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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Prévost

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Prévost Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named after Sir George Prévost (1767-1816), a British army officer and colonial administrator, known as the “Defender …

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8 February 2022QCT Online, Street ViewsFebruary 9 2022QCT Editor

Street Views: The story behind Portes Kent, Saint-Louis, Saint-Jean, Hope and du Palais

Street Views: The story behind Portes Kent, Saint-Louis, Saint-Jean, Hope and du Palais Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com There are currently four city gates, or portes, built into the ramparts that surround …

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1 February 2022QCT Online, Street ViewsFebruary 2 2022QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Porte Prescott

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Porte Prescott Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This and the next Street Views article will be about the imposing gates, or portes, that pass over certain streets …

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25 January 2022QCT Online, Street ViewsJanuary 26 2022QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Baldwin

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Baldwin Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named after Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), a politician from Toronto who, with his political partner, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, implemented …

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18 January 2022QCT Online, Street ViewsJanuary 19 2022QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Julien-Green

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Julien-Green Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street was named after Julien Hartridge Green (1900-1998), a novelist and playwright, born in Paris to American parents. He …

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11 January 2022QCT Online, Street ViewsJanuary 12 2022QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de la Barricade

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de la Barricade Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On a stormy winter’s night, this short street in Lower Town was the site of a pitched battle …

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21 December 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsDecember 22 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Saint-Nicolas

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Saint-Nicolas  Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This short street in Old Quebec, near the Îlot des Palais, is named after Saint Nicholas (270-343 A.D.), an early …

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14 December 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsDecember 15 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Couillard

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Couillard Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street in Old Quebec is named in honour of Guillaume Couillard de l’Espinay (1588-1663) and crosses what was once …

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7 December 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsDecember 8 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Gilles-Villeneuve

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Gilles-Villeneuve Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street in Cap-Rouge is named after the famous racing driver Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982), who was born in Saint-Jean-sur- Richelieu …

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30 November 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsDecember 1 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Route Léo-Major

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Route Léo-Major Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On the eve of Remembrance Day, Premier François Legault announced the official renaming of a street near CFB Valcartier in …

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