Habitation de Québec [SEP] architect
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List of fountains in Paris


Delacroix, Luxembourg Gardens, 19th century, architect unknown. Fontaine Pastoral, Square Saint-Germain-des-Prés, square Felix Desruelles. 1914. Ollivier, architect. Felix Desruelles, sculptor. Fontaine Jacob, 2 rue Jacob, 1978, Guy Larrigue, sculptor. Fontaine Littré, 4 rue Littré 1983, Shamaï Haber, sculptor (disappeared) Fontaine du Québec, Embâcle, Place du Québec, 1984, Alfred Gindre, architect and Charles Daudelin, sculptor. Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons or Fontaine de Grenelle. 57
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Office des professions du Québec


August 1977 to 1987), Thomas J. Mulcair (9 Dec. 1987-31 August 1993), Robert Diamant (1 Sep. 1993-31 Aug. 1998), Jean-K. Samson (Sept. 28, 1998-2003), Gaétan Lemoyne (29 sept. 2003-2007) and Jean-Paul Dutrisac (2007-today). List of Vice-Presidents of the OPQ: Jean-Marie Dionne (1973-7 Nov. 1983), Louis Roy (1983-1993), Sylvie de Grandmont (1994-2007)
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Capitole de Québec


The Capitole de Québec is a Beaux Arts-style theatre in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is located in Old Quebec on . It was listed on the Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec in 1984, and became a National Historic Site of Canada in 1986. Constructed in 1903 based on plans by American architect Walter S. Painter, it was renovated in 1927 by Thomas W. Lamb. It was closed and abandoned in the late 1980s, and underwent a complete restoration in 1992. Le Capitole was classified as a historic
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Noël Juchereau


, in 1643. Juchereau was an active figure in New France. The governor of Québec frequently sought his help with delicate legal matters. Juchereau and Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny, originally created the Communauté des Habitants. He was appointed their head clerk in 1645. As a church warden from 1645-1646 he prominently participated in religious ceremonies central to Québec's social life. Historian Benjamin Sulte believed that he was acting as an agent for Rosée and Cheffault who wanted a grant of part of the trade in New France from the Company
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Alexander Reford


writing a book on the gardens of Québec and a history of tourism in the province. He was one of the "Top Forty Under Forty" in 2000. He has also been given various honours for his contribution to landscape architecture and gardens. He was made an honorary member of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. In 2009, he was awarded the Frederick-Todd Prize by the Association des Architectes Paysagistes du Québec. In the same year, the Montréal Botanical Garden bestowed the Henry-Teuscher Prize on Alexander Reford and
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Fountains in Paris


Fontaine des Miroitements, and Fontaine des Hespérides, by architects Christine Schnitzler and François Brun, along with landscape architect Michel Pena, which added water and greenery into an urban space surrounded by huge concrete buildings. Other new fountains were highly original and personal visions of the artists who created them: The Fontaine de l'Embacle (1984), in Place du Québec, across from the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, by the sculptor Daudelin and architect Alfred Gindre, represents a spring bursting through the pavement, pushing up
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Beaupre (surname)


with Marie Guyon. They had a son, also named Nicolas, in 1603. This son became the family's pioneer ancestor. As an adult, he emigrated to New France--later named Québec, Canada--where he married on 2 Sep 1640 at St-Laurent, Ile d'Orleans with a woman named Catherine Gouget, a "Fille du Roi", from Bourg de Thury, Normandie, France. The "Filles du Roi" (i.e. "King's Daughter") were women who were shipped from France to
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Gaetan Proulx


Gaétan Proulx is a bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. Born 27 May 1947 in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec, he became a Professed Member of the Order of Servants of Mary On 5 Sep 1969 and was ordained a priest on 8 Jun 1975. On 12 December 2011 he was appointed, by pope Benedict XVI, Auxiliary Bishop of Québec,Canada and Titular Bishop of Azura in North Africa. His principle consecrators were Bishops Paul Lortie, Bishop of Mont-Laurier and Gilles Lemay, Bishop of
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Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul


rooms and huge glass panels on the wall facing the church. The museum is partially accessible to the physically disabled. It has meeting facilities and a boutique. The three-story building won first prize for an institutional building in 1992 from the Ordre des architectes du Québec. Françoise Labbé become general director of the Centre d'exposition and general and artistic director of the Centre d'art de Baie-Saint-Paul in which it was housed, in 1993. Labbé was made a Knight of the Ordre National du Québec in 1997. She
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Quebec City Armoury


The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly "Grande-Allée Armoury" (, or simply "Manège militaire"), was built as a Gothic Revival drill hall for the infantry regiment "Les Voltigeurs de Québec" at 805 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue East, Quebec City, Canada. Designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and constructed between 1885 and 1888, it is a National Historic Site. Partially destroyed by fire in 2008, the armoury has received a commitment from the federal government to be rebuilt by 2016. It was
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Grand Théâtre de Québec


The Grand Théâtre de Québec is a performing arts complex in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was conceived to commemorate the Canadian Centennial of 1967 and the Quebec Conference, 1864, one of the key meetings leading to the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Designed by Polish-Canadian architect , construction began in 1966 under Premier Jean Lesage but was stopped by the Union Nationale government of Daniel Johnson. Construction resumed in late 1967 but the theatre was not officially opened until January 16, 1971. The theatre has two venues: Since
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Old Quebec


, Samuel de Champlain built a habitation where its remains can be found with Place Royale as its centre. It was restored with the goal of reconstructing the French flair from its origins. Construction of the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires started during 1687 at this location and was completed during 1723. The Musée de la civilisation, the Musée naval de Québec, the caserne Dalhousie and the Théâtre Petit Champlain are among some of the museums, performance halls, theatres and exhibition venues in Lower Town. Places such as
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Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie


Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie was born November 7, 1604, in Caen, Normandy - died November 4, 1687, in Québec. He was a fur merchant, businessman, seigneur and co-founder of the Communauté des habitants in 1645. He arrived in Canada in 1636. He married Marguerite, the sister of Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny, while in France. He was governor of Trois-Rivières from November 7, 1645 to September 2, 1648; and from September 9, 1649 to August 21, 1651;
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Letters to the inhabitants of Canada


Montreal from James Price, a Montreal merchant, the Second Continental Congress approved the letter. The letter, entitled "Letter to the oppressed inhabitants of Canada", was translated as "Lettre adressée aux habitants opprimés de la province de Québec, de la part du Congrès général de l’Amérique septentrionale, tenu à Philadelphie." The letter was signed by president John Hancock, and again translated by Pierre Eugène du Simitière; 1,000 copies of it were printed by Fleury Mesplet. The content of the letter has been attributed to John Jay
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Robert Seppings


Sir Robert Seppings, FRS (11 December 176725 April 1840) was an English naval architect. Seppings was born to Robert and Lydia Seppings at Fakenham, Norfolk, on 11 December 1767 and baptised three days later. In 1782 he was apprenticed in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth. In 1800, when he had risen to be master shipwright assistant in the yard, he invented a device which greatly reduced the time required to repair the lower portions of ships in dry dock when compared with the laborious process of lifting then in vogue.
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Beaver Lake (Montreal)


for various recreational activities: skating and sliding in the winter, vast lawns in summer. Built between 1956 and 1958, inaugurated in 1961, the pavilion is located west of the lake. Designed by architects Hazen Sise and Guy Desbarats, it was considered one of the most innovative buildings in Montreal, with a corrugated roof and large windows. It was renovated in 2005-2007. The pavilion houses a restaurant named "The Pavilion". In 2007, the Ordre des architectes du Québec (Order of Architects of Quebec)
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Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec


François' son, Thomas, suggested a reconstruction of the façade to resemble the church of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, resulting in the finest Neo-classic façade in Québec. The cathedral was richly decorated with impressive works of art: baldaquin, canopy, episcopal throne dais, stained glass windows, paintings, and chancel lamp (a gift of Louis XIV). In 1922 the church was again gutted by fire, this time by the Canadian faction of the Ku Klux Klan, and restored by architects Maxime Roisin and Raoul
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Fleury Mesplet


business as a printer, but received little work; he printed the "Lettre adressée aux habitants de la province de Québec, ci-devant le Canada" (Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada) for the Continental Congress in 1775, and travelled to Montreal the following year to set up a printing press in the newly captured city. As the Americans withdrew from Montreal, he was arrested and imprisoned, but released later in the year; despite this, he managed to publish several works in 1776. In 1778 he founded
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Anne Hébert


yet suspenseful stories and is set in 19th-century Québec. Hébert returned to Canada in the 1990s. Her last novel "Un Habit de lumière" was published in 1998. Hébert died of bone cancer on January 22, 2000 in Montreal. Hébert's first book of poetry, "Les Songes en Équilibre", won Quebec's . She won the and the Ludger-Duvernay Prize in 1958 for "Les chambres de bois". Hébert was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1960. Her "
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Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec


of a habitation built by early Basque visitors and found by French explorers in 1663. Its population, as of 2006, was 2,078. Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, Magdalen Islands' only port of entry by air, is located at Havre-aux-Maisons. The hamlet of Dune-du-Sud, northeast of Havre-aux-Maisons, is a Hydro-Québec experimentation site to assess power lines' resistance to high winds. In 1993, it built a vertical-axis windmill, but
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Jean-Louis Lalonde


, whose mandate was the study —and ensuing recommendations— of Old Montréal’s patrimonial assets. He worked on a variety of projects over his career, from private residences to the Lachute Water Treatment plant in Québec, to hospitals, public housing, etc. Jean-Louis Lalonde was also very involved in the promotion of architecture through his life as president of the Ordre des architects du Québec (OAQ), the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) in 1971-1972 and vice-president of the International Union of
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Théâtre Espace Go


new $5,000,000 complex on Saint Laurent Boulevard. Architect Éric Gauthier received the Prix d'Excellence from the Ordre des architectes du Québec for the building, which was formally inaugurated on March 9, 1995. The initial production in the new space was 's "Inventaires", directed by , who was one of the co-founders of the Théâtre Expérimental des Femmes. Espace Go serves as a home for several Montreal theatre companies, including and . The evolution of Espace Go from its roots as a feminist theatre group has not been without
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Quebec


"Habitation de Québec", built as a permanent fur trading outpost, was where he would forge a trading, and ultimately a military alliance, with the Algonquin and Huron nations. First Nations traded their furs for many French goods such as metal objects, guns, alcohol, and clothing. Coureurs des bois, voyageurs and Catholic missionaries used river canoes to explore the interior of the North American continent. They established fur trading forts on the Great Lakes (Étienne Brûlé 1615), Hudson Bay (Radisson and Groseilliers 1659–60)
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Cégep Limoilou


