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Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme
The Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the quality and diffusion of the French language written or spoken in Québec. The activities recognized for this award are culture, communications, education, administration, research, labour, commerce and businessIt is named in honour of Georges-Émile Lapalme. Winners References Award winners Language-related awards Prix du Québec, Georges-Emile-Lapalme {{Quebec-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges-Émile Lapalme
Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 – February 5, 1985) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Background He was born in Montreal. He studied law at the Université de Montréal. Lapalme was married to Maria Langlois for nearly 50 years, with whom he had seven children. Member of Parliament Lapalme was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 federal election and served until 1950. Provincial politics He resigned his federal seat to be acclaimed Leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec in 1950. He ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the district of Joliette in the 1952 election, but was defeated by Minister of Labor and Union Nationale candidate Antonio Barrette. Lapalme won a by-election in the district of Montréal-Outremont in 1953. He was re-elected in the 1956 election, but under his leadership, his party lost the election against the Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique C
Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used by French speakers in Quebec and is rare in the English parts of Canada. Notable people named Monique Acting * Monique Chaumette (born 1927), French actress * Monique Coleman (born 1980), American actress, singer, and dancer * Monique Gabriela Curnen (born 1970), American actress * Monique Gabrielle (born 1963), American actress * Mo'Nique Hicks (born 1967), American actress and comedian * Monique Leyrac (1928-2019), Canadian singer and actress * Monique Mélinand (1916–2012), French actress * Monique Mercure (born 1930), Canadian actress * Monique Mojica, Canadian playwright, director, and actor * Monique Noel (born 1967), American glamour model and actress * Monique van de Ven (born 1952), Dutch actress and film director * Monique H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solange Chalvin
Solange (died 10 May, c. 880) was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally venerated Christian saint and cephalophore, whose cult is restricted to Sainte-Solange, Cher. Saint Solange was the patron of the traditional Province of Berry, of which Cher is a part. Solange was born to a poor, but devout family in the town of Villemont, near Bourges, and consecrated her virginity at the age of seven; according to some, her mere presence cured the sick and exorcised devils. The son of the count of Poitiers was highly taken with the beauty and popularity of Solange and approached her when she was tending to her sheep, but she rejected his suit. He argued with her to no avail, and so he decided to abduct her. At night, he came and took Solange by force, but she struggled so violently that she fell from his horse while he was crossing a stream. Her abductor grew enraged and beheaded her with his sword. According to the fully-developed legend, Solange's severed head invoked three times the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Cajolet-Laganière
Helene or Hélène may refer to: People *Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name *Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda *Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis *Helene (Amazon), a daughter of Tityrus and an Amazon who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her *Helene, the consort of Simon Magus in ''Adversus Haereses'' * Hélène (given name), a feminine given name, the French version of Helen *Hélène (singer), Hélène Rollès Astronomy *Helene (moon), a moon of Saturn Books and film * ''Hélène'' (drama), an 1891 play by Paul Delair * ''Helene'', English edition of German novel by Vicki Baum * ''Hélène'' (film), a 1936 French drama film, based on the novel by Baum Music * ''Hélène'' (opera), an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns 1904 *Polka Hélène in D minor for piano 4 hands by Borodin * ''Hélène'' (album), an album by Roch Voisine 1989 * Hélène (Hélène Rollès album) album by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Gauvin
Lise Gauvin (born October 9, 1940) is a Canadian writer and literary critic from Quebec. Biography She was born in Quebec City and pursued literary studies at Université Laval and the University of Vienna. She went on to earn a doctorate from the Paris-Sorbonne University in 1967. In 1969, she began teaching in the French studies department at the Université de Montréal; in 1998, she became department director. She was director for the review ' from 1994 to 2000. She also contributed to various publications including ''Le Devoir''. In 1984, she was elected president of the Association des éditeurs de périodiques culturels québécois. In 1993, she was elected to the for her contributions to French language literature. In 2000, she became a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec and the Royal Society of Canada. In 2005, she was named a Chevalier in the French Ordre des Palmes Académiques. Gauvin was awarded the in 2007 for her work. In 2015, she was named an Officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Bertrand (broadcaster)
Guy Bertrand (born April 5, 1954) is a Canadian linguist and broadcast personality. He was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. A media language specialist, he has written the linguistic standards and practices for the French CBC services. His daily broadcasts are heard across Canada on Première Chaîne and Télévision de Radio-Canada. Radio and Television Programmes Presently Aired: * ''Phare Ouest'' (Vancouver – Radio, 2018- ) * ''Sur le vif'' (Ottawa – Radio, 2016- ) * ''Par ici l'info (Sherbrooke – Radio, 2018- ) * ''Des matins en or'' (Abitibi-Temiscamingue – Radio, 2013- ) * ''Le matin du Nord'' (Sudbury – Radio, 2009- ) * ''Matins sans frontières'' (Windsor – Radio, 2015- ) * ''Info-réveil'' (Rimouski – Radio, 2008- ) * ''Bon pied, bonne heure'' (Matane – Radio, 2008- ) * ''Le 6 à 9'' (Saint-Boniface/Winnipeg – Radio, 2012- ) * ''Le café show'' (Edmonton – Radio, 2011- ) * ''Le réveil'' (Halifax – Radio, 2011- ) * ''Le réveil'' (Charlottetown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noëlle Guilloton
