A monument commemorates the site of a former Roman Catholic convent and school built at Bruxelles, in the Municipality of Lorne, between 1954 and 1955. Operated by the Ursuline Order of nuns, they left the facility in 1989 and it was used by the Mountain School Division until 2000 when local residents spearheaded the construction of a new school building nearby. The building was owned privately for some years until being destroyed by fire on 12 November 2007.
Ste. Marie Convent (1955)
Source: Justin De Baets
Ste. Marie Convent at right in an aerial view of Bruxelles (1983) by Prairie Agri Photo
Source: 1983 Calendar, Manitoba Pool Elevators
The former Ste. Marie Convent after the fire (November 2007)
Source: Justin De Baets
The former Ste. Marie Convent after the fire (November 2007)
Source: Justin De Baets
Ste. Marie Park monument (May 2018)
Source: George Penner
Ste. Marie Park monument (October 2019)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.48736, W98.91675
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ste. Marie School No. 963 / Bruxelles Schools Monument (Bruxelles, Municipality of Lorne)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mariapolis Collegiate / Indian Springs School (Mariapolis, Municipality of Lorne)
“String of rural fires investigated,” Baldur Gazette, 20 November 2007, page 2.
We thank Louise Carels, George Penner, and Justin De Baets for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and S. Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 November 2023
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