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| Nickname: Queen of the Eastern Townships | |||
| Motto: Ne quid nimis | |||
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| Country | Canada  |
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| Settled | 1793 | ||
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| - Mayor | Jean Perrault | ||
| - Governing body | Sherbrooke City Council | ||
| - MPs | Serge Cardin | ||
| - MNAs | Jean Charest | ||
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| - City | 353. Mount Orford (Mont Orford is a ski resort in the Eastern Townships region of the Canadian province of Quebec, Canada A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The Sherbrooke City Council (in French Conseil municipal de Sherbrooke) is the governing body for the city of Sherbrooke, in the Estrie region of The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois The National Assembly of Quebec (Assemblée nationale du Québec is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada. John James Charest PC MNA (known as Jean Charest) ʒɑ̃ ʃɑʀe (born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 46 km² (136. To aid in the comparison of sizes of different geographic regions areas between 1 Km² (100 Hectares and 10 km² (1000 hectares are listed below 5 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 1,231. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 86 km² (475. 6 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 128 m (420 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 147,427 | ||
| - Density | 417. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (1,080. 3/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 186,952 | ||
| - Metro Density | 151. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central 8/km² (393. 2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Canadian Postal code | J1E,J1G,J1H,J1J,J1K, J1L,J1M,J1N,J1R |
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| Area code(s) | 819 | ||
| Telephone Exchanges | -212 239 340 345-9 432 434 437 446 542 560 -6 569 570 - 4 575 577 | ||
| GNBC Code | EIDHN | ||
| NTS Map | 021E05 | ||
| Website: City of Sherbrooke | |||
Sherbrooke (2006 population: 147,427) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada, the only major city in the Eastern Townships. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Postal codes by province and territoryA Canadian postal code A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 819 is an Area code for western Quebec, Canada, including the Quebec portion of the capital region Ottawa - Gatineau, and In the field of Telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls Geographical Names Board of Canada is a national committee of the Canadian Government Department of National Resources which authorizes the names used on official The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Eastern Townships ( French: Cantons de l'Est) is a historical region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of Although originally settled in the early 19th century by anglophones, it is today primarily a francophone city. An Anglophone (or anglophone) is someone who speaks the English language. The adjective francophone (alternately Francophone) means French -speaking typically as primary language whether referring to individuals groups or places
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History
The area of Sherbrooke was first settled in 1793 by American Loyalists, including Gilbert Hyatt, a farmer from Schenectady, New York, who built a flour mill in 1802. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration see United Empire Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the The village was named "Hyatt's Mills" until 1818 when the village was renamed after Governor General Lord Sherbrooke at the time of his retirement and return to England. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (baptised April 29 1764 &ndash February 14 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
The city grew considerably on January 1, 2002, by the mergers of the cities of Sherbrooke, Ascot, Bromptonville, Deauville, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Rock Forest, and Saint-Élie-d'Orford. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Geography
Located at the confluence of the Saint-François (St. The Saint-François River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec. Francis) and Magog rivers in the heart of the Eastern Townships and the Estrie administrative region. The Magog River is a river that drains Lake Memphremagog. The city of Sherbrooke, Québec is on the river north of Newport Vermont. The Eastern Townships ( French: Cantons de l'Est) is a historical region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly (not entirely the Eastern Townships. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Sherbrooke. The term regional county municipality or RCM ( French: municipalité régionale de comté MRC) is used in the Canadian The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Its geographical code is 43.