, Quebec, Quebec G1H 7L4 418.647.6600 Pavillon des métiers d'art 299, 3e Avenue, Québec (Québec) G1L 2V7 418.647.0567 Maison des métiers d'art 367, boulevard Charest Est, Québec (Québec) G1K 3H3 418.524.7337 Institut québécois d'ébénisterie 14, rue Soumande, bureau 1-14, Québec (Québec) G1L 0A4 418.525.7060 École de cirque de Québec 750, 2e Avenue, Québec (Québec) G1L 3B7 418.525.0101 The College of General and Vocational Education is affiliated with the ACCC and CCAA. In 1967, several institutions were merged
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Les Voltigeurs de Québec


Les Voltigeurs de Québec (Motor) on 1 April 1946. On 1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses) and redesignated Les Voltigeurs de Québec (Mitrailleuses). It was redesignated Les Voltigeurs de Québec on 11 April 1958. On 22 February 1965, it was amalgamated with The Royal Rifles of Canada. The two regiments ceased to be amalgamated on 1 November 1966. Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses) originated in St. Ambroise on 9 April 1869 as The Provisional Battalion of Quebec. It
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Société des casinos du Québec


The Société des casinos du Québec is a subsidiary of Loto-Québec, a government of Québec corporation. The Société des casinos du Québec oversees all four government-run casinos in the province of Québec: the Casino de Montréal, the Casino du Lac-Leamy, the Casino de Mont-Tremblant, and the Casino de Charlevoix. In December 1992, the Quebec cabinet approved and authorized the construction of two government-run casinos: one on Île Notre-Dame, in Montreal, and the other at Pointe-au
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Sep Ruf


Sep Ruf (full name Franz Joseph Ruf; 9 March 1908, in Munich – 29 July 1982, in Munich) was a German architect and designer, belonging to the Bauhaus group. He was one of the representatives of modern architecture in Germany after World War II. His elegant buildings received high credits in Germany and Europe and his German pavilion of the Expo 58 in Brussels, built together with Egon Eiermann, achieved worldwide recognition. He attended the Interbau 1957 in Berlin-Hansaviertel and was one of the three architects who
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Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec)


financiers" (Authority of financial markets) derives its authority from the "Loi sur l'Autorité des marchés financiers" (Financial Market Authority Act). It is the result of the merger of the "Commission des valeurs mobilières du Québec" (Québec Securities Commission - CVMQ), the Bureau des services financiers (Québec) (Financial Services Bureau - BSF), the Régie de l'assurance-dépôt du Québec (Québec Deposit Insurance Corporation) (RADQ), the Fonds d'indemnisation des services financiers (Financial Services Compensation Fund) (
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Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec


1967. The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Trois-Rivières was originally established as a preparatory school for conservatoire bound students in 1964. It became a full-fledged conservatoire in the CMADQ network in 1967. The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Val-d'Or opened in September 1967 and the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Gatineau was opened on 15 October 1967 followed by the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Saguenay on 16 October 1967. The last conservatoire to be added to the CMADQ, the Conservatoire de musique du Québec
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Roger D'Astous


awards: the Canadian Wood Council bestowed an award for the Gélinas house and the award of excellence from the "Ordre des architectes du Québec". In 1990, the architect was honored with the award of excellence from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). In a posthumously event, thirteen years after his death, Roger D'Astous was decorated "Grand Artisan" in 2011 from the Minister of Culture and Communications of Quebec, recognizing him as a great contributor to Quebec's cultural scene in the last fifty years. The
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Christian Ouellet


Christian Ouellet, MP (born April 22, 1934) is a politician from the Canadian province of Quebec. He represented Brome—Missisquoi in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He is not to be confused with another Christian Ouellet, who has worked as an organizer and policy strategist for the Quebec Liberal Party. Ouellet was born in Montreal. An architect by profession, he joined the Ordre des architectes du Québec in 1969 and took a Master's Degree in building
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Ricardo L. Castro


2010. In 2002 he was Moderator in the “Design/Intervention/Montreal” at the Professional Practice Conference of the American Institute of Architects. In March 2005 he was Chair of Open Sessions at the annual conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture in Chicago. Recognized for excellence in architectural journalism, he was awarded the 1990 Prix Paul-Henri Lapointe in the category "History, Criticism and Theory" by the Ordre des architectes du Québec. Castro was awarded grants by the Canada Council and the Graham Foundation for
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Opéra de Québec


Opéra de Québec or Opera of Quebec City is a Canadian opera company founded in 1983, and related to Opéra de Montréal founded in 1980. The company does not have its own venue but performs in the Grand Théâtre de Québec on 269 Boulevard René-Lévesque Est. A previous professional Montréal-based opera company, the Opéra du Québec (i.e. "of Le Québec," the province), had operated in Montréal from 1971 to 1975 and also performed in Quebec City. There is also an annual Québec Opera Festival.
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Musée de la civilisation


The Musée de la civilisation à Québec (Museum of Civilization) is a museum located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is situated in the historic Old Quebec area near the Saint Lawrence River. It was designed by architect Moshe Safdie, and opened its doors to the public on 19 December 1988. The previous buildings of the "Banque de Paris" and the "Maison Estèbe", which were situated on Saint-Pierre street, were integrated in the museum's structure. Permanent and temporary exhibitions are held at
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Université du Québec à Montréal


by the Government of Quebec, following the merger of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, the collège Sainte-Marie and three colleges. In mid 1970, construction on UQAM's campus began in the Saint-Jacques neighbourhood. The old St. Jacques Cathedral was condemned and the worshipers were moved to the Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. The architect of the university, Dimitri Dimakopoulos, chose to respect the plans of John Ostell and Victor Bourgeau by deciding to graft the new construction around the wall of
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Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec


lait du Québec also negotiate these conditions with processors under a provincial agreement. Milk producers joined forces in 1983 within the 'Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec (FPLQ), a federation of 14 syndicates that included two federations: the fluid milk producers (1970) and the industrial milk producers (1966). On May 1, 2014, the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec became Les Producteurs de lait du Québec. Out of concern for a lighter administrative load and consistency with their provincial joint marketing plan, the
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Petit Séminaire de Québec


Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City, Quebec which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec. In 1985, the seminary transferred the secondary school to a new secular not-for-profit organization, "le Collège François-de-Laval", which was given the right to use the "Petit Séminaire de Québec" name. Many French-Canadian clergy of the 18th and 19th century, as well as innumerable academics,
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Les Voltigeurs de Québec


, Quebec on 7 March 1862 as The 9th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles, Canada (or "'Voltigeurs of Quebec'"). It was redesignated the 9th Regiment Voltigeurs de Québec on 8 May 1900, and, following the Great War, Les Voltigeurs de Québec on 29 March 1920. During the Second World War it was designated the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Les Voltigeurs de Québec on 10 May 1941 and Les Voltigeurs de Québec (Reserve) on 15 September 1944. After the Second World War it was designated
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Orchestre Symphonique de Québec


The Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ; English, Quebec Symphony Orchestra) is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Quebec City. Founded in 1902 as the Société symphonique de Québec, the OSQ is the oldest active Canadian orchestra. Joseph Vézina was the OSQ's first music director, from 1902 to 1924. In 1942 the orchestra merged with rival orchestra Cercle philharmonique de Québec (founded 1936), at which time it changed its name to the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec. The orchestra holds an annual competition for young Quebec musicians awarding
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Les Voltigeurs de Québec


8 June 1916, its personnel were absorbed by the 69th Battalion (Canadien-Français), CEF, to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion was disbanded on 11 April 1918. Details of Les Voltigeurs de Québec and details of Le Régiment de Québec were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, as Les Voltigeurs de Québec, CASF (Details) and Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses), CASF (Details), for local protection
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Name of Quebec City


"de Québec"). Where context requires further differentiation, words such as ""la ville de Québec"" and ""la province du Québec"" can be used (taking care not to capitalize the word ""ville""). The name of the municipal corporate body instituted to govern Québec is Ville de Québec, in both English and French. This naming convention applies to all municipal corporations in the province (e.g. Ville de Montréal is the corporate body governing Montréal, etc.) Thus,
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Les Voltigeurs de Québec


was redesignated the 87th Quebec Battalion of Infantry on 27 May 1881 and the 87th Quebec Regiment on 8 May 1900. Following the Great War it was redesignated Le Régiment de Québec on 29 March 1920 and Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses) on 15 December 1936. During the Second World War it was redesignated the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses) on 18 March 1942. Following the Second World War it was redesignated Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses) on 22 December 1945. On 1 September
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Angrignon station


Angrignon station is a Montreal Metro station in Le Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. The station includes a large bus terminus for buses to southwest Montreal, the West Island (Dorval), and South Western Quebec. Angrignon station is built with windows encasing the tracks and side platforms, which creates a very light and airy environment. Jean-Louis Beaulieu received an award from the Ordre des architectes du Québec for the
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McGill University Library


by Montréal architect François Emond and his team at ékm architecture together with Douglas Birkenshaw, and his team at Bregmann + Hamann from Toronto. See map of branch libraries. The Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec (CREPUQ), as well as other cooperative groups. The Library is a contributor to the Open Content Alliance As of 2010, one of the Library's major projects involves digitization
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Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University


order to give the students a place to gather and elaborate projects or to entertain, a student house opened in 2013 on the Versailles campus. It was designed by architect Fabienne Bulle, and has an area of 1,730 m. This building accommodates local trade and cultural activities, a multipurpose room, an art room, service areas, cafeteria, and associations offices. From the beginning, the university has developed international networks such as Erasmus, the "Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec" (CREPUQ), or
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Réseau de transport de la Capitale


The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC), brand name for "Société de transport de Québec", provides urban public transit services in the Québec City area. It was founded in 2001, continuing the operations of the former Société de transport de la communauté urbaine de Québec, as the latter was merged into the new city of Québec. Among its services, the RTC operates six Express bus lines: lines 800 through 804, and 807—branded "Métrobus". Lines 800 and 801 run together from De Marly to
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Orchestre Symphonique de Québec


monetary prizes as well as the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the orchestra. The orchestra also performs with the Théâtre lyrique du Québec (Théâtre lyrique de Nouvelle-France), the (defunct) Opéra du Québec, the Opéra de Québec, and the Choeur symphonique de Québec. The most recent Canadian music director of the OSQ was Françoys Bernier from 1966-1968. The most recent music director was Yoav Talmi, from 1998 to 2011. In December 2011, the OSQ announced the appointment of Fabien Gabel as its
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Rugby Quebec


Rugby Québec is the popular name of the Fédération de Rugby du Québec (formerly the Québec Rugby Union) which is the provincial governing body for the sport of rugby union in the Canadian province of Québec. The Fédération de Rugby du Québec is affiliated with the Canadian Rugby Union. The Fédération de Rugby du Québec origins are hard to trace for two reasons. First, rugby union in Canada converged with and then later split from the game of Canadian football, often with rugby football unions representing both games, thus making an exact
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Thomas Baillairgé


