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Encyclopedia > Lauzon, Quebec

Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Lauzon had a 1960 population of 10,200, but is presently amalgamated into Lévis. During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... The Saint Lawrence River (French fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Lévis (officially Ville de Lévis) is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...


One of Lauzon's largest employers is a shipyard operated by Davie Shipbuilding. Davie's Champlain dry dock is currently the largest in Canada. Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with a fishing boat. ...


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babble: Léo-Paul Lauzon in Outremont (1042 words)
Lauzon and Harper's "mad as hell" routine rubs electors the wrong way as we witnessed last spring in Parliament with Harper's antics.
The La Presse caricature of Lauzon this morning is very telling: he is angry and swearing into the emptiness like a longshoreman.
Lauzon's style is not Outremont, it is culturally very inappropriate for the riding.
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