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Danielle Doyer
Danielle Doyer (born December 17, 1951 in Mont-Joli, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and teacher. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Matapédia in the Gaspésie region. She is a member of the Parti Québécois and MNA since 1994. Doyer studied at the Université du Québec à Rimouski and obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in regional development. From 1972 to 1984 she was the co-owner of an agricultural business and was a research agent for several councils and centers in health, social services and human resources. She would also teach at Collège de la Gaspésie et des Iles de la Madeleine and the CEGEP de Rimouski from 1989 to 1994 before joining the Parti Québécois in 1994 after being elected in Matapedia. Prior to that, she was a candidate in Gaspé in the 1989 elections and the president of the party for the region and the Gaspé riding. She was also named the Personality of the Year for the Mont-Joli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-Joli, Quebec
Mont-Joli () is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is the county seat. The city is located east of Rimouski near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. History In 1867, the main condition for New Brunswick and Nova-Scotia entering into the Canadian Confederation was, to be linked to the rest of the country by the railway. In 1868, work began on the Intercolonial Railway and the authorities decided to have the railway turn at Saint-Octave-de-Métis in Gaspésie. However, this village, because of its rugged landscape, was not suitable to receive the train station and maintenance shops. The engineers turned to the higher 2nd farming rank of Sainte-Flavie, and the train station was named Sainte-Flavie-Station. In 1880, Sainte-Flavie-Station became separate and was named Mont-Joli, the name which the first settlers had used to describe the area. On 13 June 2001, the neighbouring municipality of Saint-J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