Thomas Baillairgé (20 December 1791 – 9 February 1859) was both a wood carver and architect, following the tradition of the family. He was the son of François Baillairgé and the grandson of Jean Baillairgé, both men being termed architects under the definition of the time. The family had been based in Quebec since 1741 and Thomas attended English school and then the "Petit Séminaire de Québec". During the latter time, he would also have begun to learn wood carving and architecture. By 1815, Thomas had begun his
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List of Jeeves characters


the weather and Seppings's lumbago. On one occasion, Bertie calls him "Pop Seppings" in a familiar manner. He is employed alongside the supreme chef Anatole. Like many others, Seppings highly esteems Anatole's cooking. In "Right Ho, Jeeves", Bertie describes Seppings when recalling Tuppy pushing away Anatole's cooking at dinner, stating that "Seppings, Aunt Dahlia's butler, a cold, unemotional man, had gasped and practically reeled when Tuppy waved aside those "nonnettes de poulet Agnès Sorel"".
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Name of Quebec City


where "Ville de ..." is capitalized, it means the corporate body and it is not part of the toponym (Montréal, Québec), but is the incorporated name of the city. In the English section of Ville de Québec's official website, the city is variously referred to as "Québec" and "Québec City" (with an accent) whereas the corporate body is referred to as "City of Québec". Residents of Québec are called, in French, "Québécois" (male) or "
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Palais Schaumburg


state guest, Robert Schuman. Hans Schwippert rebuilt the building for the use as a Federal Chancellery in 1950. It was also extended by the so-called houses 2 and 3. By 1976, more space was needed, so a new building was planned. Some departments remained in the palais, which remained in use for ceremonial purposes. In 1963, the "Wohn- und Empfangsgebäude des Bundeskanzlers", the so-called Chancellor bungalow (Kanzlerbungalow), in the modern style of architect Sep Ruf was built in the spacious
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Bureau des services financiers (Québec)


receiving complaints. The "Bureau des services financiers" was in constant contact with a number of partner organizations, each of which had a role to play in consumer protection: the Chambre de l'assurance de dommages (Québec), Chambre de la sécurité financière (Québec), the Commission des valeurs mobilières du Québec, the "Financial Services Compensation Fund", the "Inspector General of Financial Institutions", and the Institut québécois de planification financière (IQPF). The BSF therefore proposed a single reference framework bringing together all the
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Hôtel-Dieu de Québec


The Hotel-Dieu de Québec is a teaching hospital located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and affiliated with Université Laval's medical school. It is part of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), a network of three teaching hospitals and several specialized institutions. Its areas of expertise include cancer treatment, kidney disease and cochlear implants. It has an affiliated research centre, the Centre de recherche de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. This hospital was the first such facility in Canada, and the first in North America
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2017 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season


The 2017 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season is the sixth season of play for the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Québec. CS Mont-Royal Outremont is the defending champion. For the third season running, the league will feature a total of seven teams. Dynamo de Québec & CS St-Hubert will begin their first season in the league, while Lakeshore SC & Ottawa Fury
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Ray Lankester


it was a crustacean." The lizard "Seps" has limbs which are "ridiculously small", and "Bipes", a burrowing lizard, has no front limbs, and rear limbs reduced to stumps. The Dibamidae are legless lizards of tropical forests who also adopt the burrowing habit. Snakes, which have evolved unique forms of locomotion, and are probably derived from lizards. Thus degeneration or retrogressive metamorphosis sometimes occurs as species adapt to changes in habit or way of life. As evidence of degeneration, Lankester identifies the
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Château de Maisons


the final completion of the château. A pamphlet with the title "La Mansarade" accuses the architect of having realised, after completing the construction of the first floor, that he had committed an error in the plans and razed everything built so far in order to commence anew. Perrault emphasizes that the architect had the habit of remodeling certain parts of his buildings more than once, in a search for perfection. This length of time the construction required. At the death of René de Longueil, in 1677, the château passed
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Centrale des syndicats du Québec


The Centrale des syndicats du Québec (Quebec labour congress) or CSQ is the third biggest trade union in Quebec, Canada, by membership. It was founded in 1946 when three earlier unions merged to form the "Corporation générale des instituteurs et institutrices catholiques de la province de Québec" (CIC; General Corporation of Catholic Teachers in the Province of Quebec). Léo Guindon was its first president. It changed its name in 1967 to "Corporation des enseignants du Québec" (Quebec teachers corporation), and then again in
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Rita Dionne-Marsolais


-president in the development sector for the Société générale de financement. After being the Quebec delegate in New York, she was an economist for Price Waterhouse. In addition, she was an administration member of the Ordre des architectes du Québec, the Quebec Bar, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Saint-Luc Hospital in Montreal and the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal as well as the free trade committee. She would be later involved in politics as the treasurer of the Parti Québécois. She entered politics in 1994 and was
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Gavin Affleck


has also taught at schools of architecture including McGill University (Montreal QC), Dalhousie University (Halifax NS) as well as the Université de Montréal. As an architectural critic he has written for "Vie des Arts" and the "Montreal Gazette" and was a contributing editor to "Canadian Architect" from 2004 to 2014. Affleck was elected in 2016 to the Minister of Culture and Communication's advisory board on the promotion and protection of Quebec culture, the "Conseil du patrimoine culturel du Québec". Affleck's residential
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Office des professions du Québec


