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Alexis Lapointe
Alexis Lapointe, known as Alexis le Trotteur (''Alexis the Trotter''; June 4, 1860 – January 12, 1924) was a Quebec athlete in the early 20th century who has become a legendary character of ''québécois'' folklore. Biography Origins Though the precise identity of the man known as Alexis le Trotteur is the subject of some debate, most historians agree he was in fact Alexis Lapointe, born in 1860 at either Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie or Clermont, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Clermont, in the Charlevoix region, to a family of 14 children. He established himself very early as an eccentric who was persuaded that he was in fact a stallion (horse), stallion born in human form. As a child, he built wooden horses to play with. As a teenager, he whipped himself to stimulate his muscles and undertook long trips throughout his native region, like his favourite animal. His family had trouble accepting his eccentricity; Alexis left home at the age of 18 and spent the rest of his life on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Lapointe
Alexis Lapointe, known as Alexis le Trotteur (''Alexis the Trotter''; June 4, 1860 – January 12, 1924) was a Quebec athlete in the early 20th century who has become a legendary character of ''québécois'' folklore. Biography Origins Though the precise identity of the man known as Alexis le Trotteur is the subject of some debate, most historians agree he was in fact Alexis Lapointe, born in 1860 at either Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie or Clermont, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Clermont, in the Charlevoix region, to a family of 14 children. He established himself very early as an eccentric who was persuaded that he was in fact a stallion (horse), stallion born in human form. As a child, he built wooden horses to play with. As a teenager, he whipped himself to stimulate his muscles and undertook long trips throughout his native region, like his favourite animal. His family had trouble accepting his eccentricity; Alexis left home at the age of 18 and spent the rest of his life on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mes Aïeux
Mes Aïeux ( en, italic=yes, My Ancestors) is a neo-traditional Quebec folk music group founded in 1996. Style Although a leader of the Quebec " neo-traditional" scene, the band takes a definitely modern slant on that style, borrowing stories and characters from French Canadian folklore (the devil, the chasse-galerie, the shepherdess, the coureur des bois, drinking songs, etc.) to write about modern themes with a touch of humor. These themes include globalization (''Qui nous mène?''), politics (''Ça va mal''), criticism and mockery of the Quiet Revolution (''Dégénérations/Le reel du fossé''), over-medicating (''Remède miracle''), the frenetic pace of modern life (''Train de vie/le surcheval'', ''Continuer pareil''), recent Quebec history (''2096 (chanson à boire)''), etc. Some of their songs involve personalities from Quebec history such as " La Corriveau" (''La Corrida de la Corriveau''), " The Great Antonio" (''Antonio'') and " Alexis le Trotteur" (''Train de vie/le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Deaths
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1860 Births
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Dictionary Of Canadian Biography
The ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'' (''DCB''; french: Dictionnaire biographique du Canada) is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of Canada. The ''DCB'', which was initiated in 1959, is a collaboration between the University of Toronto and Laval University. Fifteen volumes have so far been published with more than 8,400 biographies of individuals who died or whose last known activity fell between the years 1000 and 1930. The entire print edition is online, along with some additional biographies to the year 2000. Establishment of the project The project was undertaken following a bequest to the University of Toronto from businessman, James Nicholson for the establishment of a Canadian version of the United Kingdom's ''Dictionary of National Biography''. In the spring of 1959, George Williams Brown was appointed general editor and the University of Toronto Press, which had been named publisher, sent out some 10,000 announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canadian Encyclopedia
''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; french: L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of Canadian Heritage. Available for free online in both English and French, ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' includes more than 19,500 articles in both languages on numerous subjects including history, popular culture, events, people, places, politics, arts, First Nations, sports and science. The website also provides access to the ''Encyclopedia of Music in Canada'', the ''Canadian Encyclopedia Junior Edition'', ''Maclean's'' magazine articles, and ''Timelines of Canadian History''. , over 700,000 volumes of the print version of ''TCE'' have been sold and over 6 million people visit ''TCE'''s website yearly. History Background While attempts had been made to compile encyclopedic material on aspects of Canada, ''Canada: An Encyclopaedia of the Country'' (1898–1900), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Presse (Canadian Newspaper)
, founded in 1884, is a French-language digital newspaper published daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is owned by an independent nonprofit trust. ' was formerly a broadsheet daily, considered a newspaper of record in Canada. Its Sunday edition was discontinued in 2009, and the weekday edition in 2016. The weekend Saturday printed edition was discontinued on 31 December 2017, turning ' into an entirely digital newspaper. Audience and sections ' is published on its website, .ca, and its mobile app, . The newspaper targets an educated, middle-class readership. Its main competitors are two Montreal print dailies, the tabloid-format ', which aims at a more populist audience, and the more left-leaning broadsheet . ' comprises several sections, dealing individually with arts, sports, business and economy and other themes. Its Saturday print edition (now discontinued) contained over 10 sections. The newspaper's archives from 2000 to 2019 are available on its website. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Leclerc
Francis Leclerc (born 1971 in Quebec City) is a Canadian film and television director, screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of Félix Leclerc. Since 1995 he has worked in the Quebec film industry, directing music videos for many well-known Quebec artists. He has directed more than 20 short and medium-length films, including a television adaptation of Robert Lepage’s '' Les Sept branches de la rivière Ota''. He directed and co-wrote his critically acclaimed debut feature, '' A Girl at the Window (Une jeune fille à la fenêtre)'', in 2001. His second feature, ''Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives)'', a nuanced and mature work about lost memory and childhood tragedy, secured him Genie Awards for best director and screenplay as well as the Prix Jutra for direction. His film ''Barefoot at Dawn (Pieds nus dans l'aube)'', an adaptation of his father's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, was released in 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaud Brisebois
Arnaud Brisebois is a Canadian visual effects and production designer. He is most noted for his work on the film ''The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps)'', for which he, Jean Babin and Ève Turcotte won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. , April 8, 2022. He and , the director of ''The Time Thief'', previously co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trotteur
''Trotteur'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc and released in 2011.André Duchesne"Trotteur en première partie de The Artist" '' La Presse'', November 22, 2011. Inspired in part by the legend of Alexis Lapointe, the film stars Kyle Gatehouse as a man who is trying to outrun a train. The film was screened at various film festivals, including the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, and was commercially distributed in Quebec as the opening film to screenings of '' The Artist''. The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011, and won the Jutra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 14th Jutra Awards The 14th Jutra Awards were held on March 11, 2012 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2011. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and commercial centre of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. In 2002 it merged into the new city of Saguenay and forms the heart of the 5th-largest urban area of the province of Quebec. At the 2021 census, its population was 69,004. History What was ultimately to become the centre of the borough of Chicoutimi was first settled by French colonists in 1676 as a trading post in the fur trade. At that time, the Saguenay and the Chicoutimi rivers had been used as waterways by the Montagnais tribes for centuries. The name ''Chicoutimi'' means ''the end of the deep water'' in the Innu language. After the British seized Lower Canada, the Chicoutimi trading post continued to operate only until 1782, as the fur trade had moved further west of the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
