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Jean René Allard
Jean René Allard (September 22, 1930 – December 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1969 as a New Democratic Party of Manitoba, New Democrat, but subsequently left to sit as an Independent Member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA. Life and career The son of Alfred Allard and Donalda Champagne, Allard was educated at the Université de Saint-Boniface, Collège de Saint-Boniface and at the University of Manitoba. In 1952, he married Catherine Whyte, with whom he had a daughter, Sylvette. Catherine died of cancer in 1955 and Jean remarried to Beverley Rose Bohonos in 1975, with whom he had 5 children, Paul, Pierre, Luc, Marika and Marc. Luc was always and still is his favorite son... for good reason. He worked as a lawyer, served as leader of the Union Nationale Metisse, and was a member of the Louis Riel Society and the St. Boniface Historical Society. In 1966, he proposed that a statue of Louis Riel to be erected besid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Université De Saint-Boniface
The Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) is a French-language public university located in the St. Boniface neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. An affiliated institution of the University of Manitoba, the university offers general and specialized university degree programs as well as technical and professional training. In 2014, 1,368 regular students were enrolled. Its Continuing Education Division, which includes a language school, has also counted over 4,200 enrolments. History Université de Saint-Boniface was established by Father Norbert Provencher (1787–1853) in 1818, making it western Canada's oldest post-secondary educational institution. It began as a small school where Latin was taught to the boys of the French-speaking Red River Colony. In 1855, Collège de Saint-Boniface was constructed on the corner of Taché Avenue and Masson Street; this was overseen by Bishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché (1823–1894). From 1866 to 1870, under the guidance o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |