Cidades: Granby
Este post é em homenagem aos meus amigos Cevrai et Onyva... :)
A Cidade fica a uma hora de Montréal, a estrada (rodovia) é tranquila...
Olá pessoal,
muitos me pediram informações sobre a cidade de Granby, então pesquisei um pouco, mas creio que a expriência maior é uma visita até ela. É uma típica cidade de interior,
Granby é uma cidade canadense, localizada na província de Quebec. A cidade possui 76 613 km², 44 221 habitantes na cidade propriamente dita, com mais de 75 000 na região metropolitana, e uma densidade demográfica de 575,9/km².
Esta outra parte está em INglês e não tive tempo de traduzir, mas está bem fácil.
Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The city is named after John Manners, Marquess of Granby and is the hometown of "Canadian Jos. St-Onge", a well known prize fighter in the 20's and 30's.
The city was settled at the end of the 18th century by three brothers whose name the city commemorated for a while as Frost Village. It became an incorporated municipality in 1816 and a city in 1971.
Granby is a regional center for industries (textile, lumber, tobacco, dairy products) and commercial zone, but is also a touristic city, due to the presence of the important Granby Zoo, founded by the Mayor Horace Boivin. It is the fourth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe. It hosts a Fête des Mascottes ("Mascot Festival") each year in July.
Granby is also the host of the yearly "Festival de la chanson de Granby" ("Granby Song Festival") which has, through the years, "discovered" many well-known artists such as Jean Leloup and Luc Delarochelière.
From 1981 to 1997, Granby was home to a QMJHL team, originally called the Granby Bisons but changed to the Granby Prédateurs in 1995. The team won the Memorial Cup in 1996. In 1997, the franchise relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia and became the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
In May 2006, the citizens of Granby and Granby Township held a referendum on a possible merger. A majority of citizens of the two municipalities approved the merger, which took effect on January 1, 2007.[1]
The public transit department of the city is the Société de transport de Granby.
The city was settled at the end of the 18th century by three brothers whose name the city commemorated for a while as Frost Village. It became an incorporated municipality in 1816 and a city in 1971.
Granby is a regional center for industries (textile, lumber, tobacco, dairy products) and commercial zone, but is also a touristic city, due to the presence of the important Granby Zoo, founded by the Mayor Horace Boivin. It is the fourth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe. It hosts a Fête des Mascottes ("Mascot Festival") each year in July.
Granby is also the host of the yearly "Festival de la chanson de Granby" ("Granby Song Festival") which has, through the years, "discovered" many well-known artists such as Jean Leloup and Luc Delarochelière.
From 1981 to 1997, Granby was home to a QMJHL team, originally called the Granby Bisons but changed to the Granby Prédateurs in 1995. The team won the Memorial Cup in 1996. In 1997, the franchise relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia and became the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
In May 2006, the citizens of Granby and Granby Township held a referendum on a possible merger. A majority of citizens of the two municipalities approved the merger, which took effect on January 1, 2007.[1]
The public transit department of the city is the Société de transport de Granby.
A Cidade fica a uma hora de Montréal, a estrada (rodovia) é tranquila...
abraço
Comentários
Inclusive pra dar mais um pouco de informações do que estará acontecendo pela cidade....a partir do dia 10 até 20 de setembro. Vai rolar o Festival Internacional de la chanson de Granby com várias atividades musicais.
Mais informations....
http://www.ficg.qc.ca/h12.html
Grande abraçO!!