54 professions. As of March 31, 2016, OPQ is composed of 385 205 professionals, including 39.0% of men and 61.0% of women. The "Ordre des infirmières et des infirmiers du Québec" (English: Order of Nurses of Quebec) (OIIQ) had 74,206 members, the "Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec" (English: Engineers Order of Quebec) (OIQ) 62,068 members and the "Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec" (English: Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec) (
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Petit Séminaire de Québec


went through the Petit Séminaire before higher education became widely accessible. Until 1970, the Superior of the Seminary was also the Rector of Université Laval, which was originally an offshoot of it. Another school, Le Petit Séminaire de Québec, campus de l'Outaouais was founded as a branch of the school in the Outaouais area of western Quebec. A separate organization with a similar name, the Petit séminaire diocésain de Québec, is a residential school for boys considering the Roman Catholic priesthood, managed by the Séminaire de Québec. Of 867
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Commission de toponymie du Québec


The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: "Toponymy Commission of Québec") is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission
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Ordre des dentistes du Québec


The Ordre des dentistes du Québec (ODQ) represents all Quebec dentists, both generalists and specialists. It is headquartered in Montreal. In Quebec, the practice of dentistry is governed by the Dental Act and the Professional Code of Québec. ODQ members are also subject to the Code of Ethics of Dentists. The Order is a member of the Québec Interprofessional Council. In 2016, the Ordre des dentistes du Québec has more than 5,048 members. The President of the Order is Dr. Barry Dolman. On October 30, 2015,
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Fédération de crosse du Québec


The Fédération de crosse du Québec (FCQ) is the governing body of lacrosse in Quebec, Canada. Its purpose is to encourage the development of lacrosse in Québec and to contribute to the sport's growth internationally. The FCQ governs all box, field, and women's field lacrosse in Québec. The Fédération has approximately 2,000 members including players, coaches, referees and others. The Fédération has two teams registered in the Ontario Lacrosse Association JrC league. The Fédération de crosse du Québec also has a SrB league that is considered
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Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Québec


The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Québec (CMQQ) is a music conservatory located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Founded by the Quebec government in 1944, it became the second North American music institution of higher learning to be entirely state-subsidized. The conservatoire is part of a network of 7 conservatories in Quebec, the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec (CMADQ), and was the second school in the CMADQ network to be established. Orchestra conductor Wilfrid Pelletier served as the school's first director
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Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec


L'Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec "(Hydro-Québec Research Institute)", known by its acronym IREQ ("Institut de recherche en électricité du Québec", "Quebec Electricity Research Institute") is a research institute established in 1967 by government-owned utility Hydro-Québec. IREQ operates from Varennes, a town on the south shore of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IREQ operates on an annual research budget of approximately $100 million and specializes in the areas of high voltage, mechanics and thermomechanics, network simulations
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Quebec wine


-owned corporation would then on exercise a legal monopoly on all distribution of alcohol in Quebec, which it still enjoys today (though the corporation now bears the name of Société des alcools du Québec). With the diversification of Quebecers' alcohol consumption habits ultimately came a demand for local products. In the 1970s, some farmers began experimenting with hybrid varieties, both white and red. Early successes at developing quality products, prompted many others to follow and the 1980s and 1990s saw the burgeoning of numerous vineyards all over southern Quebec
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Esther Wheelwright


of her own cousins, Mary Silver and Esther Sayward. Although Esther was eventually sent to Trois-Rivières, where the Ursulines were looking forward to having her, the young girl decided she rather preferred to be placed with the Ursulines of Québec City. In 1712, Mother Superior Le Marie des Anges created a contract for 18-year-old Esther's entry to the convent. Esther then began a three-month postulancy, during which she abided by the disciplined monastic schedule but did not don the religious habit. Her connections with
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Quebec City


International Pee-Wee Tournament, a minor hockey tournament; and the Tour de Québec International cycling stage race. In December 2011, Quebec City hosted the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse at ExpoCité. The city currently has two professional teams. The Dynamo de Québec a professional soccer club which competes in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec and the Capitales de Québec, which plays in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball in downtown's Canac stadium. The team was established in 1999,
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Léopold Morice


on a pedestal by his brother, the architect François-Charles Morice (1848–1908). In 1910 and 1911 he produced two monuments in memory of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, one at Montcalm's birthplace of Vestric-et-Candiac (Cantal) and the other in Québec, where Montcalm died. In writing of these monuments, Georges Bellerive stated: Morice was awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur in 1888. In his lifetime, Morice taught many aspiring artists. One of his most prized students was Jules
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Services Québec


Québec since April 1, 2008.. All of the services are offered by Internet, by mail and at Directeur de l’état civil offices located in Québec and Montréal. Certain Directeur de l’état civil services are offered in Services Québec offices regionally: Services Québec provides these services at the following offices: Entreprise register – consultation and registration""' The enterprise register is a unique data bank where sole proprietorships, partnerships and legal persons are registered. The principal information on the identity of associations and businesses constituted in Québec or that operate in
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Société des alcools du Québec


The Société des alcools du Québec (), often abbreviated and referred to as SAQ, is a provincial Crown corporation in Quebec responsible for the trade of alcoholic beverages within the province. The official legislation governing the SAQ's operations and management is the "Act respecting the Société des alcools du Québec" (R.S.Q. S-13). The sole share-holder is the Minister of Finance of the Quebec government. The "Société des alcools du Québec" headquarters are located in Montreal. The symbol of the SAQ represents 3 aspects of
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HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332)


HMCS "Ville de Québec" (FFH 332) (commonly referred to as VDQ) is a that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1993. "Ville de Québec" is the third vessel in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. The frigate is the second Royal Canadian Navy ship to be named "Ville de Québec" and is Canada's only fully bilingual warship. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax. The
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Les Voltigeurs de Québec


