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List Of People From The Gaspé Peninsula
This is a list of people from the Gaspé Peninsula region of Quebec. *François Babin – '' Star Académie'' participant *Charles Belleau – law professor *Martin Bérubé – actor, Bouscotte, SRC *La Bolduc – folk singer * Isabelle Boulay – singer *Manuel Brault – singer *Geneviève Bujold – actor *Véronique Claveau – ''Star Académie'' participant * Alain Côté – ice hockey player * Thérèse Tanguay Dion – television personality; mother of Céline Dion *Edmund James Flynn – tenth Premier of Quebec *Mathieu Garon – ice hockey player, Tampa Bay Lightning *Sébastien Harrison – writer and scenarist *Laurence Jalbert – singer-songwriter * Pierre Labrie – poet * Pat The White (Patrick Le Blanc) – guitarist and singer *Bertrand B. Leblanc – writer * Paul LeDuc – wrestler *Alan LeGros – actor *Gérard D. Levesque – politician *Jean-Louis Lévesque – entrepreneur, philanthropist *René Lévesque – Premier of Quebec, leader of the first sover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspé Peninsula
The Gaspé Peninsula, also known as Gaspesia (; ), is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River that extends from the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada, into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is separated from New Brunswick on its southern side by Chaleur Bay and the Restigouche River. The name ''Gaspé'' comes from the Miꞌkmaq word , meaning "end", referring to the end of the land. The Gaspé Peninsula is slightly larger than Belgium, at . The population is 140,599 as of the 2011 census.The population of the Gaspe Peninsula is determined by adding the population of two federal electoral districts, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, while subtracting that of the Magdalen Islands. It is also noted as being the only region outside the Channel Islands to contain native speakers of Jersey Norman. Geography Sea cliffs dominate the peninsula's northern shore along the St. Lawrence River. Cap Gaspé, jutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Lévesque
Jean-Louis Lévesque, (April 13, 1911 – December 28, 1994) was a Canadian entrepreneur, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist. J. Louis Lévesque was born in Nouvelle in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula to an Acadian father and an Irish mother. In 1934, he graduated with a B.A. degree from St. Dunstan's University in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He then went to work for the Provincial Bank of Canada in Moncton, New Brunswick. After a few years in banking, his contacts led to an offer to join a Montreal securities firm as a stockbroker and his success led to his founding the investment firm Crédit Interprovincial Ltée. in 1941. Lévesque began buying small businesses that he believed were undervalued. He reorganized the companies and then sold some of them for a substantial profit while maintaining others where he saw long-term potential. He eventually merged his business with the securities firm L.G. Beaubien et Cie to form Lévesque, Beaubien Inc. Specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Quebec Regions
Image:Regions administratives du Quebec.png, 350px, The seventeen administrative regions of Quebec. poly 213 415 206 223 305 215 304 232 246 230 255 266 251 283 263 289 280 302 291 307 307 315 308 294 318 301 333 299 429 281 432 292 403 311 388 338 359 344 364 375 323 380 293 367 238 401 213 421 Côte-Nord poly 31 381 40 313 60 294 55 262 57 246 49 241 48 225 100 192 101 146 76 116 96 84 90 54 97 44 91 25 96 11 120 18 146 22 153 18 177 40 177 51 205 54 210 63 206 80 212 105 237 129 256 116 266 92 273 73 281 105 286 134 297 145 295 176 307 215 204 222 205 289 179 314 178 324 163 339 148 344 124 380 127 391 122 393 31 386 Nord-du-Québec poly 72 499 87 499 112 497 136 490 138 492 132 495 114 501 90 506 89 513 72 514 72 502 Laval poly 95 518 94 506 111 505 130 497 137 497 139 491 142 492 139 497 137 499 121 502 116 512 114 519 94 521 Montréal poly 124 509 138 500 143 497 145 489 151 478 156 488 158 489 163 492 160 497 159 500 161 506 159 509 135 508 126 509 Montérégie poly 152 478 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Quebecers
This is a list of notable people who are from Quebec, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province. Anchors *Kim Brunhuber, former CBC anchor * Pierre Bruneau, TVA * Nathalie Chung, RDI / SRC *Bernard Derome, SRC / RDI *Simon Durivage, RDI / SRC *Céline Galipeau, SRC / RDI * Bill Haugland, CTV * Jean-Luc Mongrain, TQS, TVA *Pascale Nadeau, SRC *Mutsumi Takahashi, CTV *Sophie Thibault, TVA *Todd van der Heyden, CTV Artists and entertainers *Denys Arcand, screenwriter and director *Paul Arcand, radio personality and cinematographer *Gilles Archambault, novelist and commentator *André Arthur, radio personality, independent federal MP *Eva Avila, singer *Rachid Badouri, comedian *Pierre Bouvier, rock singer *René Balcer, film and TV writer and producer *Raoul Barré, inventor, cartoonist and animator of the silent film era *Michel Barrette, stand-up comedian, actor *Jay Baruchel, actor, director, writer *Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, author *Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of People From Quebec By Region
These are lists of people from Quebec by region. Lists * List of people from Bas-Saint-Laurent * List of people from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean * List of people from Capitale-Nationale * List of people from Mauricie * List of people from Estrie * List of people from the Montreal region * List of people from Outaouais * List of people from Abitibi-Témiscamingue * List of people from Côte-Nord * List of people from Nord-du-Québec * List of people from the Gaspé Peninsula * List of people from Chaudière-Appalaches * List of people from the Laval region * List of people from Lanaudière * List of people from Laurentides * List of people from Montérégie * List of people from Centre-du-Québec See also *List of people from Montreal *List of people from Quebec City *List of Quebecers *List of regions of Quebec *Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roch Thériault
