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This award, established in 1983 and presented annually by La Société Franco-Manitobaine, recognizes Francophones in Manitoba who have contributed substantially to the development of the community and a greater appreciation of French life and culture.
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Recipient
Category
Year
Community Development
2007
Gérard Archambault
Community Development
2000
B
Cécile Bahuaud
Heritage
1986
Lucile Bazin
Heritage
2017
Marjorie Beauchemin
Education
1985
Florence Beaudry
Heritage
1983
Georges Beaudry
Heritage
1983
Lorette Beaudry-Ferland
Health/Social Services
2013
Derrek Bentley
Community Development
2011
Murielle Bérard
Education
1994
Arts/Culture
1990
Louis Bernardin
2005
Janine Bertrand
Community Development
2015
Roger Bilodeau
Law/Politics
1985
Raymond Bisson
Law/Politics
1993
Hélène Marie Désange Blais (1917-2012)
Heritage
1987
Jacqueline Blay
Heritage
2014
Aurèle Boisvert
Education
1999
Michelle Boulet
Arts/Culture
1986
Guy Boulianne
Arts/Culture
1990
C
Sr Gilberte Carrière
Community Development
2003
Thérèse Carrière
Heritage
1996
Michelle Cenerini (1955-2012)
Community Development
2013
Paul Cenerini
Health/Social Services
2008
Maria Emma Chaput
Community Development
1998
Clément Charrière
Arts/Culture
1996
Priscilla Chaudouet
Community Development
1999
Barbara Comte
Community Development
1997
Gilbert Comte
Health/Social Services
2008
Clément Cormier
Education
2007
D
David Dandeneau
Community Development
1984
Auguste Débusschère
Community Development
2012
Thérèse Débusschère
Community Development
2012
Claudette Delaquis
Community Development
1999
Rene Francois Deleurme (1932-2021)
Education
1988
Armand Desharnais
Arts/Culture
1992
Crystal Desrosiers
Community Development
2021
Paul Joseph Desrosiers (1938-2023)
Heritage
2019
Katrine Dilay
Community Development
2012
Thérèse Dorge
Community Development
2012
Diane Dornez-Laxdal
Community Development
2014
Roger Dubois
Community Development
1991
Gabriel Dufault
Heritage
2011
Léo Dufault
Arts/Culture
2012
Sylvie Dufour
Education
2009
Ronald J. “Ron” Duhamel (1938-2002)
2002
Joanne Dumaine
Education
2004
Community Development
2005
Yolande Dupuis
Education
2008
E
F
André Fauchon
Community Development
1995
Marcien Ferland
Arts/Culture
1983
Yvonne Fontaine-Godard
Community Development
2013
Gabriel Forest
Community Development
2013
Marcelle Forest
Arts/Culture
1999
Marie Boulianne Fournier (1934-2007)
Arts/Culture
2001
G
Étienne-Joseph “Steve” Gaboury (1930-2022)
Community Development
2000
Raymonde Gagné
Community Development
2015
André Garand
Education
1994
Hubert Gauthier
Health/Social Services
2004
Irma Gauthier
Heritage
1983
Laurent Gimenez
Communications
1991
Marcel Gosselin
Arts/Culture
1991
Fernand Grégoire
Sports/Leisure
2004
Paul Grenier
Economic Development
2017
Lucien Guenette (1932-2018)
Community Development
2011
Lynne Guertin
Community Development
2003
H
Emile Hacault
Communications
1991
Alice Hébert
Community Development
1989
Gisèle Johnson Himbeault
Arts/Culture
2017
I
Régine Ings-Geiger
Community Development
1995
J
Anita Jamault
Community Development
2007
Gérard Jean
Arts/Culture
1993
Justin Johnson
Law/Politics
2021
K
Rayannah Kroker
Community Development
2012
L
Marie C. Labossière
Community Development
2010
Monique Lacoste
Arts/Culture
2002
Raymond Lafond
Economy
1990
Madeleine Laroche
Arts/Culture
1985
Christine Lamontage
Arts/Culture
2014
Alfred Laurencelle
Heritage
1984
Charles Lavack
Communications
2005
Émile Lavallée
Arts/Culture
2009
Ronald Lavallee
Communication
