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The Laurentides (French: [lɔʁɑ̃tid], Canadian French: [lɔʁɑ̃t͡sid] ⓘ) is a region of Quebec.While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains.
"The Garden Province" [20] or "Canada's Green Province" (French: La province verte du Canada) – the former was used on its license plates from 1966 to 1972; the latter was used from 2007 to 2012. "Home of Anne of Green Gables" – formerly used on its license plates from 1993 to 1997; refers to the fictional rural hometown of the titular ...
Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut.. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.
Canada goose: bernache du Canada poudrerie / rafale de (neige) blowing snow rafale de (neige) poudreuse pruche Eastern hemlock tsuga du Canada raquetteur snowshoer: celui qui fait des raquettes souffleuse snowblower chasse-neige In Quebec, un chasse-neige is a snowplow though the term charrue is mainly used for snow plow. suisse eastern chipmunk
[1] /a/ is not diphthongized, but some speakers pronounce it [æ] if it is in a closed syllable or an unstressed open syllable, [2] as in French of France. The pronunciation in final open syllables is always phonemically /ɑ/, but it is phonetically [ɑ] or [ɔ] (Canada [kanadɑ] ⓘ or [kanadɔ] ⓘ), the latter being informal.
The Centre de santé et services sociaux du Granit, on Laval Street is the community's main health facility. Lac Mégantic is crossed by Quebec Route 161 and Quebec Route 204. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) built a transcontinental railway line linking Montreal with the Atlantic Ocean port of Saint John, New Brunswick.
The West Island (French: l'Ouest de l'île, pronounced [lwɛst də lil]) is the unofficial name given to the city, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada.
Île Perrot (French pronunciation: [il pɛʁo]) is an island west of the island of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec.Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island lies between Lake Saint-Louis and Lac des Deux-Montagnes.