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ﾃ四e Bonaventure
Bonaventure Island (officially in French: ﾃｮle Bonaventure) is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence located off the southern coast of Quebec's Gaspﾃｩ Peninsula, southeast of the village of Percﾃｩ, Quebec, Percﾃｩ. Roughly circular in shape, it has an area measuring . History Bonaventure Island (ﾃ四e Bonaventure), with Percﾃｩ, was among the early seasonal fishing ports of New France, and was associated with the Lineage (anthropology), lineage of Nicolas Denys. Settlers from southern Ireland came in the early 1790s. Peter Du Val, a native of Jersey, set up a fishery company on lot number one before 1819, population rose to an apex, but the company endured until 1845. The island became a migratory bird sanctuary in 1919 due to the Migratory Bird Treaty, 1916 Migratory Bird Convention between Canada and the United States. The Province of Quebec acquired ownership of the entire island by act of expropriation in 1971, evicting the whole population. At this time approximat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ四e Bizard
ﾃ四e Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago region. History Historically named ﾃ四e Bonaventure, by 1723 it had come to be named ﾃ四e Bizard, after Jacques Bizard, to whom it was conceded as a fief in 1678, part of the seigneurial system of New France. The island was also used by the settlers of New France, as a way to get timber into Montreal from the river using timber rafting. Modern It was formerly a separate municipality named St Raphael de L'ﾃ四e-Bizard, but was forcefully merged with of the city of Montreal, and made into the borough of L'ﾃ四e-Bizard窶鉄ainte-Geneviﾃｨve. A referendum to demerge on June 20, 2004 was held. Although more than 50% voted to demerge, it was unsuccessful as this represented fewer than the required 35% of the electorate. Geography The Jacques Bizard Bridge connects it across the Riviﾃｨre des Prairies with Sainte-Geneviﾃｨve on the Island of Montreal. The seasonal Laval-sur-le-Lac ﾃ四e-Bizard Ferry provid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
