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Grand-Mère, Quebec

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Shawinigan in Quebec, Canada Grand-Mère Shawinigan Saint-Paul church in Grand-Mère Coordinates: 46°37′0″N 72°42′00″W  /  46.61667°N 72.70000°W  / 46.61667; -72.70000 Country   Canada Province   Quebec Region Shawinigan Founded 1898 Merged January 1, 2002 Electoral Districts Federal Champlain Provincial Laviolette Government  • Type Borough  • Mayor Michel Angers  • Federal MP(s) Lise St-Denis (LPC)  • Quebec MNA(s) Julie Boulet (PLQ) Area [1]  • Land 62.95 km 2 (24.31 sq mi) Population (2001) [2]  • Total 13,179  • Density 209.4/km 2 (542/sq mi)  • Dwellings 6,710 Time zone EST (UTC-5)  • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Area code(s) 819 Access Routes [3] A-55 Route 155 Route 153 Website http://www.shawinigan.ca Bridge & Hydro-Qu...

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

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The 33,000 square metre Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal, the main facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Jean-Pierre Morin's sculpture Espace Fractal outside Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec in Montreal Canada Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ( BAnQ , unofficially translated as National Library and Archives of Québec) is a Québec governmental organization who manages the legal deposit and national archives systems of the province as well as its national library, which is located in the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal. It is born out of a merger between the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (BNQ) and the Archives nationales du Québec, [1] in 2006. The Bibliothèque nationale du Québec had previously merged with the Grande bibliothèque du Québec in 2002. BAnQ's mandate is to offer democratic access to culture and knowledge. To this end, it brings together...

Howard Cable

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For the former American professional basketball player, see Soup Cable. Howard Reid Cable introduces the story behind McIntyre Ranch Country , before conducting it with the Clarington Concert Band at a concert in Oshawa, Ontario. Howard Reid Cable (December 15, 1920 – March 30, 2016) was a conductor, arranger, music director, composer, and radio and television producer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contents 1 Biography 2 Musical Works 2.1 Brass Quintet 2.2 Brass Ensemble 2.3 Brass & Choir 2.4 Choir 2.5 Wind Ensemble/Concert Band 2.6 Marching Band 3 References 4 External links Biography Cable received an Associate diploma (ATCM) from The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto in conducting and bandmastership 1939. He is also a recipient of an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) degree from the University of Lethbridge in 2002. Cable studied piano, clarinet, and oboe, and played in the Parkdale Collegiate Institute orchestra under Leslie Bell. While le...

LP record

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This article is about vinyl records. For music albums in general, see Album. "Long play" and "Long Player" redirect here. For the video format, see Long play (VCR format). For video game playthroughs, see Longplay (video games). For the album by the Faces, see Long Player (album). LP A 12-inch LP vinyl record Media type Audio playback Encoding Analog groove modulation Capacity Originally 23 minutes per side, later increased by several minutes, much longer possible with very low signal level Read   mechanism Microgroove stylus (maximum tip radius 0.001 in or 25 μm) Dimensions 12 in (30 cm), 10 in (25 cm) Usage Audio storage Extended   from 1948 Extended   to Present The LP (from "long playing" [1] or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a vinyl record format characterized by a speed of ​ 33   1 ⁄ 3  rpm, a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter, and use of the "microgroove" groove specification. Introduced by Columbia in 19...