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Garneau may refer to: Persons * Garneau (surname) Places *École Secondaire Catholique Garneau, a school in Ottawa, Canada * Garneau River, a tributary of the Turgeon River in Canada * Garneau, Edmonton, a neighborhood in Edmonton, Canada *Garneau Theatre The Garneau Theatre is a historic movie theatre located on 109 Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The theatre originally operated independently until it joined with Famous Players in 1941. It closed in late 1990, and reopened in December 1991 u ..., Edmonton, Canada * Garneau–Kilpatrick House, Omaha, Nebraska {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garneau (surname)
Origin The Garneau family originally derived its surname from the seigneury of Garneau in the region of Poitou. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names often denoted the proprietorship of a village or estate; in other instances they indicated where a person had moved from. The surname Garneau was first found in Poitou where they held a family seat in the honor of the seigneury of Garneau in the region of Saintonge in the diocese of Saintes in the parliament of Bordeaux. ''Spelling variations include:'' Garnaud, Garnault, Garneau, Garneault, Garineau, Garinaud, Garino, Garinois, Garinot, Garnot, Garnoux, Le Garnaud, Legarnaud, Le Garnault, Legarnault, Le Garneau and many more. Notable People * Chris Garneau, American singer-songwriter *Dustin Garneau (born 1987), American baseball player * Francois Xavier Garneau, (1809–66) F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Secondaire Catholique Garneau
École secondaire catholique Garneau (Garneau Catholic High School), is a French-language high school teaching grades 7–12 in the community of Orleans, Ontario, Orléans in the eastern end of Ottawa, Ontario (capital of Canada). History In 1972 the school was opened and named in honour of the French-Canadian politician, poet, and historian Francois Xavier Garneau, François-Xavier Garneau of the 19th century. Building and location In 2001 the construction of ''l'école élementaire Garneau'', a new addition onto ''l'école secondaire Garneau'', was due in part to expanding demographics, the expanded school-closure of the francophone intermediate school, ''école intermediaire Léo-D-Côté'' and its transformation intl'École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph d'Orléans (703095) Garneau High School would eventually serve as both a high school and intermediate school, which, according to the ''Ministry of Education (Ontario)'', are two distinct schools École intermédiair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garneau River
The Garneau River is a tributary of the Turgeon River flowing in Canada in: * Cochrane District, Northeastern Ontario; *Nord-du-Québec, in Jamésie, in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) in the township of Récher. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early from November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April. Geography The main watersheds adjacent to the Garneau River are: *North side: Kaokonimawaga Creek, Detour River, Turgeon River; *East side: Makwo Creek, Wijinawi Creek, Theo River, Wawagosic River; *South side: Adimoskadjiwi Creek, Turcotte River, Turgeon River; *West side: Turcotte River, Little Turcotte River (Ontario). The Garneau River originates at the mouth of a lake Garneau (length: ; elevation: ), in Cochrane District, in Ontario. The mouth of Lake Garneau is located at: * at west of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec; * at southeast of the mouth of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garneau, Edmonton
Garneau is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Edmonton, Canada. Prior to 1912, it was part of the City of Strathcona. It is named after one of its first inhabitants, Laurent Garneau (ca. 1840-1921), a former Manitoba Métis rebel and Hudson's Bay Company employee who with his wife and family settled there around 1874. It is located just west of the Strathcona neighbourhood and just east of the main University of Alberta campus. The neighbourhood overlooks the North Saskatchewan River valley. In the river valley immediately below Garneau are the Kinsmen Park, the Kinsmen Sport Centre, and the John Walter Museum. The central location of the neighbourhood also gives residents access to downtown Edmonton, Whyte Avenue, and many other areas of the city. The Garneau community is home to three playgrounds, one located beside the Community Arts Centre, west of 109th street and 84th avenue, and two on the property of the Garneau Elementary School on 109th street and 87th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garneau Theatre
The Garneau Theatre is a historic movie theatre located on 109 Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The theatre originally operated independently until it joined with Famous Players in 1941. It closed in late 1990, and reopened in December 1991 under Magic Lantern Theatres who restored it in 1996.Herzog (2006). Magic Lantern operated the Garneau until June 2011 when it closed. The Garneau became Metro Cinema's new home in July 2011, and was officially reopened in September 2011.Griwkowsky (2011). It was designated a Municipal Historic Resource on October 28, 2009.Bylaw 15270 (2009). Designed by noted Edmonton architect William Blakey and built in 1940, the Garneau is the only remaining theatre of the early modernist style and period in Alberta. History Bill Wilson and Suburban Theatres Walter Wilson was a Famous Players theatre manager in Winnipeg before moving his family to Edmonton to manage the Capitol Theatre in 1928."The curtain falls" (1973). His son, Bill Wilson, wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
