LOUIS RIEL PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND BURIAL SITE AT ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL - BASILICA WINNIPEG MB.
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Esplanade Riel is a pedestrian bridge located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was named in honour of Louis Riel.[
It is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge which spans the Red River connecting downtown Winnipeg with St. Boniface, and it is paired with a vehicular bridge, the Provencher Bridge. The bridge includes an architectural composite tower that is prestressed with a cantilevered and stayed semi-circular plaza area at the base of the tower. The plaza provides space for commercial activities and as well as a restaurant
The Esplanade Riel is the only bridge with a restaurant in North America The Esplanade Riel has become a landmark and is used in many promotional materials.
NOTABLE PEOPLE BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL ARE;
Louis Riel, (22 October 1844 -- 16 November 1885)) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies.Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba,Riel was a central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River Settlement [Man] 22 Oct 1844; d at Regina 16 Nov 1885). Riel was educated at St Boniface and studied for the priesthood at the Collège de Montréal. In 1865 he studied law with Rodolphe Laflamme, and he is believed to have worked briefly in Chicago, Ill, and St Paul, Minn, returning to St Boniface in 1868.
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March 1840 -- 8 June 1923) was a military leader of the Métis under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. He was tried and sentenced to death for his role in the rebellion and for the execution of Thomas Scott, but his sentence was commuted by Governor General Lord Dufferin. He is buried in the churchyard of the St. Boniface Cathedral next to Riel.
Following his arrival, the next known explorer was Pierre La Verendrye. He came with a party of more than 50 men in 1732.
On Sept 24, 1738, middle-aged explorer Pierre La Verendrye arrived at the Forks. La Verendrye was born in Three Rivers, Quebec on Nov 17, 1685. The family name was actually Gaultier and they had been land owners in France.
At age 53, he set up Fort Rouge, at the south point of the present site of the Forks, which is thought to have been the first European building in Winnipeg. He also established Fort La Reine on the current site of Portage La Prairie. He chose this location because it was a quick Portage up to Lake Manitoba.
St. Boniface Cathedral-Basilica Parish within the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface since 1818, Mother Church of Western Canada and historical site of Manitoba
The first church on the site was founded by Fr. Norbert Provencher, a priest and future bishop, who ordered its construction in 1818 in the form of a small log chapel. In 1832 Bishop Provencher built the first cathedral but on December 14, 1860, a fire destroyed the first building. In 1862, Bishop Alexandre Antonin Taché rebuilt the cathedral in stone.By 1900, St. Boniface was the fifth largest city in the West and needed a larger cathedral. Local contractors Senecal and Smith were engaged to build a new cathedral to plans by Montreal architect Jean-Omer Marchand.On August 15, 1906, Monsignor Louis-Philippe Adelard Langevin dedicated the cathedral, which became one of the most imposing churches in Western Canada.
On July 22, 1968, the 1906 cathedral was damaged in a fire, destroying many features including the rose window. Only the facade, sacristy, and the walls of the old church were saved and stored.
In 1972, a new cathedral, designed by Étienne Gaboury and Denis Lussier, was built behind the 1906 façade.
The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at St Boniface Cathedral
Voyage de Noces au Canada - Laurie et Adrien
Laurie et Adrien sont partis explorer l'Est Canadien pour leur lune de miel ! Leur périple les a menés de Toronto à Saint-Alexis-des-Monts en passant par les Chutes du Niagara, le Parc Algonquin, Ottawa, Montebello, le Mont-Tremblant, Montréal et Québec. Un autotour réalisé sur-mesure par Cercle des Vacances.
Pour affronter le grand froid canadien nos jeunes mariés ont fait le plein d'activités : visite des plus grandes villes de l'Est du pays, randonnées, patin à glace, glissade sur tube, traineau à chiens, motoneige, balades en raquettes, glissades sur bouées ou encore bains nordiques !
Également au programme : Dîner à la CN Tower à Toronto, nuit au Fairmont Le Château Montebello, soirée SuperBowl dans un pub, Carnaval de Québec...
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