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Sherbrooke (Montreal Metro)
Sherbrooke station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line (Montreal Metro), Orange Line. This station, near downtown, opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. Overview The station, designed by Jean Dumontier and Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron, is a normal side-platform station, built in Tunnel#Cut-and-cover, open cut due to the difficulty of construction under Berri Street near the Sherbrooke Street overpass. It has a single Mezzanine (architecture), mezzanine giving access to two entrances, one on either side of Berri Street, both integrated into buildings. There is an access tunnel that connects the intergrated exit to the metro station as well as an exit to Sherbrooke street, the only one in the station. The walls are decorated in straw-yellow brick, purple ceiling louvres and bulkhead walls, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berri Street
Berri Street (officially in french: rue Berri) is a major north–south street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Berri Street links De la Commune Street in the south and Somerville Street in the north. The street is interrupted between Rosemont Boulevard and Jean Talon Street. Berri Street has two lanes in either direction from De la Commune Street to Roy Street. It changes to one lane in either direction north of Roy Street. The street runs through two small tunnels, one under Notre-Dame Street and another under Sherbrooke Street. Berri Street has a bicycle lane from De la Commune Street to Sherbrooke Street. All Montreal Metro stations on the Orange Line between Berri-UQAM and Henri-Bourassa are located under Berri Street. The Grande Bibliothèque is also located on Berri Street, near De Maisonneuve Boulevard. Notable points of interest are located on Berri Street. The Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site is located on the corner of Berri and Notre-Dame Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Vau
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word á¼€Î½Î®Ï (''anÄ“r''), genitive ἀνδÏός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθÏωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia ( Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca (Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hôpital Notre-Dame
Hôpital Notre-Dame ( en, Notre Dame Hospital) is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on Sherbrooke Street East in the borough of Ville-Marie, across from La Fontaine Park. It was established in 1880, and has been at its present site since 1924. Services Hôpital Notre-Dame is a general hospital offering a range of services to the local community including a 24-hour emergency department, radiology (MRI, CT scan, Radiography, and Ultrasound), day medicine (blood test center, nursing services), cardiology, electrophysiology, neurology, ENT, audiology, ophthalmology, gynecology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and pediatrics. Given its location in the heart of Montreal, the hospital also offer comprehensive treatment for drug and alcohol dependence (both in and outpatient). History Around 1880, Université Laval à Montréal decided to found a hospital. The secretary of Université Laval à Montréal, Dr. Emmanuel Persillier-Lachapelle, was given the mandat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De Quat'Sous
The Théâtre de Quat'Sous is a Canadian theatre on Pine Avenue in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in the city of Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1955, it is the third-oldest theatre company in Montreal after Théâtre du Rideau Vert and Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. The first Canadian play about and starring a drag queen, ''Hosanna'' by Michel Tremblay Michel Tremblay (born 25 June 1942) is a French-Canadian novelist and playwright. Tremblay was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he grew up in the French-speaking neighbourhood of Plateau Mont-Royal; at the time of his birth, a neighbourhood wit ..., was first performed at Théâtre de Quat'Sous in 1973. External links * References Theatres in Montreal Theatres completed in 2009 Theatre de Quat Sous Theatre de Quat Sous 1955 establishments in Quebec {{montreal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre D'Aujourd'hui
The Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui is a theater in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 3900 Saint Denis Street in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. It was founded in 1968, regrouping the product of three semi-professional theater companies: ''Le Mouvement contemporain'' (directed by André Brassard), ''The Tumblers'' (directed by Rodrig Mathieu) and ''Les Apprentis-Sorciers'' (directed by Jean-Pierre Saulnier and Pierre Collin). The ''Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui'' is devoted exclusively to the creation, production and dissemination of French-language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ... Quebec and Canadian drama. In 1991 the theater moved to the current location. It has two rooms: the main hall and the smaller Jean-Claude Germain hall upstairs. External linksOfficia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Louis Square
