St. Adolphe, Manitoba

St. Adolphe, or Saint Adolphe, originally called Pointe-Coupée, is a diked community in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot, Manitoba, Canada. It is located along the east bank of the Red River, approximately 12 kilometres south of Winnipeg. It was renamed after Adolphe Turner who made a large donation to the local church.[6][7] St. Adolphe is notable for being home to the world's largest snow maze.[8]

Saint Adolphe
A corn maze in St. Adolphe
St. Adolphe
Location of St. Adolphe in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°40′31″N 97°06′35″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
Established1857 [1]
Government
 • MayorChris Ewen[2]
 • Councillor (Ward 2)Ron Mamchuk[2]
 • Governing BodyR.M. of Ritchot Council
 • MLA (Springfield-Ritchot)Ron Schuler
 • MP (Provencher)Ted Falk
Elevation
234[3] m (769 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census[4])
 • Total1,362
 • Density853.9/km2 (2,212/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R5A 1A1, R5A 1A2, & R5A 1A3, R5A 1A8 [5]

History

The area was first settled by the Métis before 1812. They were joined by others who came after the merger of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company and residents from the Red River Colony who arrived after the floods of 1826 and 1852. In 1857, the Parish of St. Norbert was founded which encompassed the then settlements of Pointe-Coupée (now St. Adolphe) and Point-à-Grouette (now Ste. Agathe). The first school was established in 1865-1866. When the R.M. of Ritchot was founded in 1890, the town was incorporated into it. The post office was opened in 1891, under the name of Dubuc, changed to St. Adolphe two years later.[7] In 1893, the mission was constructed and on January 10, 1896 the Parish of St. Adolphe was founded.[9] The School District of St. Adolphe was formed in 1896 as well. In 1906, a group of French nuns from the Filles de la Croix order opened a Roman Catholic convent and school at St. Adolphe which would come to greatly influence the town.[10] The current church was built in 1913. The convent was the site of a reported miracle in 1922, when one of the Sisters, stricken with tuberculosis and near death, miraculously recovered after several days of prayer. The town was connected to the Manitoba Hydro electrical grid in 1939. Two years later, a credit union was built. By 1946, the town had a population of 590. The floods of 1950 and 1966 caused the evacuation of the town, the latter of which prompted the construction of a ring dyke around the town. In 1967, the Sisters converted the school into a nursing home and later sold it in 1972. In 1991, the population of the town stood at 1226, up from 460 in 1971. The former convent served as a personal care home until 2013, at which time it was replaced by a new state-of-the-art facility in the neighbouring town of Niverville. The convent was demolished in June 2017.[11][12][13] [14]

Services

St. Adolphe is serviced by a post office, an indoor hockey arena and community centre, a curling club, two churches, a pharmacy, multiple local businesses, and the R.M. of Ritchot's administrative offices.

Water

In 2000, Manitoba Health issued boil water advisories for the communities of Ste. Adolphe and Ile-des-Chênes. A C$6 million fund under the Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Program was announced in July 2001. The water project involved completely new water supply pipes, distribution pipes, reservoir and pumping equipment. The new system serves more than 700 households in the Ste. Agathe, Ile des Chênes, and rural farmland areas.[15]

Education

École St. Adolphe School is the only school in the town. It has both French Immersion and English classes from Kindergarten to Grade 8. It belongs to Seine River School Division. After Grade 8, students progress to Collège St. Norbert Collegiate. Currently, the school has an enrolment of approximately 250 children.[16] French speaking families also have the option of sending their children to École Noël Ritchot, a French school located in the community of St. Norbert, approximately 10 minutes north of the town. École Noël Ritchot is operated by the Division Scolaire Francophone de Manitoba.

Population

Although it was once a predominantly francophone community, the number of English-speaking residents has rapidly increased in recent years as St. Adolphe has become a bedroom community of the city of Winnipeg. Now roughly 3/4 of the residents have English as their first language.

Population of St. Adolphe since 1910
Year Population One-year
% change		 Five-year
% change		 Total
% change
1910450n/an/an/a
19465900.9%4.3%31.1%
1971460-0.9%-4.4%-22%
199112268.3%41.6%166.5%
20061048-1.0%-4.8%-14.5%
20111036-0.2%-1.1%-1.1%
201613626.3%31.5%31.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [17][18][14]

Notable people

Climate
Climate data for Glenlea
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)		 8.5
(47.3)		 16.5
(61.7)		 34
(93)		 36.5
(97.7)		 38
(100)		 36.5
(97.7)		 38.5
(101.3)		 38.5
(101.3)		 30
(86)		 23.3
(73.9)		 10
(50)		 38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 10.7
(51.3)		 19.1
(66.4)		 23.3
(73.9)		 25.5
(77.9)		 25.5
(77.9)		 18.6
(65.5)		 10.6
(51.1)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.2
(1.0)		 −13.3
(8.1)		 −6
(21)		 4.4
(39.9)		 12.2
(54.0)		 17
(63)		 19.4
(66.9)		 18.8
(65.8)		 12.5
(54.5)		 4.9
(40.8)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 2.8
(37.0)
Average low °C (°F) −22.6
(−8.7)		 −19
(−2)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 5.3
(41.5)		 10.8
(51.4)		 13.2
(55.8)		 12.1
(53.8)		 6.1
(43.0)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −19.9
(−3.8)		 −3.1
(26.4)
Record low °C (°F) −43
(−45)		 −42
(−44)		 −35.5
(−31.9)		 −30
(−22)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −7
(19)		 −20.5
(−4.9)		 −36.5
(−33.7)		 −40
(−40)		 −43
(−45)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.3
(0.64)		 12.5
(0.49)		 20.7
(0.81)		 27.7
(1.09)		 61.5
(2.42)		 97.7
(3.85)		 91.7
(3.61)		 49
(1.9)		 43.1
(1.70)		 35.7
(1.41)		 26.5
(1.04)		 21.5
(0.85)		 542.7
(21.37)
Source: Environment Canada[19]

Note: This weather data is from the weather station in Glenlea, a community ~5km from St. Adolphe.

Infrastructure

Road access to St. Adolphe is provided by Saint Mary's Road (Provincial Road 200) which runs North-South and PR 210 which runs East-West. The Pierre Delorme Bridge, the only local crossing over the Red River, linking the town with Highway 75 two kilometers to the west using PR 210. The bridge replaced a seasonal ferry in 1976,[20] the last ferry to operate on the Red River in Manitoba. In addition, many residents use Highway 75 to commute from and to Winnipeg. St. Adolphe is protected by a ring dyke as the community lies in the Red River Valley, a region prone to major flooding.

Attractions

A Maze in Corn

Colloquially known as “The Corn Maze”, this business attracts many from across southern Manitoba. Found 2km north of the town, it boasts a large corn maze, six ziplines and other activities.[21] In January 2019, they built the world's largest snow maze at 30,021ft², verified by Guinness World Records.[8]

Politics

In politics, St. Adolphe is located in the ridings of Provencher (federal), represented by Conservative MP Ted Falk and Springfield-Ritchot (provincial), represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Ron Schuler. As well, St. Adolphe is in the R.M. of Ritchot in Ward 2, represented by Ron Mamchuk,[22] who is a councillor for the local municipal jurisdiction, the R.M. of Ritchot. Chris Ewen is currently mayor, after having been elected in a by-election in 2017 and acclaimed in the 2018 election.

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