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La Chambre de Commerce de St-Boniface (CCFSB)
The CCFSB was originally established in the 1950's as the St-Boniface Chamber of Commerce. Following the Reference Re Manitoba Language rights case at the Supreme Court of Canada, the Franco-Manitoban community following les États-Généraux - community consultations - began establishing french institutions to promote the use of the language in the public and political spheres. As a result of these consultations, The Chamber of commerce, having been left dormant for a number of years was revived and renamed the Chambre de commerce de St-Boniface to represent the interests of French speaking businesses and business owners.

Early Years
The francophone chamber of St- Boniface was first established as the St-Boniface Chamber of Commerce in October of 1952 when over 250 business representatives led by Roger Teillet gathered at the Cercle Ouvrier St-Jospeh to establish the organization which replaced the previous St-Boniface Board of trade.