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Ville-Marie Pirates
Ville-Marie may refer to: Places *Ville-Marie, Quebec, Canada; a town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue *Montreal, Quebec, Canada; from its former, original, name **Fort Ville-Marie, the original name for the settlement that later became Montreal, Quebec, Canada **Ville-Marie, Montreal, a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada *Autoroute Ville-Marie (A-720/R-136 highway), a freeway in Montreal, Quebec, Canada **Ville-Marie Tunnel, the underground portion of the Ville-Marie Expressway Other uses * ''Ville-Marie'' (film), a 2015 French-Canadian film * Radio Ville-Marie (CIRA-FM 91.3 FM), a radio station See also * Ville-Marie borough council * Parti Montréal Ville-Marie, a municipal political party *Place Ville-Marie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a business tower complex *Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Quebec, Canada; a federal riding * Westmount--Ville-Marie, Quebec, Canada; a federal riding * *Ville (other) *Marie (other) * Villa Maria (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville-Marie, Quebec
Ville-Marie is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. As one of the oldest towns in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, it is considered the cradle of north-western Quebec and nicknamed "Pearl of Témiscamingue". CKVM-FM broadcasts from Ville-Marie. The town is home to the Junior "A" Ville-Marie Pirates of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. History Already in 1679, the place functioned as a trading post between the French and indigenous Algonquians. In 1720, the North West Company opened a trading post and built a store in 1785, which came into the hands of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821 when the two companies merged. In 1836, a mission was established, followed in 1863, by a mission founded by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who gave it the name "Ville-Marie". Originally the area was called Kelly Bay in honour of its first settler, James Kelly, who lived as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |