T Festival Voyageur (literally translated Festival Traveller) annual 10-y winter festival which takes place S. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada during February. "Voyageur" refers those worked trading company usually travelled y canoe.

T event Winnipeg's French Quarter, Saint-Boniface Western Canada's largest winter festival. T event celebrates Canada's trading p unique French heritage culture through entertainment, crafts, music, exhibits displays.

T festival first proposed 1967, celebration Canada's centennial. However, sufficient funding y council, proposal acted p. I summer 1969, mayor, E Turner, y council Saint-Boniface granted their support under condition Festival became incorporated organization. Judge Robert Trudel became first president Festival du/of Voyageur. Festival du/of Voyageur I. incorporated under Companies A Manitoba December 18, 1969. I received y grant $35,000 g profits p $35,000.

A press conference January 13, 1970, Mayor Turner announced y Saint-Boniface would present festival honouring Voyageur trading , celebration Manitoba's centennial. T first Festival du/of Voyageur place February 26 March 1 1970, Provencher Park, estimated attendance 50,000 people. T large number attendees required unforeseen level expenditure y festival organizers; y festival's conclusion, organization excess C$40,000. T remedy their financial situation, organizers horse races fundraiser conjunction 1971 festival. T 1971 festival success, drawing nearly 200,000 guests. However, instead resolving financial situation, fundraiser pushed organization further .

Grants y Winnipeg Secretary State allowed Festival arrangements their creditors. T changed "Festival Voyageur" ( " " dropped). F 1972 festival, Arthur D'Eschambault elected president. H hired number financial management directors ( anglophone). T festival February 21 27, profits amounted C$108.46.

O years, additions Festival. T symbol toque p boots adopted 1973, after winning sculpture y before. T "school" voyageurs appointed 1977, visit schools teach children about voyageurs Festival.

I 1978, organization accumulated enough surplus funds Whittier P permanent festival. Provencher P become small growing number attendees. Lg cabins constructed Whittier P could lefft there y-round. These cabins formed foundation historic reconstruction became known F Gibraltar.