Brosseau, Alberta

Brosseau (English: /ˈbruːsoʊ/)[1] is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21.[2] It is located on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River along the Highway 29 / Highway 36 concurrency, 50 km (31 mi) southwest of St. Paul. The hamlet of Duvernay is located immediately across the river along the south bank.

Brosseau
Location of Brosseau Alberta

The hamlet has the name of Edmond Brosseau, an early settler.[3]

Before Brosseau existed, a previous settlement had been created on the same site. Founded by Father Lacombe as Saint-Paul-des-Cris, it was a Catholic mission to the Cree which was established in 1865 and abandoned in 1874 due to Cree reluctance to adopt an agricultural lifestyle and several crop failures. Lacombe would try again nearby in 1896 with a new settlement called Saint-Paul-des-Métis, which also struggled until it was opened to white Francophones in 1909.[4]

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References
  1. The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  2. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 25.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-12-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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