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List Of People From Laval, Quebec
The following is a list of people from Laval, Quebec. A *Hicham Aaboubou, Moroccan footballer *Vincent Auclair, politician *Donald Audette, ice hockey player B * Simon Benoît, ice hockey player *Rachid Badouri, comedian *Martine Beaugrand, politician *Martin Bédard, football player * Annie Bellemare, figure skater *Didier Bence, heavyweight boxer *Jonathan Bernier, ice hockey goaltender *Raymond Berthiaume, jazz musician *Michael Bossy, ice hockey player *Dino Bravo, wrestler *Adolfo Bresciano, wrestler C * Jos Canale, ice hockey coach * Robert Carrier * Gregory Chamitoff, astronaut * Grégory Charles, singer * Josée Chouinard, figure skater * Mathieu Chouinard, former ice hockey goaltender * Maurice Clermont, former politician * Charles Comeau, musician * Michelle Courchesne, politician * Michel Courtemanche, comedian D *Alexandre Daigle, ice hockey player *Gerry Dattilio, former football player *Maud Debien, former politician *Yves Demers, former politician *Alexandre De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval, Quebec
Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Canada with a population of 422,993 in 2016. Laval is geographically separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Laval occupies all of Île Jésus as well as the Îles Laval. Laval forms its own administrative region in Quebec which constitutes the 13th region of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec as well as a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) with geographical code 65. It also constitutes the judicial district of Laval. History The first European Settlers in Laval were Jesuits, who were granted a seigneury there in 1636. Agriculture first appeared in Laval in 1670. In 1675, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Chamitoff
Gregory Errol Chamitoff (born 6 August 1962) is a Canadian-born American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He has been to space twice, spending 6 months aboard the ISS across Expedition 17 and 18 in 2008, and another 15 days as part of STS-134 in 2011. STS-134 was the last of Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'' which delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and completed the US Orbital Segment. In 2008, Chamitoff voted from outer space; he also conducted a live-from-space satellite chat with students attending school in London. Early life and education Chamitoff was born 6 August 1962 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a Jewish family of Russian origin. He was inspired to become an astronaut after watching the moon landing at the age of six. His education includes: *Blackford High School, San Jose, California, 1980. *B.S., Electrical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, 1984. *M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1985. *Ph.D., Aeronauti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Després
Simon Després (born July 27, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with EC VSV of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and has also played for the Anaheim Ducks. During a game in 2015, he suffered a severe concussion that complicated his career due to recurring symptoms, forcing him to miss nearly all Ducks games to follow; out of concern for his condition, the Ducks bought him out. He later signed with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League, before attempting to return to the NHL via the Montreal Canadiens who assigned him to the Rocket, their AHL affiliate. Playing career As a youth, Després played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec. Amateur Després began his major junior ice hockey career with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Saint John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Despatie
Alexandre Despatie (; born June 8, 1985) is a Canadian diver and broadcaster from Laval, Quebec. He was the world champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been world champion in all three individual categories (1, 3 and 10 m platform). He is also a 37-time Canadian senior diving champion and nine-time junior champion, and the most decorated male diver in Canadian history, winning two Olympic silver medals and reaching eight podiums at the world championships, including three gold medals. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Diving career Despatie began diving at the age of 5 in his own backyard pool. He first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games with an extremely impressive gold medal on the 10 metre platform (which included an unprecedented score of perfect 10s). He was only 13 years old at the time, and the achievement was recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records 2000. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Demers
Yves Demers (born 7 September 1938) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a Chartered Accountant by career. Born in Laval, Quebec, Demers was elected at Duvernay electoral district in the 1972 federal election and was re-elected in the 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections. Demers was defeated in the 1984 federal election by Vincent Della Noce of the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 30th, 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliament The 32nd Canadian Parliament was in session from April 14, 1980, until July 9, 1984. The membership was set by the 1980 federal election on February 18, 1980, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being disso ...s. External links * 1938 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Laval, Quebec French Quebecers {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Debien
Maud Debien (born 29 May 1938 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a retired Canadian politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. Her career has been in education. She was elected in the Laval East electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, thus serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliament The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dis ...s. Debien left Canadian politics in 2000 as she did not seek a third term in that year's federal election. References * 1938 births Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada French Quebecers Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Laval, Quebec Politicians from Quebec City Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Dattilio
