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McGill University Faculty
McGill is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, from which the names of many places and organizations are derived. It may refer to: People * McGill (surname) (including a list of individuals with the surname) * McGill family (Monrovia), a prominent early Americo-Liberian family * Anglicized variant for Clan Makgill, a Lowland Scottish clan * Donald McGillivray (botanist), botanical taxonomist whose standard author abbreviation is “McGill”. Organizations * McGill University, a research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, a private coeducational high school in Mobile, Alabama, United States * McGill Executive Institute, a business school within McGill University located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * McGill Drug Store, a historical museum in McGill, Nevada * McGill's Bus Services, bus operating firm based in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland * McGill Motorsports, a NASCAR Busch Series team Places * McGill (Montreal Metro), a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill (surname)
McGill, MacGill, Macgill and Magill are surnames of Irish and Scottish origin, an Anglicisation of Gaelic languages, Gaelic ''Mac an Ghoill'' meaning "son of the foreigner". In the 2000 United States Census the surname was ranked the 1,218th most common. People * Alexander McGill (other) * Andrew Ryan McGill (1840–1905), American politician * Anthony McGill (born 1991), Scottish professional snooker player * Anthony McGill (musician) (born 1979), American clarinettist * Arnold Robert McGill (1905–1988), Australian ornithologist * Bill McGill (1939–2014), American basketball player * Bob McGill (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player * Brendan McGill (born 1981), Irish footballer * Bruce McGill (born 1950), American actor * Charlie MacGill (1916–1999), Australian cricketer * Charles McGill (1964–2017), American sculptor * Charlie McGill (1903–1988), Scottish footballer * Claire McGill, Irish politician * David McGill (other) * Demarre McGill (born 1975) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill (Montreal Metro)
McGill station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie, Montreal, Ville-Marie in the Downtown Montreal, downtown core of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line (Montreal Metro), Green Line. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It is currently the third busiest station (after Berri–UQAM station and Guy–Concordia station) in the network measured by number of passengers entering the system. Prior to 2002, it was the busiest station in the network. From 2025, the station will be served by the Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Overview Designed by Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier and Caron, it is a normal side platform station built in Tunnel#Cut-and-cover, open cut under De Maisonneuve Boulevard, boul. De Maisonneuve, with two ticket halls joined by hall, corridors that surround the platforms. The station is named after, and is located a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Municipal Airport
Brandon Municipal Airport (also known as Brandon Airport or McGill Field) is an airport located north of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. It serves the City of Brandon, the Westman and Parkland regions of Manitoba, and eastern Saskatchewan. Brandon Municipal Airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the International Peace Garden Border Crossing. WestJet Encore operates daily non-stop service from Brandon to Calgary International Airport. Brandon Municipal Airport is home to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum. History World War II Brandon Aerodrome was originally built by the Department of National Defence in 1941, for use as a Royal Canadian Air Force flight training school under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Pilots were trained at the airport on Cessna Cranes and Avro Ansons, among other aircraft, for Second World War flying service. In 1945, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill College Avenue
McGill College Avenue (officially in ) is a street in Downtown Montreal, downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named for McGill University, the street was widened in the 1980s and transformed into a scenic avenue with McGill's Roddick Gates on Sherbrooke Street at its north end and the Place Ville Marie plaza at its south end. History The street was first laid out in 1857, on the axis leading up to the original McGill College Building, now the Arts Building of McGill University. Proposals to widen McGill College date back to at least 1952, when the French architect Jacques Greber submitted a design to the City of Montreal. In 1983, the plan to widen McGill College as a scenic avenue was imperiled by a proposal to house a concert hall in Place Montreal Trust, with a design for an office tower that would have partially obstructed the view of Mount Royal. The plan encountered public opposition, including from architectural activist Phyllis Lambert, a member of the board of directors of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill Street (Montreal)
McGill Street (officially in ) is a street in Montreal named after James McGill after whom McGill University is named. The former head office building of Canadian National Railway Company, built for its predecessor Grand Trunk Railway, still stands on McGill Street and is now occupied by Quebec government offices. In 1871, an advertisement for the Albion Hotel in an Ottawa newspaper called McGill Street "the great thoroughfare and commercial centre of the city". The McCord Museum of Canadian History refers to the street as "an important artery in Montreal." The Quartier International de Montréal (Montreal's international district) describes McGill Street as "the link between the strategic sectors of the Old Port, Old Montreal, the Cité Multimedia and the Quartier international." The Montreal station of the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway The Montreal and Southern Counties Railway Company (often abbreviated M&SCRC or M&SC) was an electric interurban streetca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill Street (Vancouver)
McGill Street is an east-west street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It has a mix of uses, including several condominium buildings. It includes an overpass over Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ... tracks commissioned by the Port of Vancouver. The Vancouver Sun notes that a display of katsura trees ( Cercidiphyllum japonicum) on McGill Street "never fails to impress". References {{Streets in Vancouver Streets in Vancouver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill Airport
McGill is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, from which the names of many places and organizations are derived. It may refer to: People * McGill (surname) (including a list of individuals with the surname) * McGill family (Monrovia), a prominent early Americo-Liberian family * Anglicized variant for Clan Makgill, a Lowland Scottish clan * Donald McGillivray (botanist), botanical taxonomist whose standard author abbreviation is “McGill”. Organizations * McGill University, a research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, a private coeducational high school in Mobile, Alabama, United States * McGill Executive Institute, a business school within McGill University located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * McGill Drug Store, a historical museum in McGill, Nevada * McGill's Bus Services, bus operating firm based in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland * McGill Motorsports, a NASCAR Busch Series team Places * McGill (Montreal Metro), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill, Nevada
McGill is a census-designated place (CDP) in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,148 at the 2010 census. History In 1872, John Cowger established a ranch in the Steptoe Valley and acquired the water rights for the area. William Lyons and William McGill purchased the ranch in 1886. A post office was established at the ranch, now named McGill Ranch, in 1891. The Nevada Consolidated Copper Company had numerous mines in the region and was seeking a partner to create a smelter in the area. The Cumberland and Ely Mining Corporation had acquired of land near the ranch and thought it would be ideal for a smelter location due to access to a plentiful water source. The two companies formed a partnership, the Steptoe Valley Smelting and Mining Company. In 1906, a pipeline was built to bring water from Duck Creek to reservoirs near the smelter site and construction began on the smelter. The smelter was completed and operations began on May 15, 1908. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill Motorsports
McGill Motorsports was a NASCAR Busch Series team owned by John and Nancy McGill. It fielded the No. 36 Chevy for a few years. The team debuted in 2003 as DCT Motorsports with Steve Grissom driving the No. 61 Chevrolet in three races. For their final two races of the season they changed their number and ran the No. 36 Chevrolet. DCT would post its best finish of the season at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, a 14th-place finish. In 2004 in NASCAR Busch Series, 2004, Steve Grissom and Travis Geisler shared the driving duties at the start of the season. Grissom left the team in May 2004 and Geisler took over full-time driving duties for the team. Stanton Barrett drove in the last three races of the season. Grissom had the best finish of the year for the team, when he finished 11th at North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham. For the 2005 in NASCAR Busch Series, 2005 season, Stanton Barrett returned to the team and ran the first 26 races with DCT. T. J. Bell then took over the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
