the area's official name, and Perreault became its first postmaster - administering Cowessess access to mail. With the exception of Principal Jean-Baptiste Beys (1912-1918), for over 60 years Oblates served as parish priest, principal, and postmaster for the community, including: Gustave Fafard (1918-1920), Joseph Carrière (1920-1933), Placide Châtelain (1933-1938), Vincent de Varennes (1938-1944), Jean Lemire (1944-1952), Regalis (Royal) Carrière (1952-1961), and Gaston (Garry) Gélinas (1961-1964). After Gélinas' resignation in 1964, the postmaster role was filled by the community. Oblates Gérard Nogue (1964-1971) and Adéodat Ruest (1971-1972) were the last Oblate principals at Marieval, as its administration shifted to the government. Fort Alexander Indian Residential School Oblate Arthur Masse was arrested on June 16, 2022, charged with indecent assault of a student at OMI-administered Fort Alexander Residential School. The crime was alleged to have been committed between 1968 and 1970 when the student was 10 years old - she has since passed away. The arrest of Masse, at 92-years-old, was the culmination of a decade-long RCMP criminal investigation that included over 80 agents, who conducted over 700 interviews and analyzed thousands of historical documents, resulting in 75 statements from witnesses and victims of abuse at the school. Masse was released pending trial on July 20,2022. Present day The Oblates are active worldwide. They work in parishes, Catholic schools, retreat centres, and among Indigenous peoples, emphasizing issues of justice and peace. OMI's Canadian presence is currently administered in three geographic "provinces": Notre-Dame-du-Cap (French), housed at Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Lacombe (English), with offices in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Dominican University College in Ottawa, Ontario, and Assumption (Polish), based in Toronto, Ontario. Lacombe also administers OMI's missions to Kenya. As of July 2019, there were 282 Oblate priests working in Canada. In the UK and Ireland, the Oblates work through parishes and Centres of Mission in London, Edinburgh, Anglesey and Dublin. Sri Lankan Mission Arriving in 1847, Oblates landed in Colombo, British Ceylon. OMI's Sri Lankan mission is currently administered as Colombo Province and Jaffna Province. As of June 2021, there were 106 Oblates attached to Colombo's seven districts. Colombo also administers OMI's delegations to Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Australian Mission Begun in 1894, OMI's Australian presence is currently administered in one geographic province based in Camberwell, Victoria and includes nine parishes and four schools. As of 2017, there were 42 Oblate priests working in Australia. Australia also administers OMI's delegation to