This visitors’ guide is published by Joie de Vivre Manitoba, the tourism sector of the CDEM, the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities. CDEM was established in 1996 to stimulate, encourage and coordinate economic development in the province’s bilingual municipalities. CDEM builds on the value-added of French in the tourism industry and its contribution to Manitoba’s economy. It showcases Manitoba’s bilingual municipalities, their unique Franco-Manitoban heritage and the special tourist products they offer.