Economy
In 2007 Canadian Business Magazine Magazine ranked Sherbrooke as the top place to do business in Canada. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Canadian Business is the longest-publishing Business Magazine in Canada. [1] The report cites large increases in commercial building permits, strong exports, a highly educated workforce, and low unemployment rate. Another benefit is the daily flight available to and from Toronto from Sherbrooke Airport. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Sherbrooke Airport,, is located east northeast of Sherbrooke, in the municipality of Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec, Canada. [2][3]
Sherbrooke is also the centre of an important agricultural region with many dairy farms. Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or an Animal husbandry enterprise for long-term production of Milk, which may be either processed on-site or An important business is the manufacturing of ice hockey sticks: more of these are made in Sherbrooke than anywhere else in the world. An ice hockey stick is a piece of equipment used in Ice hockey to shoot pass and carry the puck Sherbrooke is home to a concrete truss bridge, the first of its kind in the world.
Education
The city is the location of one university, the French-language Université de Sherbrooke, and since Lennoxville and Sherbrooke merged in 2002 (see municipal reorganization in Quebec), it is the location of an English-language University, Bishop's University. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with three distinct campuses two of which are located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, and another Lennoxville, population 4963 (2001 is a borough (Fr arrondissement) of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Bishop's University is an English-language Liberal arts university located in the borough of Lennoxville, in Sherbrooke, Quebec There are three CEGEPs in Sherbrooke, two of which are French-language institutions, the Cégep de Sherbrooke and the Séminaire de Sherbrooke, and one is an English-language one, Champlain Regional College (in former Lennoxville). A CEGEP (ˈseɪʒɛp or /ˈsiːʤɛp/ French: Cégep) is a post-secondary education institution exclusive to the province of Quebec in Champlain Regional College was founded in 1971 and named in honour of Samuel de Champlain, the first governor of New France.
Administration
The merged city is composed of six boroughs: Brompton, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Mont-Bellevue, Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville and Jacques-Cartier. Brompton is an Arrondissement, or Borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Fleurimont is a Borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on the Saint-François River. Lennoxville, population 4963 (2001 is a borough (Fr arrondissement) of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Mont-Bellevue is an Arrondissement, or Borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville is an Arrondissement, or Borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Jacques-Cartier is an Arrondissement, or Borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
| Borough | Population | City Councillors |
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| Brompton | 5,956 | 3 |
| Fleurimont | 41,276 | 5 |
| Jacques-Cartier | 30,229 | 4 |
| Lennoxville | 5,195 | 3 |
| Mont-Bellevue | 33,377 | 4 |
| Rock-Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville | 29,191 | 4 |
Demographics
City of Sherbrooke
Mother tongue Language
from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French only | 129,970 | 89. The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population 89% |
| English only | 5,735 | 3. 97% |
| Both English and French | 640 | 0. 44% |
| Other languages | 8,245 | 5. 7% |
Ethnic origin
| Ethnic origin | Population | Percent |
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| Canadian | 117,305 | |
| French | 50,540 | 33. Population of Canada: 31612895 (2006 Census Provinces and territories Metropolitan areas Cities Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( 61% |
| Irish | 6,560 | 4. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 36% |
| English | 5,065 | 3. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 37% |
| Scottish | 3,070 | 2. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. 04% |
| Québécois | 2,415 | 1. A Québécois or Quebecois (pronounced) or in the feminine Québécoise (pronounced) (plural Québécoises) is a native or resident of the 61% |
| North American Indian | 1,805 | 1. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people 20% |
| Italian | 1,505 | 1. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging 00% |
The information regarding ethnicities above is from the 2001 Canadian Census. The percentages add to more than 100% because of dual responses (e. g. "French-Canadian" generates an entry in both the category "French" and the category "Canadian". ) Groups with greater than 1,500 responses are included.
Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 17. 8%
- 15-64 years: 69. 0%
- 65 years and over: 13. 2%
Census Metropolitan Area
The Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) includes the cities of Sherbrooke, Magog and Waterville, the Parish of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton; the municipalities of Compton, Stoke, and Ascot Corner, Hatley county and the village of North Hatley. The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to Magog ( pronounced /mɑˈgɔg/ in French and /ˈmeɪgɔg/ in English) is a small city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about 120 km Waterville is a city of 1800 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Ascot Corner ( 2006 population 2595 is a municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality North Hatley is a village of 750 people located at the north end of Lake Massawippi.
