Le Prix Riel

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This award, established in 1983 and presented annually by La Société Franco-Manitobaine, recognizes Francophones in Manitoba who have contributed substantially to the development of the community and a greater appreciation of French life and culture.

People

Surname begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Recipient

Category

Year

Louis Allain

Community Development

2007

Gérard Archambault

Community Development

2000

B

Cécile Bahuaud

Heritage

1986

Lucile Bazin

Heritage

2017

Marjorie Beauchemin

Education

1985

Florence Beaudry

Heritage

1983

Georges Beaudry

Heritage

1983

Lorette Beaudry-Ferland

Health/Social Services

2013

Derrek Bentley

Community Development

2011

Murielle Bérard

Education

1994

Réal Bérard

Arts/Culture

1990

Louis Bernardin

Prix Maurice-Gauthier

2005

Janine Bertrand

Community Development

2015

Roger Bilodeau

Law/Politics

1985

Raymond Bisson

Law/Politics

1993

Hélène Marie Désange Blais (1917-2012)

Heritage

1987

Jacqueline Blay

Heritage

2014

Aurèle Boisvert

Education

1999

Michelle Boulet

Arts/Culture

1986

Guy Boulianne

Arts/Culture

1990

C

Sr Gilberte Carrière

Community Development

2003

Thérèse Carrière

Heritage

1996

Michelle Cenerini (1955-2012)

Community Development

2013

Paul Cenerini

Health/Social Services

2008

Maria Chaput

Community Development

1998

Clément Charrière

Arts/Culture

1996

Priscilla Chaudouet

Community Development

1999

Barbara Comte

Community Development

1997

Gilbert Comte

Health/Social Services

2008

Clément Cormier

Education

2007

D

David Dandeneau

Community Development

1984

Auguste Débusschère

Community Development

2012

Thérèse Débusschère

Community Development

2012

Claudette Delaquis

Community Development

1999

René Deleurme

Education

1988

Armand Desharnais

Arts/Culture

1992

Crystal Desrosiers

Community Development

2021

Paul Desrosiers

Heritage

2019

Katrine Dilay

Community Development

2012

Thérèse Dorge

Community Development

2012

Diane Dornez-Laxdal

Community Development

2014

Roger Dubois

Community Development

1991

Gabriel Dufault

Heritage

2011

Léo Dufault

Arts/Culture

2012

Sylvie Dufour

Education

2009

Ronald J. “Ron” Duhamel (1938-2002)

Prix Maurice-Gauthier

2002

Joanne Dumaine

Education

2004

W. Yvon Dumont

Community Development

2005

Yolande Dupuis

Education

2008

E

F

André Fauchon

Community Development

1995

Marcien Ferland

Arts/Culture

1983

Yvonne Fontaine-Godard

Community Development

2013

Gabriel Forest

Community Development

2013

Marcelle Forest

Arts/Culture

1999

Marie Boulianne Fournier (1934-2007)

Arts/Culture

2001

G

Étienne-Joseph “Steve” Gaboury (1930-2022)

Community Development

2000

Raymonde Gagné

Community Development

2015

André Garand

Education

1994

Hubert Gauthier

Health/Social Services

2004

Irma Gauthier

Heritage

1983

Laurent Gimenez

Communications

1991

Marcel Gosselin

Arts/Culture

1991

Fernand Grégoire

Sports/Leisure

2004

Paul Grenier

Economic Development

2017

Lucien Guenette (1932-2018)

Community Development

2011

Lynne Guertin

Community Development

2003

H

Emile Hacault

Communications

1991

Alice Hébert

Community Development

1989

Gisèle Johnson Himbeault

Arts/Culture

2017

I

Régine Ings-Geiger

Community Development

1995

J

Anita Jamault

Community Development

2007

Gérard Jean

Arts/Culture

1993

Justin Johnson

Law/Politics

2021

K

Rayannah Kroker

Community Development

2012

L

Marie C. Labossière

Community Development

2010

Monique Lacoste

Arts/Culture

2002

Raymond Lafond

Economy

1990

Madeleine Laroche

Arts/Culture

1985

Christine Lamontage

Arts/Culture

2014

Alfred Laurencelle

Heritage

1984

Charles Lavack

Communications

2005

Émile Lavallée

Arts/Culture

2009

Ronald Lavallee

Communication

1988

Adrien Leclerc

Community Development

1993

Denise Lécuyer

Communications

2019

Gérard Lécuyer

Community Development

1992

France Lemay

Heritage

1986

Marcien “Mars” Lemay (1926-2005)