Gerry Dattilio (born June 11, 1953) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League. Early years Dattilio played his high school football with the Chomedey Chiefs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he won a City Championship by beating St. Thomas High School of Pointe-Claire, Quebec. He also played in the Quebec Junior Football League with the Verdun Maple Leafs. He attended the University of Northern Colorado playing for the Bears from 1972 to 1974. He led the Bears in rushing as a quarterback in 1972 and 1973 and led the team in passing yards in both 1973 (1,367 yards, 18 TDs) and 1974 (1,367 yards, 14 TDs). He ranks 10th on the Bears' all-time passing yards list with 2,953 passing yards and was an All-Great Plains Conference player in both 1973 and 1974. Professional career In 1975, Dattilio was the first territorial exemption of the Montreal Alouettes, but after a time on the injury list he was released in September and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Daigle
Alexandre Daigle (born February 7, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A highly touted junior prospect, Daigle was drafted first overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. After recording a modest career high of 51 points in three separate National Hockey League (NHL) regular seasons, Daigle briefly retired from hockey at age 25, but returned to the NHL two years later. Though he played 10 seasons in the NHL and four in the NL, he failed to live up to the high expectations put forth when he was drafted first overall, and is therefore regarded by many to have been a draft bust. Playing career Amateur career As a youth, Daigle played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec. NHL career Leading up to the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Daigle was considered a "can't miss" prospect and NHL superstar-in-waiting. The Senators were even accused of deliberately losing games late in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Courtemanche
Michel Courtemanche (; born December 11, 1964) is a Canadian comedian and actor from Quebec, performing in Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland. Career His debut one-man show, ''A New Comic is Born'', ran for more than five hundred performances and earned him two Felix nominations. It was first performed in Montreal in 1989. His second, ''The New Adventures of Michel Courtemanche'', first performed in 1992, filled theatres in both North America and Europe and spawned his second international hit video (1993). Courtemanche has internationally sold out large theatres, and has inspired a hardcover comic book. Courtemanche appeared in ''Québécois'' films '' Nuit de Noces'' and ''Karmina 2'', and on the '' Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' television series, on American pay television channel Syfy. His style of comedy can be described as mime combined with sound effects, as he is most often seen interacting with invisible objects or even people and using his voice to comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Courchesne
Michelle Courchesne (born May 6, 1953 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec) is a former Deputy Premier of Quebec. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she was the National Assembly Member for the riding of Fabre in Laval, Quebec. She is also the former President of the Treasury Board, Minister responsible for the Laval region, Minister of Education and Deputy Premier of Quebec. She is a former Minister of Family, Immigration, Employment and Social Solidarity. Courchesne attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf before going to the Université de Montréal and obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in urban development. She would become an urbanist from 1976 to 1981 before being elected to the City Council of Laval. She would also work at the Ministry of Culture and Communications as a Deputy Minister before being a member of the administration council of the National Bank of Canada, Radio-Canada, the National Theater School of Canada and the Quebec Mental Health Foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Comeau
Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (born 17 September 1979) is a Canadian musician and drummer, best known for being the drummer of the rock band Simple Plan. He also founded the apparel company Role Model Clothing along with his bandmate Pierre Bouvier and the band's best friend, Patrick Langlois. He is also former drummer for the punk rock band Reset from 1993 to 1999, which he quit to form Simple Plan with his bandmate who also left Reset, Pierre Bouvier. Early life Comeau was born to Françoise and André Comeau, his brother's name is Louis, he his currently the uncle of Mathieu Comeau. Chuck Comeau attended Beaubois high school in Montreal, Quebec, along with bandmates Pierre Bouvier, Sébastien Lefebvre, and Jeff Stinco, where they formed Simple Plan. Comeau originally studied law at McGill University in Montreal, but left to pursue his music career. Career Reset (1993–1999) Comeau start his music career in 1993, when he was 13 years old along with bandmate Pierre Bouvier. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Clermont
Maurice Clermont (March 11, 1944 in Laval, Quebec - February 10, 2022 in Sainte-Adèle, Quebec) was a former Quebec politician. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Mille-Iles in the Laval region. He was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Graduating from the Food Trade School, Clermont was for 23 years the owner of a local supermarket as well as a butcher. In 1986, he became an investment manager. He was also a city councillor for the Laval City Council for 20 years prior to his jump to provincial politics. He was the Leader of the Opposition for that city for 16 years. In addition, Clermont was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Canadian Cancer Society The Canadian Cancer Society (french: Société canadienne du cancer) is Canada's largest national cancer charity and the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada. History The idea to form the Canadian Cancer Society origin .... Clermont was elected in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
