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List Of Mauriciens
This is a list of people from the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. {{Dynamic list *Gaétan Barrette – Quebec politician *Nérée Beauchemin – poet and physician *Éric Bédard – short track speed skater * Steve Bégin – hockey player *Jean Béliveau – hockey player *Peter Blaikie – a prominent lawyer *Bruno Bordeleau – doctor, mayor, member of Quebec parliament and registrar *Jacques J. Bouchard – strongly involved in his community, he received the Order of Canada *Julie Boulet – politician, member of Quebec parliament *Michaël Bournival – National Hockey League player *Antoine Ephrem Cartier – 19th-century businessman of Ludington, Michigan *Aline Chrétien – wife of Jean Chrétien *Jean Chrétien – Prime Minister of Canada *Raymond Chrétien – ambassador *Sylvain Cossette – singer-songwriter *Antoine Dufour – acoustic guitarist *Paul Dumont – founding father of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League *Louise Forestier – singer and actress *Maur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the 2016 Census. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan. The word ''Mauricie'' was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier and is based on the Saint-Maurice river which runs through the region on a North-South axis. Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec. However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities * Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality * Maskinongé Regional County Municipality * Mékinac Regional County Municipality Equivalent territories * Agglomeration of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Cossette
Sylvain Cossette (born May 8, 1963) is a French-Canadian singer from Grand-Mère, Quebec (located in the Mauricie region). He was a founding member of the Quebec-based English-language band Paradox in 1984 before becoming a French-language solo artist by 1994. Career During his career he has sold over one million albums (12 Gold and Platinum), recorded thirty-two No. 1 hit songs and eight Number 1 albums, earned six Silver, Gold and Platinum Tickets, won 10 Quebec Felix Music Awards, six Socan awards and four Juno nominations, and performed in Canada and Europe in the hit stage musicals ''Notre Dame De Paris'' and ''Dracula''. Cossette's 2001 album ''Rendez-vous'' was certified Platinum by the CRIA in November 2002. Discography * ''Paradox'' (1989) * ''Obvious Puzzle (Paradox)'' (1991) * ''Comme l'océan'' (1994) * ''Blanc'' (1996) * ''Humain'' (1999) * ''Rendez-vous'' (2001) * ''Compilation'' 1994–2004 (2004) * ''Les 7'' (2006 family musical theatre) * ''70s'' (2007) * ''70s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maude Guérin
Maude Guérin (born June 11, 1965) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is most noted for her performance in the 2018 film '' Family First (Chien de garde)'', for which she won the Prix Iris for Best Actress at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards. '' Le Journal de Montréal'', June 3, 2018. Guérin was born in , . She was previously a |
Josaphat Groleau
Josaphat Groleau (born September 11, 1893 in Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada - Death January 11, 1993 in Sainte-Thècle) was a Quebec businessman (Canada), a mayor, county prefect and president of the School Board of the village of Sainte-Thècle. His first marriage was celebrated on April 16, 1918 in the church of Sainte-Thècle to Rose-Blanche Gervais. This couple has fifteen children baptized in Sainte-Thècle. The family lived in the house of 270 rue Saint-Jacques, in the village of Sainte-Thècle. This house has become a retirement residence "Résidence Josaphat Groleau enr." and the "Auberge Josaphat Groleau enr.". Biographical Summary Josaphat Groleau was educated at the college of Saint-Tite. Following the course of his father, in the 20s, Josaphat Groleau runs a sawmill in Hervey-Jonction. In 1920, Josaphat Groleau is appointed city councilor to the municipality of the village of Sainte-Thècle. Then, he served as mayor in three periods: from 1927 to 1931; from 1947 to 1955; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanni Gourde
Yanni Gourde (born December 15, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Gourde signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent in 2014. Gourde won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021. Playing career Youth As a youth, Gourde played in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from south shore of Quebec City. Juniors Undrafted, Gourde played major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Victoriaville Tigres. He won the QMJHL's top scoring award as well as the league MVP in 2011–12 after compiling an impressive 87 assists and 124 points in 68 games. Tampa Bay Lightning On March 10, 2014, Gourde agreed to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Syracuse Crunch and a two-year entry level contract with their NHL affiliate, the Tampa Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérald Godin
Gérald Godin (November 13, 1938 – October 12, 1994) was a Quebec poet and politician. