Bonne Madone, Saskatchewan
Bonne Madone is an Unincorporated community founded in 1902 in the Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401, in Saskatchewan.[1]
History
The area of Bonne Madone was granted by the federal government to French settlers, the main contingent of which arrived in 1902 from Dauphiné and Franche-Comté, lead by fathers Laurent Voisin and Jean Garnier. A convent run by the Sisters of Providence was established there in 1905.[1]
A school was built there in 1908, and the town's chapel was first built in 1910. Later in that decade was built a Wood-framed church, which burned in 1918, but was rebuilt in 1920. A Royal North-West Mounted Police station and a Post office were also located there, the latter closing in 1963.[1]
It was an active community in the 1920s and the 1930s, but its population dwindled due to farm size adjustments. It was designated as heritage property in 1982, and became a municipal heritage property on June 15, 2004.[1]