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History

The community was established by

francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

settlers in 1822, and is the second-oldest permanent settlement in Manitoba after Kildonan. This community was named ''St. Vital'' by Archbishop Taché in 1860, in honour of the

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of his colleague, Father

Vital-Justin Grandin Vital-Justin Grandin (8 February 1829 – 3 June 1902) was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop known as a key architect of the Canadian Indian residential school system, which has been labeled an instrument of cultural genocide. In June 2021 ...

. The community became established in 1880 as a

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, called the Rural Municipality of St. Boniface. After the Town of Saint Boniface was formed in 1883, the RM continued operating as its own government, and was renamed to the Rural Municipality of St. Vital in 1903 to avoid confusion. From 1891, the municipality underwent a series of boundary changes, wherein it was reduced to the east and extended in the west and south. In 1912, the community on the west side of the Red River separated to form the RM of Fort Garry; in 1914, a large tract of land was

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to the City of St. Boniface and land annexed from the RM of Ritchot. It was bounded on the west and east by the Red and Seine Rivers, Carriere Avenue on the north and Grande Pointe on the south. The municipality included parts of the

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es of St. Boniface, St. Vital, and

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. The original Parish of St. Vital existed in present-day St. Vital in addition to much of

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, another present-day suburb on the west side of the Red River. It began in 1861 when Bishop Taché, on the east side of the Red River, built a small

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house inside which a small

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was built. The parish was home to many French-speaking settlers, particularly

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. St. Vital remained a strongly francophone community in the early decades after Manitoba's incorporation as a Canadian province in 1870, with every reeve and councillor being of a francophone background until 1910. The anglophone population grew throughout this period, however: in 1912, Richard Wilson was elected as St. Vital's first anglophone reeve, and after 1913, Council business was conducted in English. The municipal government became more pro-business after this period, and supported municipal expansion.Stewart, pp. 19–21. From 1920 to 1958, St. Vital was part of the provincial

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of

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. In 1923, St. Vital adopted the

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system for its municipal elections, using this system until 1972.Bowler and Grofman, Elections in Australia...(2000), p. 208, 233) Between 1925 and 1927, the municipality lost its mandate to govern, when the Winnipeg Suburban Municipal Board stepped in due to financial difficulties. Moreover, with less than 10,000 people in the area, the municipality faced

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in 1926, as municipal growth outstripped

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s. Control of the municipality was assumed by the provincial government's Municipal and Public Utilities Board for one year.History of St. Vital Fire Hall.
Accessed October 8, 2009. In 1950, the district was seriously affected by the Red River flood, with the entire developed area of St. Vital being under water at one point. The neighbourhoods of Kingston Crescent and

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were the hardest hit. The fire hall in Elm Park was protected with sandbags and sheltered dozens of evacuees, as shown in a photo published in the 1 May 1950 edition of ''

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'' magazine. In 1960, St. Vital became part of the

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, achieving

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soon after on 9 June 1962 with the passing of ''An Act to provide a Charter for the City of St. Vital''. The city became involved in a school controversy in 1963–64, when six francophone families took their children out of school to protest bus fees for

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students. The matter was resolved following a 3-month standoff. In 1972, the City of St. Vital and several other municipalities merged with

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as part of the Unicity project laid out in the 1971 ''City of Winnipeg Act'', whereupon it became a ward of the city and moved to

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. Some residents were reluctant to amalgamate with Winnipeg, and the former municipal government held a mock burial of the city crest.

Former reeves and mayors

Prior to its amalgamation into Winnipeg in 1972, St. Vital was led by a reeve or

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.

Demographics

St. Vital remained a strongly francophone community in the early decades after Manitoba's incorporation as a Canadian province in 1870, with every reeve and councillor being of a francophone background until 1910. St. Vital's population increased from only 1,800 at the end of

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to 11,000 in 1933. By 1951, 63% of St. Vital's population was of

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background, and the francophone population had fallen to under 13%. As of 2006, 17.4% of residents of St. Vital speak either both English and French or French only, while 82% speak English only and 0.6% speak neither English nor French.2006 Census returns - St. Vital
Accessed October 21, 2009.

Places

Neighbourhoods

St. Vital includes many working- and

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neighbourhoods. Among them are Alpine Place,

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, Glenwood, Lavalee, Norberry, St. George,

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, Worthington, Kingston Crescent,

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(also known as Riel), Pulberry, Victoria Crescent, Vista, St. Vital Centre, Sage Creek, Meadowood, Royalwood, and Fraipont. Major streets in St. Vital include St. Mary's Road, St. Anne's Road, Bishop Grandin Boulevard, Fermor Avenue (part of the

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), Nova Vista, Warde Avenue, Beliveau Road, Meadowood Avenue, and Dunkirk Drive (and its southerly extension, Dakota Street).

