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The story behind Avenue Calixa-Lavallée

This street was named after Calixa Lavallée (1842-1891), best known for composing the music for “O Canada,” which officially became the national anthem of Canada in 1980.Lavallée’s father, Augustin Lavallée, …

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22 January 2019Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

The story behind Carré Cameron

Carré Cameron is not actually a square but a U-shaped street named in honour of British explorer Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894). Born in Radipole, in Dorset, England, Cameron joined the …

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15 January 2019Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

Rue du Capitaine-Bernier

Rue du Capitaine-Bernier is named in honour of Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier (1852-1934), who was born in the village of L’Islet-sur-Mer, 100 km north-east of Quebec City. His father and grandfather …

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9 January 2019Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

Street Views – Rue du Cap-Diamant

Rue du Cap-Diamant is a short street located on industrial land owned by the Quebec Port Authority off Boulevard Champlain below the Plains of Abraham. Cap Diamant (or Cape Diamond) …

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11 December 2018Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

The story behind Rue Christie

This street is named in honour of Robert Christie (1787-1856), a lawyer, militia officer, historian and politician, who was born in Windsor, N.S., to parents who had emigrated from Scotland. …

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4 December 2018Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

The story behind Rue Braille

Rue Braille was named in honour of Louis Braille, who invented a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. The system he devised remains …

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20 November 2018Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

The story behind Rue Bethune

This street is named in honour of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), who was born in Gravenhurst, Ont.   In 1914, when the First World War was declared in Europe, Bethune …

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6 November 2018Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

The story behind Rue de Bergerville

Rue de Bergerville and Parc Bergerville recall the village of Bergerville, created around 1850 in the sector north of the Woodfield Domain that was once part of the Saint-Michel estate …

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1 November 2018Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

The story behind Rue du Bélier

Rue du Bélier is named after the adult male sheep (the ram). Rams are recognizable by their large spiral horns. Now raised around the world for their wool, meat and …

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24 October 2018Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive

The story behind Rue William-Wood

This new street that has just been opened in the Cap-Rouge neighbourhood of Quebec City is named in honour of William Wood, who was born in Quebec City in 1864. …

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16 October 2018Community, QCT Online, QCT Online Archives, Street ViewsCommunity, Street ViewsQCT Archive
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