St. Laurent

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7Accommodations 3 Food Services 4 Shopping 3 Infrastructure 5 Essential Services COMMUNITY ASSETS

3Historical Sites 0 Arts 10 Festival & Events 1 Museums / Sites of Memory 1 Important Landscapes 0 Galleries, Crafting or Workshops 4 Community Cultural Organizations 4 C U LT U R A L & HISTORICAL ASSETS O U T D O O R RECREATION ASSETS 0 Natural 4 Outdoor 1 Eco-tourism 0 Agritourism 1 Golf Course 2 Trails & Spaces 0 Outdoor Attractions 1 Other

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Community Assets

ACCOMODATIONS

MTT Service Gas station Convenience store with motel and diner

Stony Ridge Campground Seasonal campground Paintball Paradise Emotions Arts and Music Festival: August long weekend

Shallow Point Campground Le Crépuscule Beach House 7 beds guest house

Lake Manitoba Sunset Retreat Guest cottage

Métis Grounds Campground – not serviced

Lakeside Haven Private year-round resort

FOOD SERVICE

MTT Service 6 rooms Convenience store and beer vendor Bar and restaurant Lakeview Garden Restaurant Western and Chinese, breakfast, lunch, dinner Chester Chicken Seasonal

SHOPPING St. Laurent Market Square Consignment shop, local food, etc. Seasonal

St. Laurent Building Centre Home Hardware Sells lumber and hardware Garden tools Kitchenware Pet centre Interlake Dépanneur Entre-Lacs Gas station Convenience store Fast food options Liquor vendor

Interlake Packers Meat processing facility open to the public Fresh meats and cold cuts, no MSG and gluten free

HOSPITALITY Friendly community, widespread so harder to navigate RM Office is the visitor hub

INFRASTRUCTURE

St. Laurent Recreation Centre Hall rentals Special events center (MB socials) Bingo events

ESSENTIAL SERVICES RCMP 911 community Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance services

PROMOTION

RM website Facebook Lakeside Spa and Beauty Spa services Professional skin care services Beauty product services

St. Laurent Arena

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 250

St. Laurent Community Health Center Nurse practitioner Lab services Located in the basement of the Neil Gaudry Centre

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Cultural & Historical Assets

HISTORICAL OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES St. Laurent Municipal Hall 1902 heritage site In need of restoring Postage Stamp Provincial Heritage Site View government of Manitoba website Sioux Cemetery In the early 1800’s, the White Horse Plains Sioux came from the U.S. as they were pushed North by the U.S. Calvary. The U.S. Calvary also pushed the Ojibway further north. There was a battle by Fairford. The Ojibway teamed up with the Cree and pushed the Sioux back. There was a huge battle in a field near St. Laurent where they buried their dead. It is proof that the Sioux were here. The Canadian Government never signed treaties with the Sioux. Currently no signage.

FE STIVA LS & EV E N TS Métis Days August long weekend Fiddle and dance competitions Dance group shows Baseball tournament Mud bogging 4-wheel Quad Derby Lots of fiddling music and jigging/step dancing Traditional Métis Food – la galette, radeau (muskrat), morel mushrooms, and fish

Louis Riel Day Celebration Held in February and organized by Father Guy Lavallée Michif Local Inc. St. Laurent Fall Supper Late September

Ice Fishing Derby St. Laurent and District Wildlife Association

Oak Point Music Festival Organized by the Oak Point Community Club in early July

Oak Point ATV Poker Derby Held every spring (May) in Oak Point

Canada Day Celebration Fireworks Portuguese Recreation Area puts on fireworks each Canada Day.

Manipogo Festival Winter festival celebrating culture and music and fishing industry Sand Piper Beach Association Annual Canada Day celebrations with fireworks

Emotions Music Festival Hipster Arts and Music Festival Stoney Ridge Campground Gravel pits east of town August long weekend

MUSEUMS / SITES OF MEMORY St. Laurent Métis Interpretive Centre Concept plans are done. The interpretive centre will showcase the Smithsonian Exhibit Phase 1 of 3 project complete, not yet open to public

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IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES River Lot Settlement Pattern Red River Settlement pattern, but not geographically attached to Winnipeg. St. Laurent was part of one of the parishes of the Red River Settlement when Manitoba entered Confederation. Not typical grid town, 24 chain lots coming back two miles from the Lake.

COMMUNITY CULTUR AL ORGANIZATIONS

Comité culturel de Saint Laurent Inc. Father Lavallée Mechif Local

Interlake Metis Association CDC St. Laurent

HERITAGE SITES

House of Pierre Coutu House where Louis Riel hid

Stone House French Count who built himself an estate. The ruins (walls) of his old house still stand. Metis Houses Métis built houses with dug-out cellars Excavations are still there

Fishing Hook Exhibit St. Laurent Recreation Centre Includes photo gallery of the fishermen.

Outdoor Recreation Assets

OUTDOOR

Sand Piper Park – Gros Arbre Park Public Access Beach Large Tree – 300 years old Washroom trailer Garbage receptacles

Meindle Beach / Twin Lakes Beach Public access beach Public Access to Channel and Lake End of roadway

Private Dock and Marina Private investment group working on Marina project for St. Laurent

E C O -T OU R I S M Marsh Tours and Bombardier Fishing Tours Interlake Tourism Association working with couple for marsh tours as well as Bombardier Fishing Tours

WILDLIFE VIEWING

Deer, bears, birds, ducks, geese, fox, coyotes, skunks, and raccoons.

GOLF COURSES Manipogo Golf and Country Club Next to Twin Lakes Beach on Lake Manitoba, Manipogo is a natural, spring-fed public par 36 golf course. Amenities include a driving range, practice green & a licensed restaurant. Groups welcomed Un-serviced RV parking is also available Under new ownership, the golf course is currently constructing a brand new 3000 square foot clubhouse and planning a 150 lot, serviced RV Park around a small man-made lake.

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TR AILS & SPACES

Inwood Snowmobile Club

OTHER Lake Manitoba Coop Fisheries Bombardier runs

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Laurentian Walking Trails St. Laurent Recreation