Hill 70, Saint Sauveur

Lest We Forget

Nov 8 • 

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St. Sauveur

Examining why a place’s name is chosen is sometimes less about the place itself and more about a snapshot of the times when it was chosen.

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October 2025

Keeping the Past

Heritage conservation is only sort of possible because much of our heritage is dependent upon our use of it.

Oct 25 • 

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The Gatineau River

and its role in our history

Oct 18 • 

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The Ottawa River

In the early 1600s, when Samuel de Champlain first explored the St.

Oct 11 • 

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Quebec and Its Origins

Canada, the name that Jacques Cartier understood to be what a part of the St.

Oct 4 • 

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September 2025

Ste. Lucie at a Century and a Half

Ste.

Sep 27 • 

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Redpath Sugar, A Sweet Story

Products and places carry names that have their own stories.

Sep 20 • 

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A Canadian Heroine

Maria Smith Wait

Sep 13 • 

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An Easy-to-Research Place Name

Early in the summer, I received a call from Laurent Paquette, the president of Ste.

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025