C'est la vie: Festival du Voyageur adapts to COVID-19 By: Nicole Brownlee Last Modified: 6:24 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 | Updates Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press Files Barney Morin lights his tobacco pipe before telling a story at a camp du feu (fire camp) at Festival Du Voyageur on Louis Riel Day in 2014. A Winnipeg winter staple, the Festival du Voyageur, is preparing for every scenario under possible COVID restrictions in February. A Winnipeg winter staple, the Festival du Voyageur, is preparing for every scenario under possible COVID restrictions in February. "I feel like I’ve planned maybe five different festivals so far," executive director Darrel Nadeau joked on Wednesday.