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Damase Potvin
Damase Potvin (born October 16, 1882 – 1964) was a writer and journalist born in Bagotville (city), Bagotville, Saguenay, Quebec. He is the son of Charles Potvin and Julie Hudon. Biography He obtained his Baccalauréat ès arts (Québec), baccalauréat ès arts at the Séminaire de Chicoutimi where he contributed to the newspaper of the Institution L'Oiseau-Mouche, then enrolled, in 1894, in a business course. In 1903, he entered the White Fathers, White Fathers of Africa and, unable to adapt to the climate of Algiers, he returned to the country in 1905. Subsequently, he opted for journalism and in 1905 founded the first newspaper in the Saguenay region, ''Le Travailleur''. He directed ''Le Progrès du Saguenay'' (1906) for a year. He then moved to Quebec where he was assistant editor at ''La Semaine Commerciale'' and ''La Vérité'', then editor-in-chief at ''Quotidien'' in Lévis. He then founded ''Le Petit Québécois'', in which he wrote controversial columns under the pse ...
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Peter McLeod
Peter Gerard McLeod (born 6 May 1948 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a retired Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst, and for driving the distinctive yellow and black Slick 50 Mazda RX-7 Group C touring car during the early to mid-1980s. Group C Touring Cars McLeod began his racing career in 1980 at the relatively old age of 32, progressing immediately into touring car racing where in just three seasons to become one of Australia's fastest privately entered touring car racers, and the fastest Mazda RX-7's behind Allan Moffat's factory supported team (though with reportedly more horsepower than Moffat's cars). By 1981 he had scored his first podium result with a third at the Oran Park 250 behind the Falcons of Dick Johnson and veteran Murray Carter. His pace and consistency were rewarded when he won the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship, which didn't start well with 12th at both the Sydney rounds ( Amaroo Park ...
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Journalists From Quebec
A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertising, or public relations personnel. Depending on the form of journalism, "journalist" may also describe various categories of people by the roles they play in the process. These include reporters, correspondents, citizen journalists, editors, editorial writers, columnists, and photojournalists. A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes and reports on information in order to present using sources. This may entail conducting interviews, information-gathering and/or writing articles. Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom, from home or outside to witness events or interview people. Reporters may be assigned a specific beat (area of coverage). Matthew C. Nisbet, who has written on science communication ...
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Writers From Quebec
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short stories, monographs, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as reports, educational material, and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' works are nowadays published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such ...
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Le Soleil (Québec)
''Le Soleil'' (''The Sun'') is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec. It was founded on December 28, 1896. It is distributed mainly in Quebec City; however, it is also for sale at newsstands in Ottawa, Montreal, New Brunswick and some places in Florida, where many Quebecers spend the winter. It has been owned by several media groups but is now a worker cooperative and is a member of thCN2i network ''Le Soleil'' was published first as a broadsheet, then in compact format since April 2006. It ceased its print edition in 2023 and is now a fully digital publication. History ''Le Soleil'' rose from the ashes of '' L'Électeur'', the official newspaper of the Liberal Party of Canada, which shut down in December 1896. The first edition was published on December 28, 1896. one day after the disappearance of its predecessor, which shut down because the Catholic clergy had forbidden it to parishioners when the newspaper criticized the Church's electoral interference. I ...
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L'Événement-Journal
''L'Événement-Journal'' was a daily Canadian newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ... in Quebec City, Quebec. It was founded by Hector Fabre in 1867 with the name ''L'Événement''. Fabre sold the paper in 1883. In 1936 it was purchased by Jacob Nicol, the owner of '' Le Soleil''. In 1938 the paper merged with ''Le Journal'' to become ''L'Événement-Journal''. The paper's last publication was on 3 March 1967.Québec since 1930 By Paul-André Linteau, James Lorimer & Company, 1991, pg 558 References Defunct daily newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Quebec Newspapers published in Quebec City Daily newspapers published in Quebec Newspapers established in 1867 1867 establishments in Quebec Publications disestablished in 1967 {{Canada-newsp ...
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Terroir
(; ; from ''terre'', ) is a French language, French term used to describe the environmental factors that affect a crop's phenotype, including unique environment contexts, farming practices and a crop's specific growth habitat. Collectively, these contextual characteristics are said to have a character; ''terroir'' also refers to this character. Some artisanal crops and foods for which ''terroir'' may apply include wine, cheese, Single-origin coffee, coffee, single malt whisky, onions, and tea. ''Terroir'' is the basis of the French wine ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) system, which is a model for wine appellation and regulation in France and around the world. The AOC system presumes that the land from which the grapes are grown imparts a unique quality that is specific to that growing site (the plants' habitat). The extent of terroir's significance is debated in the wine industry. Origins Over the centuries, French winemakers developed the concept of terroir by ob ...
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