St. Lazare

Summary

COMMUNITY ASSETS

2Accommodations 1 Food Services 1 Shopping 1 Infrastructure 0 Essential Services

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

St. Lazare

Inventory

SUMMARY

Community Assets ACCOMODATIONS FOOD SERVICE D-Vo’s Restaurant and Sports Lounge Full-service restaurant and hockey-themed sports lounge Fort Ellice Hotel/Motel Parc P’tite Fourche Campground Serviced campground with water and hydro 6 service sites Dry toilet – no showers

SHOPPING Haney’s Grocery & Deli

HOSPITALITY Small community, friendly

INFRASTRUCTURE

Treated water, good roads, Hwy 41 crosses the town and connects with #1, #16, #83 and #42. Easy access. Townsite is in the valley and surrounded by hills Rail line

PROMOTION CDC La P’tite Fourche

St. Lazare Athletics

RM of Ellice-Archie Website School - kindergarten/maternelle to 12

Tourism Westman

Local Papers – Moosemin Spectator and Crossroads Shoal Lake

ATTR ACTIVENESS Attractive townsite in the valley, with trees and rivers.

Cultural & Historical Assets

HISTORICAL OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES Fort Ellice Fort Ellice Historical Site was a rest stop between Winnipeg and Fort Edmonton. A stone monument marks the former site of the Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post at Fort Ellice The site was purchased from A. B. Fouillard in June 2012 by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, with plans to make it freely accessible to the public. First Nations Cemetery At Fort Ellice Site

FE STIVA LS & EV E N TS Louis Riel Days February festival where the community celebrates its Métis roots during the Louis Riel Day celebrations. Activities include tobogganing, a Barouche (Métis card game) tournament, bannock, and a local talent show with singers, dancers and storytellers.

St. Lazare ATV Derby St. Lazare Fall Supper

Pioneer Days August long weekend Pioneer Days festivities include a pancake breakfast, cow pie bingo, a parade, a baseball tournament, children's activities, a dance and more.

St. Lazare

Inventory

SUMMARY

MUSEUMS / SITES OF MEMORY St. Lazare Interpretive Centre/Parkland Library Interpretive Center with local and historical information. Artist murals, artifacts and replica of Fort Ellice, information on the Métis and pioneers of the area

IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES Gravity Fed Water Systems La P’tite Fourche The forks of the Qu’Appelle and the Assiniboine Rivers

GALLERIES, CRAFTING OR WORKSHOPS Workshop Series Crafters Market Fundraising for mission trips for Sisters

COMMUNITY CULTUR AL ORGANIZATIONS Comité culturel St. Lazare St. Lazare CDC

St. Lazare Métis Association Knights of Colombus

Outdoor Recreation Assets

NATUR AL

Maple Trees Maple trees along rivers – used for maple syrup harvesting. Flooding damaged the trees, but new ones are growing. Paddle the Assiniboine and Qu’Appelle Rivers Canoe routes, kayaking, etc.

OUTDOOR St. Lazare Community Ball Park Fair Grounds Baseball diamonds, festival grounds, washrooms

ECOTOURISM Tubing the Rivers Tube down the rivers

TR AILS & SPACES

Fort Ellice – River to Fort Route Trail from River to Fort Ellice site – uphill/ downhill

Nature Conservancy of Canada Fort Ellice site – 3300 acres, walking trails, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, birdwatching, etc. Deer Hunting In the Valley

Association of Manitoba Community Pastures Community pasture overlooking the Qu’Appelle Valley St. Lazare corral Saskatoons and chokecherries

Corner lot off St. Lazare Campground – Métis grounds for tipi accommodations High ground available for future development of campground expansion

OTHER

Rocanville Potash Mine – Nutrien Tours of the mine if pre-booked.