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Encyclopedia > Vanier College

Vanier College is a Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) (College of General and Vocational Education) located in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, founded in 1970, as the second English-language CEGEP in Quebec. Like any CEGEP, it serves students transitioning from high school to university studies. Vanier College Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... CÉGEP (Collège denseignement général et professionnel - College of General and Vocational Education, pronounced say-jep [fr/en] or see-jip [en]) is a type of educational institution in Quebec. ... Saint-Laurent is one of the largest boroughs of the city of Montreal. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ...

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CEGEP Vanier College

Vanier College was named in honour of Georges Vanier, Canada's second native-born Governor General. As of 2004, Vanier had about 5000 day students, with another 3000 in continuing education programs. Major-General The Right Honourable Georges-Philéas Vanier (April 23, 1888 - March 5, 1967) was a Canadian diplomat who was Governor General of Canada from 1959 to 1967. ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Vanier has men's (AA and AAA) and women's basketball and football (soccer) teams, men's rugby and Canadian football teams, and women's touch football teams, known as the Vanier Cheetahs, in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association. Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... In typical game play, players attempt to move towards a goal through individual control of the ball, such as by dribbling (running with the ball close to their feet); by passing the ball from team-mate to team-mate; and by taking shots at the goal. ... Rugby football, as a catch-all term, may refer to two related but separate team sports: rugby league and rugby union. ... Canadian football is a form of football closely related to American football in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ... Touch football is a version of American football in which the players tackle the individual carrying the ball only by touching him with one or two hands, based on whether one is playing the one-hand touch or two-hand touch variety, as opposed to tackling him bodily to the...


Trivia

Vanier is the most politically active English-language CEGEP in Quebec. This is likely due to the influence of CEGEP Saint-Laurent, the most militant CEGEP in Quebec, which is only a few doors to the south. CEGEP Saint-Laurent is located in the former city of Saint-Laurent, Quebec. ...


There was once a bomb threat, where a Cegep Saint-Laurent student threatened to plant a bomb in Vanier, and the school had to be evacuated.


Notables of Vanier

Alumni and students

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Current and former faculty and staff

  • Keith Henderson, former Equality Party leader (politician)
  • Dr. Joe, Joe Schwarcz, (science popularizer) former Chemistry teacher

The Equality Party (French: Parti Égalité) is a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promotes the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French. ... Dr. Joseph A. Schwarcz, known to his students, and many via his science popularization efforts as Dr. Joe, is a doctor of chemistry and professor at McGill University and Vanier College (CEGEP) in Montreal, Quebec. ...

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See also

CÉGEP (Collège denseignement général et professionnel - College of General and Vocational Education, pronounced say-jep [fr/en] or see-jip [en]) is a type of educational institution in Quebec. ... Champlain Regional College was founded in 1971 and named in honour of Samuel de Champlain, the first governor of New France. ... Dawson College is a CEGEP (Collège denseignement général et professionnel, or College of General and Vocational Education) located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Heritage College in Gatineau is the only English-language CEGEP in western Quebec. ... John Abbott College (JAC) is a CEGEP located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Canada, at the western tip of the Island of Montreal. ... Marianopolis College is a CEGEP (Collège denseignement général et professionnel or College of General and Vocational Education) located in Montreal, Quebec. ...

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