Mr. Speaker, in August 1909 eight women from the Sisters of Charity Notre Dame d'Evron in France arrived in Trochu, Alberta and established a hospital and a school.
One hundred years later we will honour them as they succeeded in bravely facing the many challenges of pioneer life on the prairies.
This August, Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Evron from all over the world including Africa, England, France, Peru and Canada will join us to celebrate in Trochu, Alberta.
The St. Mary's Health Care Centre in Trochu has served generations of families in need of hospital care in my riding.
We will name the new subdivision in Trochu “Evron Place” dedicating it to the memory of the sisters who came here to help build and serve our community.
The Knights of Columbus, the Communities in Bloom, the town council, local businessmen and school children are all pulling together to commemorate the 100th anniversary.
In Trochu we are thankful and truly blessed by the efforts and legacy of these eight sisters and the many who followed them.