Letellier is a small
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 ...
community in the
Rural Municipality of Montcalm
Montcalm (french: Municipalité rurale de Montcalm) is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The Canada 2016 Census reported a population of 1,260 persons, a decrease from the 1,309 reported in the 2011 Census.
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,
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
, Canada. It is located at the junction of
Highway 75 and
Provincial Road 201, approximately 15 kilometres north of the
Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing
The Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing is a Canada–United States border, United States-Canada port of entry (POE) that connects the U.S. city of Pembina, North Dakota and the Canadian community of Emerson, Manitoba. On the American side, the cro ...
.
Notable people from Letellier
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Dick Bouchard (1934–1996),
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
player (
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
)
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René Jutras
René Jutras (September 30, 1913 – December 23, 1995) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Letellier, Manitoba, the son Joseph Jutras and Clara Blais, he attended St. Boniface College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Universi ...
(1913–1995),
MP for
Provencher
Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1871. It is a largely rural district in the province's southeast corner. Its largest community is the city of St ...
References
External links
RM of Montcalm Website
Unincorporated communities in Pembina Valley Region
Manitoba communities with majority francophone populations
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