Richer, Manitoba
Richer is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] in southeast Manitoba, 25 miles east of Winnipeg. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne, at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Provincial Road 302.
History
Richer, Manitoba was named for H. I. Richer who was the first postmaster. Located on the historical Dawson Trail, Richer is rich in early Canadian history French-Canadian, English Canadian as well as Aboriginal and Metis peoples. There is a strong spirit of pride in the community's past and connection with the explorers who built the 850 km Dawson Trail that winds its way through Lorette, Dufresne, Ste. Anne as well as Richer and continues eastward all the way to the Whitemouth River and beyond.
Services
Richer School is located in the community. It currently has a student enrollment of approximately 150 students varying from kindergarten to grade eight. Richer School is part of the Seine River School Division.
Richer also claim fame to one of the few wooden Catholic Churches that are over one hundred years old.
Recreation
Richer has three nearby campgrounds, the Rock Garden Campground, Cripple Creek Campground, the Poplar Grove Campground and R.V. Park, and the Wild Oaks Campground.
Dawson Trail Park boasts two baseball diamonds, an outdoor skating rink, picnic shelter and play ground.
Richer Roughstock Rodeo takes place every second weekend of August. The Richer Rodeo won Heartland Rodeo's rodeo of the year in 2013 and 2014.
Winterfest occurring at the end of February or beginning of March.
Winter Solstice Christmas in the park around December 21st.
Business
Dawson Trail Dispatch is the local newspaper located in Richer. The Dawson Trail Dispatch brings coverage of southeastern Manitoba local news. There is also Burnell’s, a general store, a post office, a number of restaurants and a gas station.
Notable people
Cynthia J. Faryon is an internationally published author who resides in Richer. Faryon focuses her writing on Canadian content with topics on travel, family issues, biography, and history. One of her well known works has been Unsung Heroes of the Royal Canadian Navy: Incredible Tales of Courage and Daring During World War II.[2]
Roger Godard, a long time resident, received an award from the Association for Manitoba Archives. He was recognized for his project called “Identifying the Manitoba leg of the Dawson Trail” in 2010.
Léon Tetreault, another town resident, received Lieutenant Governor's award for Volunteerism in 2011.
References
- ↑ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ Cynthia J. Faryon. Goodreads. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
Coordinates: 49°39′27″N 96°27′25″W / 49.65750°N 96.45694°W