Roch Thériault (; May 16, 1947 – February 26, 2011) was a Canadian cult leader and convicted murderer. Thériault, a self-proclaimed prophet under the name Moïse , founded the Ant Hill Kids in 1977. They were a doomsday cult whose beliefs were based on Seventh-day Adventist Church beliefs. In 1978, Thériault was removed from Seventh-day Adventist Church. Thériault maintained multiple wives and concubines, impregnating all female members as a religious requirement, and fathering 26 children. Thériault's followers, including 12 adults and 22 children, lived under his totalitarian rule at the commune and were subject to severe physical and sexual abuse. Thériault was arrested for assault in 1989, dissolving the cult, and was convicted for murder in 1993 for the death of follower Solange Boilard. He had previously killed an infant named Samuel Giguère, while two of his disciples, Geraldine Gagné Auclair and Gabrielle Nadeau, died following homeopathic treatments admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen (singer)
Kathleen Sergerie, known professionally as Kathleen, is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec, who records only under her first name."Kathleen vise un retour sur disque" , March 6, 2017. She released several albums and scored hits on the Canadian charts in the early 1990s with songs such as "Où aller" and "Ça va bien!" Her 1993 album ''Ça va bien!'' was written and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac
Jean-Pierre Isaac (born 5 January 1956) in Belgium, emigrated to Quebec in 1961.
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François-Xavier Ross
François-Xavier Ross (born 1869 in Grosses-Roches) was a Canadian clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaspé. He was appointed bishop in 1922. He died in 1945.http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgasp.html CH References 1869 births 1945 deaths Canadian Roman Catholic bishops {{Bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Parent
Kevin Parent (born 12 December 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. He is fluent in both English and French. Early life Although his first language is English, he was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec (now a borough of the city of Longueuil), and was raised and educated in the French-speaking area of Bay of Chaleur ( Gaspé Peninsula) in the municipality of Nouvelle during his childhood and attended high school at thÉcole Antoine-Bernardin Carleton-sur-Mer. Career In 1993, Parent participated in a songwriting competition, and was consequently signed to Tacca Musique shortly thereafter. His first album, "Pigeon d'argile" sold over 360,000 copies, making it one of the greatest Québécois album sales successes of the decade. Hit singles "Nomade sedentaire", "Seigneur" and "Boomerang", made Parent became well known in Quebec music in the 1990s, winning a number of Felix Awards in the province and touring on both sides of the Atlantic. Two years later, Kevin r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cédric Paquette
Cédric Paquette (born August 13, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Paquette was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round, 101st overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Lightning in 2020. Playing career As a youth, Paquette played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Chandler, Quebec. Junior Paquette played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Montreal Juniors and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, scoring 200 goals and 300 assists for 500 points, with 193 penalty minutes, in 130 games played. Professional Tampa Bay Lightning On May 3, 2013, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Paquette to a three-year, entry-level professional contract, assigning him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, to start the 2013–14 season. On April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esdras Minville
Esdras Minville (November 7, 1896 in Grande-Vallée – December 9, 1975) was a Canadian writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Montréal, and was the first French-Canadian to serve as head of HEC Montréal. A staunch defender of Catholic social doctrine, Minville helped to found several co-operatives in the province. He contributed to the Rowell-Sirois Commission, and chaired the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 1947. His nationalist ideas resembled those of Victor Barbeau, François-Albert Angers and Lionel Groulx. Published works *Invitation à l'étude, 1943 *L'agriculture, 1943 *Montréal économique, 1943 *La forêt, 1944 *L'homme d'affaires, 1944 *, 1946 *Pêche et chasse, 1946 *Les affaires: l'homme, les carrières, 1965 Awards *Honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa *Honorary doctorate from the Université Laval *Honorary doctorate from the Université de Sherbrooke *Honorar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a population of 717,961 as of 2021, Mississauga is the seventh-most populous municipality in Canada, third-most in Ontario, and second-most in the Greater Toronto Area after Toronto itself. However, for the first time in its history, the city's population declined according to the 2021 census, from a 2016 population of 721,599 to 717,961, a 0.5 percent decrease. The growth of Mississauga was attributed to its proximity to Toronto. During the latter half of the 20th century, the city attracted a multicultural population and built up a thriving central business district. Malton, a neighbourhood of the city located in its northeast end, is home to Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada's busiest airport, as well as the headquarters of ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
