Riopelle in winter

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An exhibit of a compilation of etchings made from Riopelle's drawings on a circus theme may rekindle interest in the Canadian artist's career and personal life. The exhibition will open Nov 14, 1997, at the Montreal Book Show with circus-related poems written by singer-poet Gilles Vigneault.

Exhibitions, Montreal, Quebec, Art, Abstract, Abstract art, Riopelle, Vigneault, Gilles

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Searching for the grave of Champlain

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Former Catholic priest and amateur archeologist Rene Levesque has searched for 40 years trying to uncover the exact location of Champlain's gravesite. Champlain, who is known as the father of New France, died in 1635, and was reportedly buried near the Quebec Basilica, in Quebec City.

Behavior, Biography, Quebec, Quebec, Explorers, Levesque, Rene, Champlain, Samuel de

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Golden oldies: a Quebec town tries to cash in on its past

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The small town of Trois-Pistoles hopes that it will gain broader recognition with its new 25-acre theme park and museum, 'The Basque Adventure in America.' The attraction contends that the Basques were the first real pioneers of Canada's fur trade.

Basque Americans

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