The population in 2006 was 186,952. Indigenous peoples comprised just over 0. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people 6% of the population. [4]
French was mother tongue to 90. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth 6% of residents (counting both single and multiple responses). The next most common mother tongues were English at 5. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 6%, Spanish at 1. 3%, Arabic and Serbo-Croatian languages at 0. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The Serbo-Croatian language or Croato-Serbian language (cрпскохрватски језик srpskohrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic Diasystem 6% each, Farsi at 0. 4%, Niger-Congo languages at 0. The Niger-Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa 's largest in terms of geographical area number of speakers and number 3%, and Chinese and German at 0. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 2% each. (Percentages may total more than 100% due to rounding and multiple responses). [5] [6]
About 87% of the population identified as Roman Catholic in 2001 while 6% said they had no religious affiliation. Among smaller denominations Statistics Canada counted 1. Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help 2% Anglicans, 0. The Anglican Church of Canada is the sole Canadian representative of the Anglican Communion. 8% Muslims, 0. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion 8% United Church, 0. The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant 7% Baptists, 0. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. 5% Eastern Orthodox and 0. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world 3% Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination Pentecostals and Methodists accounted for 0. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations 2% each, while Buddhists, Presbyterians, Seventh-day Adventists, Mormons and Plymouth Brethren accounted for 0. A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists. Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools Individuals are grouped by nationality except in cases where the Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon The Plymouth Brethren is a Conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland 1% each. [7]
The area is home to about four thousand recent immigrants (arriving between 2001 and 2006) who now comprise about 2% of the total population. Approximately 13% have emigrated from Colombia, 12% from France, 7% from Afghanistan, 6% from each of Morocco and Argentina, 5% from each of Algeria and Congo, 4% from China, and 3% from each of Burundi, Tunisia, and Tanzania. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya About 2% of these recent immigrants were born in the United States while about 2% were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan [8]
Media
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Newspapers
Daily newspapers are La Tribune[9] and The Record[10]. CIMO-FM is a French-language Canadian Radio station located in Magog, Quebec, near Sherbrooke. Énergie is a network of French-language Contemporary hit radio outlets broadcasting throughout the province of Quebec and portions of eastern Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and CHLT-TV is the TVA Owned and operated station in Sherbrooke, Quebec. TVA is a Canadian French language privately owned Television network. CKSH-TV is a Television station in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. CKMI-TV is the Global Television Network Owned-and-operated station in Quebec. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network Télé-Québec is equivalent to Ontario 's TVOntario and TFO, British Columbia 's Knowledge and Saskatchewan 's SCN, Télé-Québec is equivalent to Ontario 's TVOntario and TFO, British Columbia 's Knowledge and Saskatchewan 's SCN, CFKS is the Callsign for TQS ' television station in Sherbrooke, Quebec. TQS is a Canadian French language privately owned Television network based in Quebec. " CBSET " redirects here For the semi-satellite station of CBMT see CBSET-1. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. The Record is the only daily (Monday&ndashFriday English language Newspaper based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Le journal de Sherbrooke[11] owned by Quebecor and La Nouvelle, a community newspaper, are published for free every Saturday. Quebecor Inc ( is a Canadian communications company based in Montreal, Quebec. The Voir [12] cultural magazine also publishes a regional version. Voir is a chain of Francophone Alternative weekly newspapers in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Notable Sherbrooke residents
- Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Eric Belanger and David Perron, hockey players for the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues (hockey)
- Serge Cardin, Bloc Québécois MP for Sherbrooke
- Jean Charest, federal cabinet minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Progressive Conservative Party leader; Quebec Liberal Party leader and Premier of Quebec
- Jim Corcoran, singer-songwriter
- Christian Dubé, ice hockey player
- Northrop Frye, literary critic
