Father Darveau served as a priest in Northern Manitoba for more than 50 years. He served the First Nations communities of Brochet, Lac Brochet and Pukatawagan and was instrumental in the development of Lac Brochet.
He built four churches in these communities and built and operated a community television station with religious and social aim. As a resident of these communities he also served as a counsellor, dental assistant (before the establishment of the medical outpost) and was a source of strength for the weak, sick and needy. There is an airstrip in Brochet due to his leadership.
On more than one occasion he risked his life to rescue people who were snow bound with the temperature exceeding 40 below Celsius. This gentle priest, retired, has left a legacy of love and kindness in Northern Manitoba. His life was a model to the thousands who knew him.
