RIGAUD. PIERRE, O.M.I.
Pierre Rigaud was from the Loire region of France. In 1935, at the age of 26, he was among the Oblate priests who were sent to the Yukon and to the north of British Columbia to work in the areas where the contractors of the Alaska highway were passing through. After one year in Saskatchewan, he settled in Burwash Landing in the Yukon.
His original reticence to live in the Yukon vanished in front of the beautiful wild scenery.
Father Rigaud continued to work in various regions of the territory. He built the church at Snag, at Ross River and at Faro. He loved the great outdoors and sports; he even arrived first in a dogsled race in the 1963. Sourdough Carnival Rendez-vous..
The Faro arena was named after him in order to celebrate the contribution that the priests made to minor hockey. In 1990, after 21 years in Faro, Father Faro was sent to Teslin. He was still in the Yukon in 1997 and was working at Haines Junction.
Ref: Empreinte, vol II, pp. 117-118
Pierre Rigaud was from the Loire region of France. In 1935, at the age of 26, he was among the Oblate priests who were sent to the Yukon and to the north of British Columbia to work in the areas where the contractors of the Alaska highway were passing through. After one year in Saskatchewan, he settled in Burwash Landing in the Yukon.
His original reticence to live in the Yukon vanished in front of the beautiful wild scenery.
Father Rigaud continued to work in various regions of the territory. He built the church at Snag, at Ross River and at Faro. He loved the great outdoors and sports; he even arrived first in a dogsled race in the 1963. Sourdough Carnival Rendez-vous..
The Faro arena was named after him in order to celebrate the contribution that the priests made to minor hockey. In 1990, after 21 years in Faro, Father Faro was sent to Teslin. He was still in the Yukon in 1997 and was working at Haines Junction.
Ref: Empreinte, vol II, pp. 117-118
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