- Garou, singer
- Yousuf Karsh, photographer
- Harry Saltzman, film producer
- Yanic Perreault, NHL ice hockey player
Joseph-Armand Bombardier hailed from the Sherbrooke area. Pierre-Marc Bouchard (born on April 27, 1984, at Sherbrooke Quebec) is a French Canadian Professional hockey forward Éric Bélanger (born December 16, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian Professional hockey Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois ( BQ) is a federal political party in Canada that defines itself as devoted to both the protection of Quebec's interests on a federal For the federal electoral district see Sherbrooke (electoral district ---> Sherbrooke is a federal electoral district John James Charest PC MNA (known as Jean Charest) ʒɑ̃ ʃɑʀe (born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (Vice-premier ministre du Canada is an honorary position in the cabinet, conferred at the discretion of the prime minister. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Quebec Liberal Party, (or PLQ) is a liberal Political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated as Prime Minister of Quebec) is the First minister for the Jim Corcoran (born February 10, 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian ( Quebecer) Singer-songwriter. Christian Dubé (born April 25, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a former National Hockey League player who played right wing Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA (Oxon, DD, DLitt, FRSC ( July 14, 1912 &ndash January 23, 1991 Garou, is a French Canadian singer born as Pierre Garand on June 26 1972 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Yousuf Karsh, CC ( December 23 1908 &ndash July 13 2002) was a Canadian photographer of Armenian Harry Saltzman ( October 27 1915 - September 28 1994) was a theatre and Film producer best known for his mega-gamble which resulted Yanic Perreault (born April 4, 1971 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a professional Ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Joseph-Armand Bombardier ( April 16, 1907 - February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman and was the founder of John Bassett and Conrad Black started their careers as media barons as owner and co-owner, respectively, of the Sherbrooke Record. John White Hughes Bassett, PC, OC, OOnt ( August 25, 1915 &ndash April 27, 1998) was a Canadian Conrad Moffat Black Baron Black of Crossharbour PC, KCSG, OC, (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec) is A media proprietor is a person who controls either through personal ownership or a dominant position in a Public company, a significant part of the Mass media.
Image gallery
 Downtown: King Street |
 King Street |
 Downtown Sherbrooke at night |
 Downtown: Wellington Street, January 2006 |
 Neo-Tudor style House, Corner of Ball and Brooks streets |
 Montreal Street |
 King Street, downtown |
 Sherbrooke City Hall |
 Corner of King and Wellington streets |
 Mount Bellevue |
 The Magog River dam |
See also
References
- ^ Best places to do business in Canada (HTML) (English). The city of Sherbrooke, Quebec is divided into six Boroughs (in French, Arrondissements ' each with a mayor and council Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS provides public transit services to Sherbrooke, the only major city in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canadian Business (September 10). Retrieved on February 13, 2008. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Nadeau, Jean-Benoit (September 10). Best places to do business in Canada (HTML) (English). Canadian Business. Retrieved on February 13, 2008. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Sherbrooke-Toronto daily link (HTML) (English). Sherbrooke Airport. Retrieved on February 13, 2008. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Sherbrooke. Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2008-01-15). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
- ^ Sherbrooke. Detailed Mother Tongue (148), Single and Multiple Language Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2007-11-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
- ^ Sherbrooke. Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2007-11-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
- ^ Sherbrooke. Religion (95A), Age Groups (7A) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1991 and 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2007-03-01). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
- ^ Sherbrooke. Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) for the Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2007-12-04). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
- ^ La Tribune
- ^ The Record
- ^ Le journal de Sherbrooke
- ^ Voir
External links
- (Bilingual) Sherbrooke website
- (French) EstriePlus.com — A regional on-line journal.
- (French) Sherbrooke's amateur hockey website
- (French) La Tribune
- (French) Université de Sherbrooke
- (French) Répertoire des clubs de golf de la ville de Sherbrooke
- (Bilingual) Université Bishop's University
- (Bilingual) Association des Townshippers' Association
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