Arts/Culture

2005

Doris Lemoine

Heritage

2021

Gilles Lesage

Heritage

1990

Lucien Loiselle

Arts/Culture

1997

Lucienne Loiselle

Arts/Culture

1997

M

Yvette Mallet

Education

2009

Fernand Marion (1926-2003)

Education

1989

Marc Marion

Communications

2021

Odile Martel

Community Development

1997

Michel McDonald

Sports/Leisure

1983

Paul McKenna

Community Development

2008

Yvonne Mireault

Arts/Culture

1984

Alfred Maurice Monnin (1920-2013)

Community Development

2010

Caroline Mousseau

Community Development

2012

Cécile Gagnon Mulaire (1932-2022)

Sports/Leisure

1983

Mariette Mulaire

Prix Maurice-Gauthier

2017

N

O

Jean-Marc Ousset

Communications

2004

P

Noëlie Palud-Pelletier (1928-2022)

Heritage

1991

Louis Paquin

Communications

2005

Jeanne Lemaire Perreault (1918-2008)

Heritage

1989

Jean-Louis Perron

Heritage

2001

Marie-Laure Perron

Heritage

2001

Karine Pilotte

Community Development

2019

Raymond Poirier

Education

1992

Q

R

Léo Rémillard

Community Development

1997

Diane Robert

Community Development

2003

Léo Robert

Community Development

2003

Me Laurent Roy (?-?)

Community Development

2003

Michel Roy

Sports/Leisure

1986

S

Marie Annette Aline Saint-Pierre

Heritage

2007

Paul Sherwood

Arts/Culture

1995

Taïb Soufi

Community Development

2009

T

Joanne Therrien

Community Development

2009

Maurice Therrien

Economic Development

2010

Gabriel Tougas

Arts/Culture

2017

Janine Tougas

Communications

1990

Marc-François Tremblay

Arts/Culture

2019

U

V

Auguste Vermette

Heritage

1986

Dé-Anne Vermette

Arts/Culture

1995

Albert Vielfaure (1923-2007)

Community Development

2001

Jeanne Vinet

Heritage

1996

Thérèse Vuignier

Community Development

1987

W

Claudette Warnke

Education

2007

X

Y

Z

Organizations

Recipient

Category

Year

123 Children's Center Committee

Community Development

1997

La Brigade de la Rivière Rouge

Heritage

2010

Center Dom Benoît Construction Committee

Community Development

1987

Cinémental

Arts/Culture

2004

La Company de Sieur de la Vérendrye

Heritage

1994

La Coopérative du Comité culturel de Ste-Anne Inc.

Arts/Culture

2000

Corporation de développement communautaire de Saint-Laurent

Community Development

2002

Council of the Village of Saint-Pierre-Jolys

Law/Politics

1989

CUSB Gathering of the Century Organizing Committee

Community Development

1992

Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities

Economic Development

1998

L’équipe de médecins du Centre médical Seine

Health/Social Services

2007

Francofonds

Community Development

1998

Franco-Manitoban Youth Parliament

Law/Politics

1996

Habitat Chez-Soi

Community Development

1996

Laurier French School Parents' Committee

Education

1996

La Liberté

Communications

1998

La ligue d’improvisation du Manitoba

Arts/Culture

2001

Les Louis Boys

Arts/Culture

2002

Partners of Fort Gibraltar

Heritage

1997

Provincial Federation of Parents' Committees

Education

1993

Red River Dancers

Arts/Culture

1988

Saint-Claude Parents' Committee

Education

1998

Saint-Georges Parents' Committee

Community Development

1994

Saint-Lazare Youth Club

Sports/Leisure

1996

Sœurs Grises de l’Ouest (Région Manitoba)

Health/Social Services

2002

Somerset Cultural Committee

Communications

1989

Women's Network

Law/Politics

1994

Sources:

Obituary [Michelle Cenerini], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 2012.

List of Riel Prize recipients, Wikipedia.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 January 2023

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