Curé Labelle - Saint-Jerôme Québec
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N 45° 46.688 W 074° 00.228
18T E 577445 N 5069879
Cette plaque en hommage au Curé Labelle est située sur la place du Curé Labelle, à Saint-Jérôme. This plaque in tribute to Curé Labelle, is located on Curé Labelle's Place, in Saint-Jérôme.
Waymark Code: WM184XA
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 05/30/2023
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Inscription sur la plaque:
Pour contrer l’exode des Canadiens français vers les États-Unis, le curé Labelle œuvre sans relâche à leur établissement sur les terres du nord-ouest du Québec, du nord de l’Ontario et du Manitoba. Son rôle majeur dans la colonisation des Laurentides et le développement de son chemin de fer, sa fonction comme sous-ministre de l’Agriculture et de la Colonisation du Québec et sa participation à des missions en Europe pour attirer les immigrants témoignent du parcours atypique du bouillant curé de Saint-Jérôme. La mémoire du « roi du Nord », figure colorée du XIXe siècle, se perpétue notamment dans la toponymie et la culture populaire.
Inscription on the plaque:
To curb the emigration of French Canadians to the United States, this parish priest of Saint-Jérome worked tirelessly to encourage their settlement in northwestern Quebec, northern Ontario, and Manitoba. Curé Labelle played a key role in the colonization of the Laurentides and the development of its railway lines. A strong-willed cleric with an atypical career, he served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Colonization in Quebec and went on government missions to Europe to encourage immigration. The memory of this colourful 19th-century figure, known as the “roi du Nord,” lives on in place names and popular culture.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Quebec
Location - City name/Town name: Saint-Jérôme
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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