West Region
As its name suggests, the village of Bruxelles (French for Belgium’s capital Brussels) was settled by Belgian immigrants in 1892.
It may come as a surprise, but this small town west of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is the birthplace of some important figures in the history of French-speaking Manitoba! They include: Monsignor Antoine Hacault, Archbishop of St. Boniface from 1974 until his death in 2000, internationally renowned architect Étienne Gaboury, and his brother, theologian and philosopher Placide Gaboury.
A visit to Manitoba means travelling through Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 territory and communities signatory to Treaties 6 and 10, the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Anish-Ininiwak, Dakota, Dené, Iiniwak, and Nehethowuk and the homeland of the Métis Nation. Its ongoing existence is thanks to these ancestors and their present day relatives who continue to love and care for the land.
