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Vanier (formerly Eastview) is a neighbourhood in the Rideau-Vanier Ward of the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Historically francophone and working class, the neighbourhood was a separate city until being amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001.
Vanier College (French: Collège Vanier) is an English-language public college located in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public college system, after Dawson College .
Vanier (French pronunciation:) is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population (2001): 11,504 Fleur de Lys centre commercial, a shopping centre is located in Vanier. It is contains a mix of residential and industrial areas and is considered a ...
Jean Vanier (1928–2019), Canadian founder of L'Arche; Jeannine Vanier (born 1929), blind Canadian composer and organist; Nicolas Vanier (born 1962), French documentary filmmaker; Georges Vanier (1888–1967), former Governor General of Canada; Pauline Vanier (1898–1991), Canadian humanitarian
Jean Vanier CC GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ vanje], September 10, 1928 – May 7, 2019) was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In 1964, he founded L'Arche , an international federation of communities spread over 37 countries for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them.
Ottawa—Vanier (formerly known as Ottawa East) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. Previous to that date, it was part of the Ottawa electoral district that returned two members.
Harvey L. Vanier (April 21, 1924 - December 1, 2013) was an American trainer, owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier, they owned and bred racehorses on their Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Illinois. Vanier began his career in Thoroughbred racing as a jockey, first riding as a boy of 12 at state and county fairs.
Georges-Philias Vanier PC DSO MC CD (23 April 1888 – 5 March 1967) was a Canadian military officer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 19th governor general of Canada from 1959 to 1967, the first Quebecer and second Canadian-born person to hold the position.