La Broquerie

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La Broquerie
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La Broquerie
Location of La Broquerie in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°31′23″N96°30′38″W / 49.52306°N 96.51056°W / 49.52306; -96.51056
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Eastman
Government
 •  MP (Provencher) Ted Falk (CPC)
 •  MLA
(La Verendrye)		 Konrad Narth (PC)
Area
 • Total8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2021 Census) [1]
 • Total1,715
 • Density213.9/km2 (554/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Former nameCarleton
Website labroquerie.com/

La Broquerie is a local urban district [2] in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, Manitoba, Canada. It is a predominantly Francophone community located approximately 10 kilometres east of Steinbach, Manitoba and 70 kilometres southeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg, at the confluence of Highways 52, 210, and 302.

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For most of the community's history, La Broquerie has been ranked as Manitoba's largest dairy producer. [3] A distinctive display at the south entrance to the community features a moderately sized, decorative cow.

The area's geography makes it attractive to winter sports. One can snowmobile and cross-country ski along the nature trails in the town as well as throughout the entire Sandilands Provincial Forest area. The community also has a golf course, La Verendrye Golf, named after the family of 18th century explorers. The St. Joachim Museum contains historic artifacts pertaining to the history of the French and Belgian settlers since 1877.

History

La Broquerie was first named Carleton before Member of Parliament A.A.C. Larivière had it changed to honour Joseph de Labroquerie (1759-1830), who played an important role in the life of his nephew Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché of St. Boniface. [4] [5]

Taché designed the municipal seal, including the inscription "All from above." [5]

On November 15, 1883, Taché declared La Broquerie as "St. Joachim’s mission," and a new St-Joachim Catholic Parish was built in 1884. [5] [6]

Having a large Francophone population, La Broquerie has been celebrating Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day since 1897. [5]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, La Broquerie has a population of 1,715 living in 620 of its 653 total private dwellings, a change of

Sports

Hockey is a huge part of life in La Broquerie and has been for 60 years. In the early 1950s, local residents spent months cutting and logging wood for the building of a new arena. The arena was built by hand with the help of countless local volunteers. Over the years, the arena burnt down on three occasions, and on all three occasions, local residents lobbied local businessmen and different levels of government to rebuild it. The community's arena and community club is known as the Hylife Centre.

The volunteer board that has been overseeing the entire hockey program for 60 years is the Club Sportif.

Le Club Sportif, the body which oversees the hockey program in the community, is a model of organization to be envied. [8]

The local hockey team is known as the "Habs". This year, every age level has at least one Habs team, and some have two, starting with the Timbits (age 4–6) all the way to the Senior Habs, who play hockey in the Carillon Senior Hockey League.

The Senior Habs have won five league championships in the past ten years.[ citation needed ] In 2006–2007, the Habs finished in first place in the league standings, sweeping the league championship finals, and winning the Provincial Senior "A" hockey championship.

The La Broquerie Habs Junior B team will debut as an expansion team in the 2024–25 season of the Capital Region Junior Hockey League. [9]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Population of La Broquerie Population Centre". Statistics Canada . Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "A Place of Opportunity". labroquerie.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: La Broquerie (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 La Broquerie Tourism Map. 2017. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ↑ La Paroisse St. Joachim de La Broquerie 1883-1983 (PDF). La Liberté. December 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ Wes Keating, The Carillon, October 13, 2005
  9. ↑ Dankochik, Cassidy (June 13, 2024). "'We're Habs to the end' — Junior hockey returns to La Broquerie". The Carillon. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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