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he worked as a journalist at '' La Presse'' and other newspapers and magazines. His most important poetry collection, ''Les cantouques: poèmes en langue verte, populaire et quelquefois française'', was published in 1967. He was among those arrested under the War Measures Act during the October Crisis in 1970. In the 1976 Quebec provincial election, he won a seat as a candidate for the Parti Québécois, heavily defeating incumbent Premier Robert Bourassa in his own riding of Mercier. He served in various cabinet posts in the governments of René Lévesque and Pierre-Marc Johnson. His life companion was the Québécois singer Pauline Julien. As a poet, he won the Prix Québec-Paris for his 1987 work ''Ils ne demandaient qu'à brûler''. Godin died from brain cancer in October 1994. The area surrounding the Mont-Royal metro station has been named Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (; August 4, 1824 – August 7, 1882) was a Québécois Canadian attorney, poet and novelist. He was the author of the famous poem "Un Canadien errant" ('A Wandering Canadian'), as well as the novels roman du terroir ''Jean Rivard, le défricheur'' (1874) and its sequel, ''Jean Rivard, économiste'' (1876), among other works. He was the father of sociologist Léon Gérin. Early life and education Antoine Gérin-Lajoie was the eldest child of Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, Sr., and Marie-Amable Gélinas, who had seventeen children in all, of which ten survived childhood. His family hailed from Savoie, France, and arrived in Canada when his grandfather Jean served in the army of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. He did his classical studies at the , in Nicolet, which he entered in 1836. In 1844, he travelled to Montreal to study law, and was admitted to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1848. Career He wrote "Un Canadien errant" in 1842 while taking his classical exams at the Sà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Gélinas
Martin Gélinas (; born June 5, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 1,273 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators. A first round selection of the Los Angeles Kings at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Gélinas was sent to the Oilers as part of the 1988 Wayne Gretzky trade before ever playing a game for the Kings. Gélinas reached the Stanley Cup finals with four teams. He was a member of Edmonton's 1990 championship team and also reached the final in 1994 with Vancouver, 2002 with Carolina and 2004 with Calgary. He tied a record in 2004 by scoring three series-winning goals in one playoff year, earning the nickname "The Eliminator". After playing his final professional season with SC Bern in the Swiss National League A (NLA), Gélinas turned to coaching and player development. He was named an assistant coach wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratien Gélinas
Gratien G̩linas, (December 8, 1909 РMarch 16, 1999) was a Canadian writer, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator who is considered one of the founders of modern Canadian theatre and film. His major works include ''Tit-Coq'' (1948), ''Bousille et les Justes'' (1959), and ''Hier, les enfants dansaient'' (1968). He also wrote a series of satirical revues known as the ''Fridolinades''. The ''Fridolinades'' revues, consisting of comic sketches, songs, and monologues, were named for the often-featured character Fridolin. A poor boy from Montreal, he wore a tri-colour Canadiens hockey jersey, knee socks, and suspenders. While not quite joual, the French he spoke was reflective of what a person would hear on the streets of Montreal, which made it stand out in sharp contrast to the continental French being spoken in most other theatres. Fridolin's boundless optimism in the face of constant disappointment came to emblemize the Quebec spirit of "survivance", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelle Ferron
Marcelle Ferron, (January 29, 1924 – November 19, 2001), a Canadian '' Québécoise'' painter and stained glass artist, was one of the original 16 signatories of Paul-Émile Borduas's Refus global manifesto, and a major figure in the Quebec contemporary art scene, associated with the Automatistes. Early years Ferron was born in Louiseville, Quebec on January 29, 1924. Her brother Jacques Ferron and her sister Madeleine Ferron were both writers. She studied at the École des beaux-arts de Québec before dropping out, unsatisfied with the way the school's instructors addressed modern art. Ferron was an early member of Paul-Émile Borduas's ''Automatistes'' art movement. She signed the manifesto Refus global, a watershed event in the Quebec cultural scene, in 1948. Work In 1953, she moved to Paris, where she worked for 13 years in drawing and painting and was introduced to the art of stained glass, for which she would become best known. Ferron returned in 1966 to Quebec, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Ferron
Madeleine Ferron (July 24, 1922 РFebruary 27, 2010) was a Canadian writer. Biography She was born in Louiseville, Quebec. She began her early studies with the Sisters of Saint Anne, continuing at the Universit̩ de Montr̩al and Universit̩ Laval. She married Robert Cliche, a lawyer, in 1945. A writer and novelist, she also worked as a government commissioner and radio show host. She wrote for several magazines, notably ''Ch̢telaine'' and ''L'actualit̩''. Ferron tried to analyse lucidly the often obscure emotions of her literary characters. She was the sister of writer Jacques Ferron and painter and stained glass artist Marcelle Ferron. She died in February 2010 in Quebec City, Quebec. Her son David Cliche served in the National Assembly of Quebec as a Parti Qu̩b̩cois MNA. Awards and honours * 1992 - Knight of the National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Qu̩bec'', and in English abbreviation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis (; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, anti-Communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, he and his party, the Union Nationale'','' dominated provincial politics from the 1930s to the 1950s. Son of Nérée Duplessis, a lawyer who was serving at the time as a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Maurice studied law in Montreal and became a member of the Bar of Quebec in 1913. He then returned to his home town to practice law, where he founded a successful consultancy. Duplessis ran as a Conservative candidate in the 1923 elections but only managed to get the Trois-Rivières seat four years later, which he retained until his death. His rhetorical skills helped him become the leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly in 1933 in the place of Camillien Houde. As opposition leader, he agreed to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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