, photo = Square Saint-Louis3.JPG , photo_width = , photo_caption = Saint Louis Square, looking east from Laval Street, fountain in the distance, 2005. , map = Canada Montreal , map_width = , type = Town square , location = Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada , nearest_city = , coords = , coords_ref = , area = , created = 1876 , operator = City of Montreal , visitation_num = , status = , open = , publictransit = at Sherbrooke station Terminus Sherbooke Saint Louis Square (officially in french: square Saint-Louis) is an urban square in Montreal's Plateau Mont Royal. Its eastern edge fronts onto Saint Denis Street, a major north–south artery. Square Saint Louis Street runs along both the square's northern and southern sides, while Laval Avenue runs along its western side. Overview The square is located on the site of the city's former reservoir, which was in use until 1852, after which it was replaced by the McTavish reservoir following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parc Lafontaine
La Fontaine Park (french: Parc La Fontaine) is a urban park located in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named in honour of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, The park's features include two linked ponds with a fountain and waterfalls, the Théâtre de Verdure open-air venue, the Calixa-Lavallée cultural centre, a monument to Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, playing fields and tennis courts. Its ponds are a popular attraction during Montreal's hot summers, with outdoor ice skating in winter. Bike paths run along the park’s western and northern edges. Parc Lafontaine is surrounded by Sherbrooke Street on the South, Parc-La Fontaine Avenue on the West, Rachel Street on the North, and Papineau avenue on the East. History La Fontaine Park (formerly Logan Park) is located on the grounds of the old Logan farm. This land was sold in 1845 to the Government of Canada, which then used it for military practice until 1888. The soldiers of the British garrison housed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Sherbrooke
Société de transport de Montréal (STM) operates 220 daytime and 23 night service routes and provide a vast number of routes for the Island of Montreal, serving an average of 1,403,700 daily passengers on an average weekday .http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2011_q1_ridership_APTA.pdf A route is referred to by its route number and name (such as 80 Du Parc). The name of the route is usually named after the road or the community that it primarily serves. Express routes are usually denoted by a 4 before the number of its local equivalent (such as 480 Express Du Parc). However, there are some exceptions (such as 211 Bord-du-Lac/405 Express Bord-du-Lac), and some express routes (such as 475 Express Dollard-Des-Ormeaux) have no local equivalents. Bicyle rack is equipped on bus route 34, 94, 140, 146, 180, 185, 715 and 769. Routes Regular routes The following is a complete list of all the Daytime Regular, Night Routes, Express Routes, and Senior Shutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British North America
British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English overseas possessions, English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, then further south at Roanoke Colony, Roanoke and Jamestown, Virginia, and more substantially with the founding of the Thirteen Colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America. The British Empire's colonial territories in North America were greatly expanded in connection with the Treaty of Paris (1763), which formally concluded the Seven Years' War, referred to by the English colonies in North America as the French and Indian War, and by the French colonies as . With the ultimate acquisition of most of New France (), Territorial evolution of North America since 1763, British territory in North America was more than doubled in size, and the exclusion of France also dramatically altered the political landscape of the continent. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coape Sherbrooke
General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, (29 April 1764 – 14 February 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in the British army in Nova Scotia, the Netherlands, India, the Mediterranean (including Sicily), and Spain, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1811. During the War of 1812, his policies and victory in the conquest of present-day Maine, renaming it the colony of New Ireland, led to significant prosperity in Nova Scotia. Early life John Coape Sherbrooke was born in Oxton, Nottinghamshire, on 29 April 1764, the third son of the wealthy country squire William Coape and his wife Sarah Sherbrooke.Heathcote, ''Wellington's Peninsular War Generals'', p. 113. The surname comes from Shirebrook, Derbyshire. Upon his marriage Sherbrooke's father had taken his wife's surname as his own.''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', "Sherbrooke, Sir John Coape". Army career Early career Sherbrooke joined the British Army as an ens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
