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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …