Bilingual signs in a historic Calgary neighbourhood have been defaced, with French words being spray-painted out..Located in the community of Rouleauville, now known as Mission, the stop signs also contained the French word ‘Arret’, French for halt..But vandals have recently gone through the community with black spray-paint and covered up the French part..“Oh look: Calgary’s bigots have been busy -erasing one tiny French word. Come on guys, we’re a better city than this! #frab â¦@cityofcalgaryâ© â¦@nenshi,” Sheila Risbud tweeted..Leela Sharon Aheer, Alberta’s Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, responded with disgust..“These actions have no place in our province and must be condemned. Our government values the role of Franco-Albertans and is committed to ensuring the French language and culture flourish in Alberta,” she tweeted.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .Rouleauville, now Mission, was originally named for Charles and Edward Rouleau — brothers who moved to Calgary from Quebec in the late 1800s..The village had been founded by French Canadian priests. .In 1907, when the village was annexed by the Calgary its French street names were replaced with the current numbered street system..Council voted in June to add French to the signs..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