Noelle or Noëlle is the feminine form of the gender neutral name Noel. It derives from the old French Noël, "Christmas," a variant (and later a replacement) of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis, "birthday". Other nicknames and variations for girls named Noelle include Noèle, Noelia, Noeline, Noela, Noell, Noella, Noelene, and Noeleen. Given name People with the name include: Noelle * Noelle Barahona (born 1990), Chilean alpine skier * Noelle Barker (1928–2013), British soprano singer and singing teacher * Noelle Bassi (born 1983), American butterfly swimmer * Noelle Beck (born 1968), American actress * Noelle Freeman (born 1989), American beauty pageant titleholder * Noele Gordon (1919-1985), British Actress * Noelle Kennedy, Irish camogie player * Noelle Keselica (born 1984), American soccer forward * Noelle Kocot, American poet * Noelle Lenihan (born 1999), Irish paralympic discus thrower * Noelle Maritz (born 1995), Swiss football defender * Noelle Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisèle Lamoureux
Gisèle Lamoureux, (October 5, 1942 – June 23, 2018) was a Canadian photographer, botanist and ecologist. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Lamoureux studied at the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval. She is the founder of Guides Fleurbec which made their debut in the 1970s. She is an activist for the protection of wild garlic since 1979, an initiative taken up when the Quebec law for the protection of endangered species was enacted. Awards and honours *1989 - Prix Georges-Préfontaine from the Association des biologistes du Québec *1996 - Knight of the Ordre national du Québec *1997 - Mérite de la conservation de la flore from the Quebec Ministry of Environment *1998 - Honoris causa Doctor of Sciences of the Université Laval *1999 - Made a Member of the Order of Canada for having "contributed to the protection of Canada's exceptional environment". *2015 - Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme The Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme is an award by the Government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Vaugeois
Denis Vaugeois (born September 7, 1935) is a French-speaking author, publisher and historian from Quebec, Canada. He also served as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from 1976 to 1985. Biography He was born in Saint-Tite, a small town north of Trois-Rivières and has always considered himself as a child of the Mauricie where his immigrant ancestors settled in the middle of the 19th century. They were among the first Europeans to settle as high as the Mékinac river in the upper Saint-Maurice River area. His family moved to Trois-Rivières in 1942 and his father signed him up in the Jardin de l'Enfance where he was taught by nuns from Brittany, in France, who were also related to the Vaugeois family. That choice would have a major influence on him, first because of the nuns concern for language and also because there was a children's library on the way to school. It was like a calling, books! He took his "cours classique" at the séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivière ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gérin-Lajoie
Paul Gérin-Lajoie, (; February 23, 1920 – June 25, 2018) was a Canadian lawyer, philanthropist, and a former member of the National Assembly of Quebec and Cabinet Minister. Early life Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Henri Gérin-Lajoie and Pauline Dorion, he studied at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, where he was editor of the school paper, the Université de Montréal, and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, where he received a Doctor of Laws degree. He was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1943. Career He ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges in the 1956 general election and in a 1957 by-election. In 1958, he came in second at the Quebec Liberal Party leadership convention. He was elected in Vaudreuil-Soulanges in the 1960 election and was re-elected in 1962 and 1966. From 1960 to 1964 he was the Minister of Youth in the cabinet of Jean Lesage (eventually serving as vice-premier) and in 1964 became the first person since 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Melançon
Benoît () is a French male given name. It is less frequently spelled Benoist. The name comes from the Latin word , which means "the one who says the good", equivalent in meaning to Bénédicte or the English name Benedict. A female derivative of the name is Benoîte. The personal name Benoît is to be distinguished from Benoit as a family name, which is usually spelled without the circumflex accent. Early form of the name was spelled with an "s" (Benoist), but as with many words in the French language, the "s" was eventually replaced with a circumflex accent over the "i". Benoît in other languages * Aragonese: Benedet * Asturian: Benitu *Basque: Beñat *Breton: Beneat *Catalan : Benet * Croatian : Benedikt *Danish: Benedikt, Bendt *Czech: Benedikt, Beneš *Dutch: Benedictus, Benoot *English: Benedict *Finnish: Benediktus, Pentti * Galician : Bieito *German : Benedikt *Greek: Βενέδικτος (Venediktos) * Hungarian: Benedek *Irish: Bennett *Italian: Benedetto, Benito *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Duval
Joseph Gaston Jacques Duval (21 June 1934 – 6 February 2024) was a Canadian journalist, writer and racing driver. In 1952, he became an announcer for the radio station CKCV in Quebec City and CINF in Montreal. He founded the annual almanac ', of which he served as editor-in-chief from 1967 to 2003. Biography Born in Lauzon on 21 June 1934, Duval was the son of insurance agent Omer Duval and Gabrielle Baribeau. He took an interest in automobiles at the end of the 1950s and won the inaugural Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières in 1967. In the 1960s, he hosted the television show ''Le Cimetière du Disque '' on Télé-Métropole. During this time, he also hosted the show ''Prenez le volant'' on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. In 1967, he founded ''Le Guide de l'auto''. In 1974, an English publisher attempted to purchase the rights to the almanac, but was refused. He temporarily stepped back from 1987 to 1993 to turn to journalism, but returned as a collaborator. Duval was the first Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
