This stone monument in La Verendrye Park on Tache Avenue (east side from Dollard Boulevard to Rue Despins) chronicles the life of Alexandre-Antonin Taché, early Red River Settlement missionary and later Archbishop of St. Boniface. The monument was unveiled on 1 July 1945 to mark the 100th anniversary of the arrival, in 1845, of Oblate missionaries in western Canada.
Alexandre Antonin Taché commemorative monument (November 2010)
Source: City of WinnipegSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88680, W97.12325
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Archbishop Taché House (Taché Avenue, Winnipeg)
Memorable Manitobans: Alexandre-Antonin Taché (1823-1894)
“Monument honors memory of Tache,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 July 1945, page 1.
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 September 2026
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