A fieldstone monument at Ste. Rita, in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds, was erected to commemorate Antoine and Christene Ducharme who, along with their children (Olier Ducharme, Jean Baptiste Ducharme, Joe Ducharme, Rivoca Ducharme, Celeste Ducharme, and Maria Ducharme), arrived here to homestead on 9 May 1907. The plaque also indicates that the village’s original name was Craig, named for contractor Dick Craig who opened the first bush camp here, in 1907.
Ducharme family monument (September 2019)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88203, W96.29728
denoted by symbol on the map above
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 September 2019
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