Located in Joseph Royal Park, in the St. Boniface neighbourhood of Winnipeg, this monument commemorates the francophone newspaper La Liberté. Founded by Archbishop Langevin in 1913, the bilingual marker was established in tribute to the publication’s centennial anniversary in 2013. A series of engraved stones around the device highlight notable points of the entities timeline, including 1913, 1941, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1998, and 2010.
La Liberté monument (May 2016)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Location (lat/long): N49.89187, W97.12548
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Joseph Royal Park (Tache Avenue, Winnipeg)
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 9 October 2017
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