The Franco-Albertans are an extended community of French Canadians or French-speaking people living in Alberta. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 They are centred in the Bonnie Doon area of Edmonton, and there are tens of thousands of Franco-Albertans living in communities such as Legal north of Edmonton, Bonnyville, Plamondon, and St. Paul in the northeastern part of the province, northwest areas such as the hamlet of St. Isidore, Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130, Alberta-including the towns of Falher, Donnelly, McLennan and Girouxville and north central Alberta. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Legal (ləˈgæl is a town in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton on Highway Bonnyville Alberta is a town situated in Central Alberta between the city of Cold Lake and the smaller town of Plamondon is a small rural Alberta hamlet located northeast of Edmonton. St Paul Alberta is a small town in East- Central Alberta, Canada. St Isidore is a small rural hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada approximately 16 km southeast of Peace River on Highway 688. The Municipal District of Smoky River No 130 is a Municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. Falher (fəˈlɛr is a town in the Peace Country area of Alberta, Canada. Donnelly is a village in Northern Alberta, Canada, located approximately 5 km east of Falher Alberta McLennan is a town in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of High Prairie on Highway 2 Girouxville (ˈʒɪrʊvɪl is a village in Northern Alberta, Canada, located south of the town of Peace River Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Immigration from Quebec to Alberta in the 1970s and again in the 21st century has also increased the francophone population of the province, especially in the cities of Calgary and Fort McMurray. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Fort McMurray is a community within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta.
L’Unithéâtre in Edmonton and the Société de Théâtre serve a French-speaking audience, and a number of folk dancing troupes tour the province. The Centre d’arts visuels de l’Alberta provides a venue for francophone artists and craftsmen, and the annual Franco-Alberta Festival showcases French language and culture.
The first notable Franco-Albertan, in many regards, was Father Albert Lacombe. Albert Lacombe ( 28 February, 1827 &ndash 12 December, 1916) commonly known in Alberta simply as Father Lacombe, was a French-Canadian
Other notable Franco-Albertans
- Chris Benoit - Professional wrestler. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Born to a French-Canadian family in Montréal, but raised in Edmonton, and wrestled out of Calgary.
- Jean Léon Côté - Franco-Albertan politician.
- Denis Ducharme - Franco-Albertan politician. Denis Archie Ducharme (born March 14, 1955, Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada) is a former Albertan MLA.
- Wilfrid Gariépy - founding Franco-Albertan/Canadian politician. Wilfrid Gariepy (born March 14, 1877; died January 13, 1960) was a Canadian politician member of the Legislative
- Robert Goulet - American entertainer of French-Canadian parentage and Franco-Albertan residency. Robert Gerard Goulet ( November 26 1933 – October 30 2007) was a Canadian Grammy - and Tony Award - winning Migrated with his French-Canadian family from Massachusetts to northern Alberta when he was three months old. Was rumoured to be seeking Canadian citizenship, but died in 2007 before any action could be taken.
- Hector Goudreau - Alberta Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture (2006–present). Hector Goudreau (born October 11, 1950) is a politician from Alberta, Canada.
- Prosper-Edmond Lessard - Alberta’s first French-speaking cabinet minister and Senator. Prosper-Edmond Lessard (born February 3, 1873 died April 11, 1931) was a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA
- Les Bûcherons, a duo which presents French-Canadian music and dance to audiences throughout the province.
- Benoit Pariseau - Author and broadcaster. He is also a distant cousin of former Québec premier Jacques Pariseau.
- Leo Piquette - Alberta politician, francophone minority right advocate. Leo Piquette was elected to the Alberta Legislative Assembly in the 1986 Alberta election.
- Crystal Plamondon -.
- Edouard Hector Rouleau - Medical doctor, Conservative Politician, pioneer of Calgary.
- Claudette Tardif - francophone Canadian Senator for Alberta, of Russian descent. Claudette Tardif (born July 27 1947) is a Canadian senator from Alberta.
See also
- Franco-Albertan Flag
- French Canadian
- Franco-Columbian, Franco-Manitoban, Franco-Ontarian, Fransaskois, Franco-Tenois
External links
- French-Canadian Association of Alberta (ACFA)
- ACFA régionale d'Edmonton
- Le Franco
- Alberta's Francophone Heritage Website
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This Alberta-related article is a stub. Created by Jean-Pierre Grenier, the design for the Franco-Albertan flag was adopted by the Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta ( French-Canadian Association Franco-Columbians or Franco-Colombiens are French Canadians or French speaking Canadians ( Francophones) living in the Pacific Franco-Manitobans are a community of French Canadians or French -speaking people living in Manitoba. Franco-Ontarians (franco-ontarien are French Canadian or Francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. Fransaskois are Francophones or French Canadians living in the Prairie province of Saskatchewan. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 See the WikiProject Alberta for article coordination. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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