1988
Adrien Leclerc
Community Development
1993
Denise Lécuyer
Communications
2019
Community Development
1992
France Lemay
Heritage
1986
Marcien “Mars” Lemay (1926-2005)
Arts/Culture
2005
Doris Lemoine
Heritage
2021
Gilles Lesage
Heritage
1990
Lucien Loiselle
Arts/Culture
1997
Lucienne Loiselle
Arts/Culture
1997
M
Yvette Mallet
Education
2009
Fernand Marion (1926-2003)
Education
1989
Marc Marion
Communications
2021
Odile Martel
Community Development
1997
Michel McDonald
Sports/Leisure
1983
Paul McKenna
Community Development
2008
Yvonne Mireault
Arts/Culture
1984
Alfred Maurice Monnin (1920-2013)
Community Development
2010
Caroline Mousseau
Community Development
2012
Cécile Gagnon Mulaire (1932-2022)
Sports/Leisure
1983
Mariette Mulaire
2017
N
O
Jean-Marc Ousset
Communications
2004
P
Noëlie Palud-Pelletier (1928-2022)
Heritage
1991
Louis Paquin
Communications
2005
Jeanne Lemaire Perreault (1918-2008)
Heritage
1989
Jean-Louis Perron (1918-2004)
Heritage
2001
Marie-Laure Delorme Perron (1923-2024)
Heritage
2001
Karine Pilotte
Community Development
2019
Raymond Poirier
Education
1992
Q
R
Léo Rémillard
Community Development
1997
Diane Robert
Community Development
2003
Léo Robert
Community Development
2003
Laurent Roy (?-?)
Community Development
2003
Michel Roy
Sports/Leisure
1986
S
Marie Annette Aline Saint-Pierre
Heritage
2007
Paul Sherwood
Arts/Culture
1995
Taïb Soufi
Community Development
2009
T
Joanne Therrien
Community Development
2009
Maurice Therrien
Economic Development
2010
Gabriel Tougas
Arts/Culture
2017
Janine Tougas
Communications
1990
Marc-François Tremblay
Arts/Culture
2019
U
V
Auguste Vermette
Heritage
1986
Dé-Anne Vermette
Arts/Culture
1995
Albert Vielfaure (1923-2007)
Community Development
2001
Jeanne Vinet
Heritage
1996
Thérèse Vuignier
Community Development
1987
W
Claudette Warnke
Education
2007
X
Y
Z
Recipient
Category
Year
123 Children's Center Committee
Community Development
1997
La Brigade de la Rivière Rouge
Heritage
2010
Center Dom Benoît Construction Committee
Community Development
1987
Cinémental
Arts/Culture
2004
La Company de Sieur de la Vérendrye
Heritage
1994
La Coopérative du Comité culturel de Ste-Anne Inc.
Arts/Culture
2000
Corporation de développement communautaire de Saint-Laurent
Community Development
2002
Council of the Village of Saint-Pierre-Jolys
Law/Politics
1989
CUSB Gathering of the Century Organizing Committee
Community Development
1992
Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities
Economic Development
1998
L’équipe de médecins du Centre médical Seine
Health/Social Services
2007
Francofonds
Community Development
1998
Franco-Manitoban Youth Parliament
Law/Politics
1996
Habitat Chez-Soi
Community Development
1996
Laurier French School Parents' Committee
Education
1996
La Liberté
Communications
1998
La ligue d’improvisation du Manitoba
Arts/Culture
2001
Les Louis Boys
Arts/Culture
2002
Partners of Fort Gibraltar
Heritage
1997
Provincial Federation of Parents' Committees
Education
1993
Red River Dancers
Arts/Culture
1988
Saint-Claude Parents' Committee
Education
1998
Saint-Georges Parents' Committee
Community Development
1994
Saint-Lazare Youth Club
Sports/Leisure
1996
Sœurs Grises de l’Ouest (Région Manitoba)
Health/Social Services
2002
Somerset Cultural Committee
Communications
1989
Women's Network
Law/Politics
1994
Obituary [Michelle Cenerini], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 2012.
List of Riel Prize recipients, Wikipedia.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 May 2025
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