Lorette, Manitoba
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Lorette is a community in the Rural Municipality of Taché
Taché, Manitoba
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, in the province
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 of Manitoba
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, Canada
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History

Lorette was founded as a French settlement along the Seine River
Seine River (Manitoba)
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. By 1878, Lorette was already appearing on Manitoba maps.

Transportation

Lorette is located on Provincial Road 207, which is part of the historic Old Dawson Trail. PR 207 can be accessed via the Trans-Canada Highway
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 from the north, PR 206 from the east or PR 405 from the south.

Education

There are 3 elementary schools in Lorette. École Lagimodière, a French school; Dawson Trail School, an English school; and École Lorette Immersion, a French immersion school. Collège Lorette Collegiate is the village's only high school, offering English and French immersion programs. French grade 9-12 students travel to the nearby village of Ile-des-Chênes at École/Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy
École/Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy
École/Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy, built in 1984, is a French-language high school in Île-des-Chênes, Manitoba, Canada. It gathers pupils from the communities of Île-des-Chênes, Lorette, Saint-Norbert, La Salle, Saint-Adolphe, Ste-Agathe, Dufresne, Niverville, Grande-Point and Ste-Genevieve...

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There is community library located in the Collège Lorette Collegiate.

Industry

The major employers in the village are the Municipality of Taché, the Seine River School Division, Division Scolaire Franco-Manitobaine
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 and All Star Concrete.

Notre-Dame de Lorette

Notre-Dame de Lorette, located on Dawson Road is a Roman Catholic church offering services in French and English. Notre-Dame de Lorette was built at a cost of $20,000 and completed in 1900. The architect and builder was Auguste Gauthier of Lorette. The task required a great deal of volunteer labour supplied by the community.

The inside of the church features walls and ceilings adorned with oil murals by artist L.E. Monty of Montreal
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. The church is surmounted by three bells, which were poured in Haute-Savoie
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, France
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Sports

The Complex Communautaire de Lorette Community Complex (or CCLCC) features a hockey rink, 3 sheet curling rink, meeting rooms and a large hall. The Lorette Golf Course offers a 9 hole course along the Seine River.

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Sources

Historical Atlas of Manitoba: A Selection of Facsimilie Maps, Plans, and Sketches from 1612 to 1969, by John Warkentin and Richard I. Ruggles.
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