Reconnaissance Battalion (Les Voltigeurs de Québec), CAC, CASF, on 22 May 1942 and the 24th Reconnaissance Regiment (Les Voltigeurs de Québec), CAC, CASF, on 8 June 1942. On 16 January 1943, it was reconverted to infantry and redesignated the 1st Battalion, Les Voltigeurs de Québec, CASF. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 17th Infantry Brigade, 7th Canadian Infantry Division. It embarked for Britain on 23 July 1943, where it provided reinforcements to units of the
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Télé-Québec


architects and thinkers. Télé-Québec presents a range of films, including "auteur" films by notable directors, feature-length documentaries, premiere showings, and Quebec films. All films are shown without commercial interruptions. During the last five years, Télé-Québec showed over 959 hours of documentaries, which made up 18% of its programming. Documentary topics included socio-political, cultural, historic, scientific, and travel. Between 2000 and 2006, 137 documentaries and 39 series were produced. Télé-Québec also
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Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec


The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal held two days later are collectively known as the "Laurentian Classics" . Only Simon Gerrans has achieved a Laurentian double by winning both races in the same year. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, unlike many single day events
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Séminaire de Québec


. Nowadays, since 1987 the Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private Roman Catholic secondary school separated from the Séminaire de Québec. Many French-Canadian clergy of the 18th and 19th century, as well as innumerable academics, went through the Petit Séminaire before higher education became widely accessible. Until 1970, the Superior of the Seminary was also the Rector of Université Laval, which was originally an offshoot of it. The historical site of the Séminaire de Québec in Old Quebec includes a vast number of buildings, some of which date
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Ordre des dentistes du Québec


non-profit organizations having distinguished themselves by making a significant contribution to the improvement of health among Quebecers, in consideration of the close relationship that exists between overall health and oral health. The Order publishes the Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec four times a year. The magazine contains columns of interest to members and scientific articles on different aspects of dentistry. The Annual Convention of the Ordre des dentistes du Québec, known as the Journées dentaires internationales du Québec (JDIQ), is the largest dental convention in Canada. This
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Les Voltigeurs de Québec


duties. These details were disbanded on 31 December 1940. Details of Les Voltigeurs were again called out on service on 1 January 1941, as Details of 1st (Reserve) Battalion, Les Voltigeurs de Québec, and were disbanded on 5 April 1941. The regiment mobilized the 1st Battalion, Les Voltigeurs de Québec, CASF, on 10 May 1941. It was converted to armour and redesignated the 24th Army Tank Battalion (Les Voltigeurs de Québec), CAC, CASF, on 26 January 1942. It was redesignated the 24th
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Gravitational lens


and spectroscopy. The discovery and analysis of the IRC 0218 lens was published in the "Astrophysical Journal Letters" on June 23, 2014. Research published Sep 30, 2013 in the online edition of "Physical Review Letters", led by McGill University in Montreal, Québec, Canada, has discovered the B-modes, that are formed due to gravitational lensing effect, using National Science Foundation's South Pole Telescope and with help from the Herschel space observatory. This discovery would open the possibilities of testing the theories of how
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Société des alcools du Québec


Québec)". In 1961, it became the "Régie des alcools du Québec (Quebec Liquor Control)" and, in 1971, the "Société des alcools du Québec". In 1921, an "Alcoholic Beverages Act" was passed and the "Quebec Liquor Commission" was established to conduct the trade of beer, wine and cider, and eventually spirits too. This provincial-owned corporation would then on exercise a legal monopoly on all distribution of alcohol in Quebec. In its first year, the commission establishes
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Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec


traducteurs professionnels du Québec". On April 1, 1992 the STQ became the Corporation professionnelle des traducteurs et interprètes agréés du Québec (CPTIAQ) and on October 15, 1994, in compliance with the Act to amend the Professional Code and other Acts respecting the professions, the Corporation changed its name to the Ordre des traducteurs et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTIAQ). On July 12, 2000 the National Assembly of Quebec unanimously approved the addition of the title "terminologues" to its name and OTIAQ officially became the Ordre des
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HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332)


Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway in September 2016. On 18 July 2018, "Ville de Québec" departed Halifax to join Canada's Operation Reassurance in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, replacing sister ship . "Ville de Québec"s departure also marked the first international deployment of the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter. In October 2018, "Ville de Québec" was among the Canadian ships sent to participate in the large NATO exercise Trident Juncture in the North Atlantic and Baltic Seas. The ship then deployed to the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation
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2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec


The 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the first edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, one-day professional bicycle road race held in Québec City, Quebec, Canada. It was held on September 10 as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour. With the 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal held two days later on September 12, 2010, the 2010 edition was one of only two stops in North America for the 2010 UCI ProTour. It is part of the UCI World Ranking. The course consisted of
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Les Voltigeurs de Québec


Canadian Corps in the field until it was disbanded on 1 November 1943. Details of Le Régiment de Québec were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, under the designation Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses), CASF (Details), for local protection duties.41 The details called out on active service were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment subsequently mobilized the 1st Battalion, Le Régiment de Québec, CASF, on 18 March 1942. This unit served in Canada and
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2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec


The 2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the sixth edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec one-day cycling race. It took place on 11 September and was the twenty-fifth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Rigoberto Urán. As the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Three UCI Professional Continental teams (Bora-Argon 18, Drapac, and Team Europcar) and a Canadian
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Stern


called for "fashioning" the after part of the ship. This frame is designed to support the various beams that make up the stern. In 1817 the British naval architect Sir Robert Seppings first introduced the concept of the round or "circular" stern. The square stern had been an easy target for enemy cannon, and could not support the weight of heavy stern chase guns. But Seppings' design left the rudder head exposed, and was regarded by many as simply ugly—no American warships were designed with such sterns
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François Bailly


