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May 24, 2020May 24, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

The Murals of Legal, Alberta (Part 5)

Many of the murals in Legal depict people who lived heroic lives, and today I have chosen two people whose heroism has made them very significant in Canadian history. One heroic person depicted in the murals in Legal is Roméo Dallaire.  He was the Force Commander for the UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda in 1993 […]

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May 23, 2020May 23, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

The Murals of Legal, Alberta (Part 4)

The mural I am showing you today sparked my curiosity. It makes reference to the famine that affected Ireland in the 1850s. I was taught that it was called the Irish Potato Famine because a fungal infestation decimated the potato crop for about seven or eight years. This mural, however, suggests a more sinister history. […]

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May 22, 2020May 21, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

The Murals of Legal, Alberta (Part 3)

There are so many great murals in Legal that it is hard to pick out a few to show you. Today I have chosen the portraits of two more homesteading families. This first is of Joseph St Martin and Marthe Calage. Joseph was the stepson of Jean Calage (1848-1927) and the two men each paid […]

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May 20, 2020May 19, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

The Murals of Legal, Alberta (Part 2)

Following my first discovery of the town of Legal, Alberta, I decided to create a series of blog posts highlighting some of the many murals in the town and the history behind them. This is part two of that series. The mural that tells the story of George Bugnet draws attention to some of his […]

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May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

The Murals of Legal, Alberta (Part 1)

When first approaching Legal, Alberta, visitors can stop at the Ensemble-Together Monument that was created by Ernest Chauvet, welded by Louis Forcade, and painted by John Ellenberger. It has a Canadian flag at the centre and the flags of Britain and Quebec on either side. The monument affirms the cooperative spirit of 1775 when the […]

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May 17, 2020May 17, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

French Mural Capital of the World

Until yesterday, I didn’t know I lived forty minutes away from the Mural Capital of Canada and the French Mural Capital of the World. And, it is wonderful! The town of Legal (pronounced lé-gal, not lee-guhl) is inhabited by 1345 people living in 448 private dwellings. It was established in 1894 by French settlers and […]

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