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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Dieppe

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Dieppe Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The name of this street recalls an episode of the Second World War that was particularly disastrous for the …

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9 November 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsNovember 10 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Général-Vanier

Street Views: The story behind Rue du Général-Vanier Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named after General Georges-Philias Vanier (1888-1967). The Canadian Army officer and diplomat was born in the …

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2 November 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsNovember 3 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Ramesay

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Ramesay Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named in memory of Claude de Ramezay (1659-1724), 11th governor of Montreal and administrator of New France. …

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26 October 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsOctober 27 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue Marconi

Street Views: The story behind Avenue Marconi Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named in honour of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, who is credited with the groundbreaking work necessary for …

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12 October 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsOctober 13 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Versailles

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Versailles Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named after the city and the Palace of Versailles, located 19 kilometres west of Paris, France. …

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5 October 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsOctober 6 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Louvre

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Louvre  Shirley Nadeau Shirley@qctonline.com T his street in the SainteFoy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough was named after the Louvre Palace (now a museum), a royal residence …

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28 September 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsSeptember 29 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Volta

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Volta Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Rue Volta, a short dead-end street that runs off Rue Lavoisier in the Parc Industriel Duberger, is named in honour …

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21 September 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsSeptember 22 2021QCT Editor

The story behind Rue Milton

Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named in honour of the British poet and intellectual John Milton (1608-1674), one of the greatest authors of English literature. Born in London, he …

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14 September 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsSeptember 15 2021QCT Editor

The story behind the Promenade des Acadiens

Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com In 1604, Pierre Dugua de Mons, accompanied by a group of settlers, founded a colony at the mouth of the Sainte-Croix River (near present-day St. Andrew’s, New …

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7 September 2021QCT Online, Street ViewsSeptember 8 2021QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Port-Royal

The story behind Rue de Port-Royal Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street was named after the Port-Royal National Historic Site in Nova Scotia. The name Port-Royal was coined by Samuel de …

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