CBXFT-DT, Ici Radio-Canada Première's CHFA-FM and Ici Musique's CBCX-FM. Francophone community radio stations exist in Edmonton (CFED-FM) and Plamondon (CHPL-FM); a third community radio station, CKRP-FM in Falher, was shut down in 2017. In print, the province is served by the French-language weekly newspaper Le Franco. Notable Franco-Albertans The first notable Franco-Albertan, in many regards, was Father Albert Lacombe. Politics Prosper-Edmond Lessard - Alberta’s first French-speaking cabinet minister. Liberal MLA for Pakan (1909-1913) and St. Paul (1913-1921), Senator for Alberta (1925-1931). Wilfrid Gariépy - founding Franco-Albertan/Canadian politician, Liberal MLA for Beaver River (1913-1921), Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs (1917-1918), Provincial Secretary (1918). Jean Léon Côté - Liberal MLA for Athabasca (1909-1913) and Grouard (1913-1923) Ernest Côté -soldier, diplomat and civil servant. Joseph Miville Dechêne - Liberal MLA for Beaver River (1921-1926) and St. Paul (1930-1935), Liberal MP for Athabaska (1940-1958). Laudas Joly - United Farmers MLA for St. Paul (1921-1930) and Social Credit MLA for Bonnyville (1952-1955). Joseph Beaudry - Social Credit MLA for St. Paul (1935-1952). Léo Piquette - NDP MLA for Athabasca-Lac La Biche (1986-1989), francophone minority rights advocate. Paul André Joseph Langevin - Liberal, then PC MLA for Lac La Biche-St. Paul (1993-2001). Denis Ducharme - PC MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake (1997-2008). Hector Goudreau - PC MLA for Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (2004-2015), Alberta Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture (2006–2008), Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs (2008-2011). Claudette Tardif - Liberal, then independent Senator for Alberta (2005–2018). Francophone of Russian descent. Colin Piquette - son of Léo Piquette, NDP MLA for Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (2015–2019). Marie Renaud - NDP MLA for St. Albert (2015–present). Randy Boissonnault - first Franco-Albertan federal minister representing an Alberta riding. Liberal MP for Edmonton Centre (2015–2019; 2021–present), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (2015-2017), Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance (October 26, 2021 to present). Pierre Poilievre - first Franco-Albertan federal minister. Conservative MP for Nepean—Carleton (2004-present). Sports Chris Benoît - Professional wrestler. Born to a French-Canadian family in Montréal, but raised in Edmonton, and wrestled out of Calgary. Arthur Boileau - Former professional runner of French-Canadian descent. Represented Canada in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics in the Marathon. Born in Edmonton. Art Crystal Plamondon - singer and songwriter from Plamondon, Alberta. Les Bûcherons, a duo which presents French-Canadian music and dance to audiences throughout the province. Robert Goulet - American entertainer of French-Canadian parentage and Franco-Albertan residency. Migrated with his