Facilities

With the exception of a significant (though diminishing) semi-rural district in the south, St. Vital is almost entirely residential and has never been home to significant industrial or commercial enterprises, other than retail shops. Among the area's main attractions are the St. Vital Museum, housed in the former residence of the St. Vital Police and Fire Departments;

St. Vital Centre St. Vital Shopping Centre is a retail shopping mall located at 1225 St. Mary's Road, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. History The , built on , opened 17 October 1979 and is located by the intersection of St. Mary's Road and Bishop Grandin Boulev ...

, a major regional shopping centre that opened in October 1979; and the National Historic Site of

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, consisting in the home of the family of Métis leader

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, restored to its 1886 condition. Its parks include

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, one of Winnipeg's largest city parks;

Maple Grove Park Maple Grove Rugby Park is an park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Located in the St. Vital neighbourhood, the park is bordered by the Perimeter Highway to the south, St. Mary's Road to the east, and the Red River to the north and west. King' ...

, which is similar in size to St. Vital Park but more recently established; and Guay Park in north St. Vital, which contains a

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erected in honour of St. Vital residents killed in the two World Wars and in Korea. A system of

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s along the

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was under development on the east side of the suburb. St. Vital Outdoor Pool was opened in 1967 as a Winnipeg Centennial project, and was renovated on 30 June 2016. Upon reopening there, due to increased demand beyond allowable capacity, several swimmers were turned away. St. Vital is also home to Winnipeg’s only Francophone outdoor market Jardins St-Léon Gardens.

Sports

The St. Vital area contains a number of community centres, including the St. Vital Centennial Arena and the Dakota Community Centre, which includes the

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Sportsplex. The St. Vital Victorias are members of the

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while the

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play in the

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. The

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of the MJHL played out of St. Vital from 2000–2012.

Maple Grove Park Maple Grove Rugby Park is an park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Located in the St. Vital neighbourhood, the park is bordered by the Perimeter Highway to the south, St. Mary's Road to the east, and the Red River to the north and west. King' ...

is home to the St. Vital Mustangs

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Club and Manitoba's largest

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complex. St. Vital Outdoor Pool was opened in 1967 as a Winnipeg Centennial project, and was renovated on 30 June 2016. Upon reopening there, due to increased demand beyond allowable capacity, several swimmers were turned away.

Education

Most public schools in St. Vital are operated by the

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; the exceptions are two schools for francophones in south St. Vital operated by the Division Scolaire Franco-Manitobaine. There are also two

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s administered by the

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, and a number of private schools.

Health care

The only major health care facility in St. Vital is St. Amant, located on River Road in the

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neighbourhood. It was originally a

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hospital, but was repurposed as a facility for developmentally challenged children in 1959. In 1974, it was renamed to honour Beatrice St. Amant. The neighbouring suburb of

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is home to the

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and nearby

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is home to the province's second largest hospital, St. Boniface General Hospital.

Notable residents

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, curling coach and Olympic gold medallist *

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, engineer presented with the

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by

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*

Reid Carruthers Reid Carruthers (born December 30, 1984) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Carruthers was the 2011 world champion—winning gold as a second on Jeff Stoughton's team—as well as a six-time provincial champion, the 2003 junior prov ...

, World Curling Champion *

Nigel Dawes Nigel Alexander Dawes (born February 9, 1985) is a Canadian- Kazakhstani professional ice-hockey winger for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Phoenix ...

, professional ice hockey player *

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, professional wrestler *

Monica Goermann Monica Goermann (born September 1, 1964) is a Canadian former Gymnastics, gymnast. She is also the owner, artistic director, and choreographer of Monica's Danz Gym. She was named to the Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Canadian Olympic ...

, gymnast *

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, curler and 2014 Olympic gold medallist *

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, UFC fighter * Pete Kelly, NHL player *

Scott Koskie Scott Koskie (born December 14, 1971) is a former volleyball player, who played as a setter for the Canada men's national volleyball team. He was an assistant coach for the Canadian Women's national team in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was named ''B ...

, professional volleyball player *

Connie Laliberte Connie Laliberte (born October 21, 1960) is a Canadian curler from Manitoba and world champion. In 2019, Laliberte was named the tenth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Championships ...

, curler *

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, professional ice hockey player * Gabby May, gymnast * Corrine Peters, curler *

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

, founder of Manitoba whose family home (

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) in St. Vital is now a National Historic Site *

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, reporter *

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, professional ice hockey player *

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, actor and director * Yolande Teillet, professional baseball player *

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, professional ice hockey player for the

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References

External links

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