Bruxelles, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Bruxelles is a small community located in the regional municipality
of Lorne, Manitoba
, Canada
. It was founded in 1892 by Belgian immigrants. The original town site was located approximately two miles north of its current location. It was moved due to the poor location of the original town site.
The community was the setting for the 2003 National Film Board of Canada
animated short Louise
, which explored a day in the life of filmmaker Anita Lebeau's 96-year-old Belgian Canadian grandmother, Louise Marginet, a Bruxelles resident.
Its postal code is R0G 0G0.
Regional municipality
A regional municipality is a type of Canadian municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place...
of Lorne, Manitoba
Lorne, Manitoba
Lorne is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered village of Somerset is enclaved within the municipality, while the village of Notre Dame de Lourdes lies between it and the Rural Municipality of South Norfolk.-External links:*...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was founded in 1892 by Belgian immigrants. The original town site was located approximately two miles north of its current location. It was moved due to the poor location of the original town site.
The community was the setting for the 2003 National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
animated short Louise
Louise (animated short)
Louise is a 2003 animated short by Anita Lebeau, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The film takes audiences through a day in the life of Lebeau's 96-year-old Belgian-Canadian grandmother, Louise Marginet, who narrates the film...
, which explored a day in the life of filmmaker Anita Lebeau's 96-year-old Belgian Canadian grandmother, Louise Marginet, a Bruxelles resident.
Its postal code is R0G 0G0.
External links
- Watch Louise at NFB.ca (Requires Adobe FlashAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
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