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unusual facts about Vanier


Vanier, Ontario

Later, in 1963 it became a city, and in 1969 was renamed after the recently deceased Governor General of Canada, Georges Vanier.


2008 CIS football season

The 44th Vanier Cup marked Western's 12th appearance at the Vanier, the most by any team.

Camille Gladu

Camille Gladu (October 20, 1872-November 5, 1921) was the first mayor of Eastview, Ontario, later known as Vanier.

CHOI-FM

The dispute has also had major political implications, as it was the primary reason that Sylvain Légaré was elected in Vanier in a by-election in 2004 for the ADQ.

Eastview Birth Control Trial

In September 1936, Dorothea Palmer was arrested in Eastview (now Vanier, Ontario), and charged with possessing materials and pamphlets related to birth control, then highly illegal under Canadian law.

Existere

The journal was established at York University's Vanier College and has been funded by Vanier College Council since the journal was founded in 1978.

Jean-Jacques Bertrand

His son, Jean-François Bertrand, was the Member of the National Assembly for the district of Vanier from 1976 to 1985 and a Cabinet Member of René Lévesque's Parti Québécois government.

John Turmel

In the election, Turmel ran as an independent against Green Party leader Trevor Hancock in Toronto—Beaches, Marc Gauvin ran in Ottawa Centre, supporter Serge Girard in Ottawa—Vanier, and John and Ray’s mother, Therese Turmel ran in Ottawa West, and Ray Turmel ran as an "independent Green" in Nepean—Carleton.

L'Arche

The first community in the UK was founded in 1973 in Barfrestone, Kent through the efforts of Vanier's sister, Therese.

Laval Rouge et Or

In 2001, current head coach Glen Constantin was hired and the team went on to win seven more Vanier Cup titles, in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Lockview High School

Lockview High receives new students primarily from Georges P. Vanier Junior High School in Fall River and Harold T. Barrett Junior High School in Beaver Bank (located approximately 7 minutes from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia).

Montfort Hospital

A lobby group S.O.S Montfort was set up led by former Vanier mayor Gisèle Lalonde.

Peter Dalglish

Dalglish is the recipient of a Vanier Award, and he has been selected by Junior Chamber International as "one of the 10 outstanding young people of the world."

Quebec provincial by-elections, 2004

Benefiting from anger over the CRTC's decision to revoke CHOI-FM's broadcasting license, Sylvain Légaré was elected in Vanier, under the ADQ label.

Roland Michener Secondary School

All homerooms are split into 4 houses, each named after a prominent Canadian politician: Baldwin, Frontenac, Tupper and Vanier.

Rosie Vanier

The band released an eponymous album on their manager's label, Lover Records, produced by Jim Eliot of electro pop duo Kish Mauve; Vanier entered into writing partnerships with Marcella Detroit and Glaswegian band El Presidente for several songs on the record.

Vanier College at York University

Jack Bush, one of Canada's leading abstract artists, designed Vanier's banner in 1971.


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