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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, , CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language schools from eight former school boards were amalgamated. Laurenval School Board, Laurentian School Board and Laurentienne School Trustees were merged, and the English sector of the other school boards of the Laval, Quebec, Laval, Laurentides (region), Laurentides and Lanaudière administrative regions joined to form the new administrative entity. The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the third largest Anglophone school board in the Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada. Service area The service area, over large, includes the Laval, Quebec, City of Laval and the Laurentides (region), Laurentides and Lanaudière regions. Wards 11-19 serve portions of Laval. Communities in Ward 1: Communities in Ward 2: *Estérel, Quebec, Estérel *Mille-Isles *Morin-Heights *Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrington, Quebec
Harrington is a township municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. It is located in the Laurentian Mountains, about north-west of Lachute. Its population centres include Harrington, Lac-Keatley, Lakeview, Lost River, and Rivington. Tourism The municipality of Harrington has 3 community centers on its territory: * Lost River community center (LRCC), 2811 route 327 * Harrington Valley community center (HVCC), 420 chemin Harrington * Harrington Golden Age (HGA), 259 chemin Harrington Tourist attractions include: Auberge Val Carroll: https://aubergevalcarroll.com/ Đại Tòng Lâm Tam Bảo Sơn: https://tambaoson.ca/ First and largest Buddhist temple in Canada, founded in 1988 by Thich Thien Nghi. It houses the tallest Buddhist statue in Canada, Avalokiteshvara, who flies on a dragon to help people. It is the statue of the Buddha of compassionThe 28-metre colossus is the largest of its kind in Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-des-Seize-Îles
Lac-des-Seize-Îles (; French for Sixteen Islands Lake) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. The municipality surrounds and is named after Sixteen Island Lake (''Lac des Seize Îles'') with the village situated at the northern end of this lake. Geography Lac-des-Seize-Îles is located about west of Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the Laurentian Mountains. The municipality is rectangular in shape, completely encompassing Sixteen Island Lake. This lake is long and has an elevation of . Its descriptive name, which was in use as early as 1899 refers to its islands, however is a misnomer. There are in fact eighteen small islands on the lake, although the two smallest have no official name and have been judged too small for habitation: One of the two unnamed islands is commonly referred to as 'Ile aux Bleuets', although Île Armitage was previously named as such. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Cabasta
Lac-Cabasta () is an unorganized territory in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality. See also *List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec. There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Laval, Montérégie, Mont ... References Unorganized territories in Lanaudière Matawinie Regional County Municipality {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Bazinet
Lac-Bazinet is an unorganized territory in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, and one of the two most northerly of eleven unorganized areas in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. See also * List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec. There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Laval, Montérégie, Mont ... References Unorganized territories in Laurentides {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Akonapwehikan
Lac-Akonapwehikan is an unorganized territory in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, one of the eleven unorganized areas in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. See also *List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec. There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Laval, Montérégie, Mont ... References Unorganized territories in Laurentides {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Minerve
''La Minerve'' (French for "The Minerva") was a newspaper founded in Montreal, Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) by Augustin-Norbert Morin to promote the political goals of Louis-Joseph Papineau's Parti patriote. It was notably directed by Ludger Duvernay in its earlier years. It existed from 1826 to 1837, and again from 1842 to May 27, 1899.{{cite web , url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=33839&Latitude=46,25&Longitude=-74,93333&Zoom=1700 , title=La Minerve (canton) , accessdate=2009-04-01 , publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec , language=French Throughout the years, it went from being a radical paper to a conservative one. History ''La Minerve'' was first published on November 9, 1826, and was soon bought by journalist and future Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society founder Ludger Duvernay in 1827. It was banned in 1837 during the events surrounding the Patriotes Rebellion, which sought to establish an independent republic for Lower Canada. Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Macaza
La Macaza () is a municipality and village in the province of Quebec, Canada. The village is located in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Laurentides (region), Laurentian region, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. Its population was 1094 in the 2021 Canadian census. It is home to the La Macaza – Mont Tremblant International Airport that serves the region. The La Macaza Institution, a medium security federal penitentiary operated by the Correctional Service of Canada, is located adjacent to the airport. There is a covered bridge that runs over the Macaza River, built in 1904, and is an international tourist attraction. There are many lakes and beaches in the municipality. According to the Geographic Names of the Province of Quebec (1921), "Macaza is the name of a native chief from the region", possibly the name of an old Amerindian who camped on the shores of Lake Macaza. History Although Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples had lived in the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Conception
La Conception () is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2021: 1527 (2016 to 2021 population change: 14.2%) * Population in 2016: 1337 * Population in 2011: 1287 * Population in 2006: 1283 * Population in 2001: 1050 * Population in 1996: 917 * Population in 1991: 695 * Population in 1986: 664 * Population in 1981: 646 * Population in 1976: 535 * Population in 1971: 546 * Population in 1966: 488 * Population in 1961: 541 * Population in 1956: 595 * Population in 1951: 631 * Population in 1941: 629 * Population in 1931: 628 * Population in 1921: 602 * Population in 1911: 641 * Population in 1901: 519 * Population in 1891: 736 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 743 (total dwellings: 1229) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 6.5% * French as first language: 89.9% * English and French as first language: 0.7% * Other as first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labelle, Quebec
Labelle () is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large L-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2021: 2,765 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.6%) * Population in 2016: 2,477 * Population in 2011: 2,445 * Population in 2006: 2,258 * Population in 2001: 2,272 * Population in 1996: 2,256 * Population in 1991: 2,090 * Population in 1986: 2,134 * Population in 1981: 2,112 * Population in 1976: 2,007 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,362 (total dwellings: 2,017) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 2.6% * French as first language: 94.6% * English and French as first language: 0.9% * Other as first language: 1.5% Education Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Ascension
''L'Ascension'' (, ; official translation: ''"Ascension Day"'') is a suite of four symphonic meditations for orchestra that, with the exception of its third movement, were later arranged for pipe organ in 1933–1934. The work was written by the French composer Olivier Messiaen from 1932 to 1933 in Paris, Neuchâtel, and Monaco. It was premièred under the direction of Robert Siohan at the Salle Rameau in Paris on 9 February 1935. It is one of his first major works (the first such for orchestra); and, in both of its iterations, among his most well-known. The work is in four movements and uses Mode of limited transposition, modes of limited transposition and complex rhythms, which are characteristic of Messiaen's compositional style. Nevertheless, the work is rooted in tonality and uses key signatures. It is as follows: # ' ("The Majesty of Christ Demanding His Glory of the Father") # ' ("Serene Alleluias of a Soul that Longs for the Heavens") # ' ("Alleluia on the Trumpet, Alle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