François Bailly (1630?-1690) was a French mason, architect and official who was a prominent citizen in Montreal. Born in France, he came to Canada in 1659 under contract with the Abbé Queylus. He formed partnerships first with Urbain Brossard then with Michel Bouvier. His most notable work was the Notre-Dame Church (Montreal), built under the direction of François Dollier de Casson, which was on a grander scale than the Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral in Quebec City. Bailly also held public offices. By 1663
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Institut de la statistique du Québec


The Institut de la statistique du Québec (or Quebec Statistical Institute in translation) is the governmental statistics agency of Quebec. It is responsible for producing, analyzing, and publishing official statistics to enhance knowledge, discussion and decision-making. The 1998 law that established it (with effect on April 1, 1999) states that it can also be referred to as Statistique Québec. It is part of the Ministry of Finance of Quebec. It grouped together four previous entities: the "Bureau de la statistique du Québec",
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2019 Taça 12 de Novembro


-1 Cacusan [Jul 24] Aitana 2-1 Ponta Leste [Jul 31] Lica-Lica 2-1 Lero [Aug 7] Santa Cruz - Benfica Laulara [Aug 14] DIT - Académica [Aug 21] Boavista Timor - Kablaki [Aug 28] Ultramar - Lalenok [Sep 4] Assalam - Aitana [Sep 11] Lica-Lica - winners Aug 7 [Sep 28] winners Aug 14 - winners Aug 21 [Oct 2] winners Aug 28 - winners Sep 4 [Oct 3] winners
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Commission de la construction du Québec


The Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) is responsible for the application of the laws and regulations that govern the construction industry in the province of Québec. Funded by the industry's employers and employees, the CCQ offers numerous services in the areas of social services, vocational training, workforce management, and application of the construction industry's collective agreements. The Commission de la construction du Québec, created in 1987, is responsible for application of the "Act Respecting Labour Relations, Vocational Training, and Workforce Management in the
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Renouveau municipal de Québec


The Renouveau municipal de Québec (Municipal renewal of Québec) was a political party in the city of Québec, Quebec, Canada that contests municipal elections. It was created on February 26, 2001, after the amalgamation of Quebec City and surrounding suburban municipalities. In 2007, the party held 24 of the 37 seats on the City Council. Its last leader was councillor Ann Bourget (the former Leader of Opposition from November 2005 to August 2007). Québec's former mayor, Jacques Joli-Coeur, was also from the
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Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.


Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr. (Sep 7, 1845– August 16, 1928) was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent his career at Philadelphia, and is best remembered for his churches and country houses. He founded the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (1890), and served as its first head. Born in Boston on 7 Sep 1845, the son of Theophilus Parsons Chandler and his wife Elizabeth J Schlatter, Chandler was educated at Harvard University and in the atelier of
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Norda Stelo


d’éducation et d’action sociale (AFEAS) St-Jean Eudes. The Roche Saguenay team designed the plans and specifications and supervised the construction work in collaboration with architect Alain Voyer. Award of merit from the Réseau québécois de Villes et Villages santé. Route 175 – Environmental monitoring The Ministère des Transports du Québec asked Roche to carry out the engineering work required to extend Highway 73 North and redevelop Route 175, as well as to conduct environmental surveillance on projects carried out between kilometres 84 and 227. Bypass road in La Tuque - With
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Jean Vallerand


1971 Vallerand became the head of the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec (CMADQ) which at that time oversaw 8 conservatories in higher education in music and theatre in Québec. He remained in that position through 1978, during which time he was instrumental in establishing a 9th conservatoire, the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Rimouski, in 1973. He also served concurrently as the director of music education for the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec (MACQ) in 1971, and was then repositioned as director of performing arts
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2018 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season


The 2018 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season is the seventh season of play for the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Québec. AS Blainville is the defending champions. For the first time, the league will have eight teams. CS Fabrose will begin their first season in the league. Also this year, a brand new women's division is going to start. The following eight teams
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Reactions to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions


for the University to boycott companies with ties to Israel. In Québec the political party Québec solidaire, the second largest public sector union Centrale des syndicats du Québec and the feminist organization Fédération des femmes du Québec have all supported the BDS campaign. Amir Khadir has sponsored a petition to the National Assembly of Quebec calling for the suspension of Québec's cooperation accord with Israel. In 2006, the Canadian Union of Public Employees voted to join the boycott of Israel "until that state recognizes the Palestinian right to self-determination" and
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Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport


Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, also known as Jean Lesage International Airport (French: "Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec", or "Aéroport de Québec") is the primary airport serving the Canadian city of Québec. Located west southwest of the city, it is the eleventh-busiest airport in Canada, with 1,670,880 passengers and 121,680 aircraft movements in 2017. More than 10 airlines offer 360 weekly flights to destinations across Canada, the United States, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe. The
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Services Québec


the 65 offices under the banner of Services Québec. Services Québec provides services related to three registers that contain information on important life events: those involving private life (birth, marriage, death), implementation of a business project and the purchase of property. Québec register of civil status In Québec, the Directeur de l’état civil is authorized to issue authentic civil status documents, such as certificates and copies of acts of birth, marriage, civil union and death. The Directeur de l’état civil has been under the responsibility of Services
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