen or buffalo hunters. They ran the York boats that took supplies to and from the Hudson Bay, as well as other locations. As rail lines increased, the company began using Red River carts to travel Read more…
Louis Riel Louis was born on the Red River settlement on October 22, 1844. At the age of 7, he attended a school in St. Boniface and was taught by the Grey Nuns. He then furthered his studies at the University of Montreal until 1865. Afterward, he worked in several Read more…
La Barriere On October 19th, 1869, a meeting was held in the St. Norbert Parish. The purpose of the meeting was to elect the Comite National des Métis, with Louis Riel as the secretary. On October 20th, 1869, the Métis found out that Governor McDougall was coming with armed men. Read more…
Historical Sites Trappist Monastery Ruins The remains of the Trappist Monastery, after the fire of 1983, are open to the public for walking. They are situated on Rue des Ruines du Monastere, Winnipeg, MB Outdoor Chapel Father Joseph-Noël Ritchot promised the Métis people that he would build a chapel Read more…
Grey Nuns The grey nuns were an order started by Marie-Marguerite d’Youville. She also started the Sisters of Charity in Montreal. She started a house for the poor in Montreal and took over the General Hospital of Montreal. The general public resented the change in management and mocked the sisters Read more…
Red River Floodway The first floodway was built from 1962 to 1968 and cost $63 million. At this time, the building of the floodway was the second largest earth moving project in the world. The first being the Panama Canal. Since 1968, this floodway has prevented more than $40 billion Read more…
First Peoples The region near the La Salle river has been home to people since at least 6000 BCE. The hunters would travel from the forest to the grasslands to hunt buffalo. Where the La Salle and Red River meet was a popular trading and socializing spot. The First Nations Read more…
Father Noël-Joseph Ritchot Father Noël-Joseph Ritchot became a Roman Catholic priest at the Collège de L’Assomption on the 22nd of December, 1855. In June 1862, he was sent to work in the Red River Settlement in Manitoba. When he arrived, he was sent to work in a parish in St. Read more…
Asile Ritchot Les Soeurs de Misericorde (Sisters of Mercy) came to Winnipeg in 1898. When they arrived, they built a small hospital and a home for single mothers and infants. The hospital they founded is now the Misericordia Hospital. In 1904, with the help of Father Ritchot, the sisters started Read more…