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	Georges Vanier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Georges Vanier was also a director with the Bank of Montreal, Credit Foncier Franco-Canadien, and the Standard Life Assurance Company, and served on the Canada Council for the Arts.
		The appointment of Georges Vanier as Governor General was announced at a Cabinet meeting in Halifax presided over by Queen Elizabeth II.
		Georges Vanier received several honours while he served as Governor General -- he was promoted to the rank of major general in 1942 and appointed by the Queen to the Imperial Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1963.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georges_Vanier (1370 words)

	Georges Vanier: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The appointment of Georges Vanier as Governor General was announced at a Cabinet meeting in Halifax (Halifax: Provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia) presided over by Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II: queen elizabeth ii (elizabeth alexandra mary) (born 21 april 1926), styled her...
		Vanier was a staunch Liberal (Liberal: A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties), but Diefenbaker felt the more representation for francophone (francophone: a francophone is a person who speaks french natively or by adoption (i.e., the person uses...
		Georges Vanier received several honours while he served as Governor General -- he was promoted to the rank of major general in 1942 and appointed by the Queen to the Imperial Privy Council (Privy Council: An advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)) of the United Kingdom in 1963.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/georges_vanier (1876 words)

	Vanier, Jean
		Vanier, Jean, spiritual leader, worker with the handicapped (b at Geneva, Switz 28 Sept 1928).
		The son of Georges VANIER, governor general of Canada, and Pauline Vanier (née Archer), he served in the British and Canadian navies 1945-50.
		Vanier is widely esteemed for his leadership of spiritual retreats and for several books, including Tears of Silence (1970), Eruption to Hope (1971), Followers of Jesus (1976), Community and Growth (1979), The Broken Body (1988) and Becoming Human (1998).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0008317 (174 words)

	Major General The Right Honourable Georges Philias Vanier
		The Vaniers also made many changes made to Rideau Hall -- the chapel was re-established (the previous one had been removed in 1912), and the smoking room became the Canadian room (renamed The Pauline Vanier Room in 2003) with the addition of Quebec antiques and pine panelling.
		Georges Vanier studied at Loyola College in Montreal, and received a law degree at the Montreal branch of Université Laval.
		Georges Vanier was also a director with the Bank of Montreal, Credit Foncier Franco-Canadien, and the Standard Life Assurance Company, and served on the Canadian Council of the Arts.
	www.gg.ca /gg/fgg/bios/01/vanier_e.asp (1315 words)

	George Vanier Catholic School (Page 3)
		Each of the fine arts at Georges Vanier is equally weighted, but there is a special emphasis on the visual arts and music, because the staff, as compared to an external instructor, teaches them.
		Georges Vanier School has a long-standing history of providing a quality catholic education, and its students are well prepared for high school when they leave.
		Remizowski says that Georges Vanier School focuses on the "whole child." Emphasising the artistic nature of the child is what Georges Vanier School does uniquely from all other elementary schools in Western Canada.
	www.saskschools.ca /~w_m_ejournalism/schools_georgevanier3.htm (610 words)

	Vanier Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Today, both the game and the trophy are known as the Vanier Cup, and it is played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl.
		In every year since 1965, the Vanier Cup's most valuable player is awarded the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy, and since 1992, a second player (often, the most valuable offensive player if the MVP is from the defense and vice-versa) is awarded the Bruce Coulter Award.
		Gorman then approached Governor-General Georges P. Vanier, who was already the official patron of The Save the Children Fund, to see if the GG would assent to have the Championship trophy named in his honour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanier_Cup (835 words)

	Pauline Vanier
		The lives of Georges Vanier, his wife Pauline, and their son Jean are evidence that individual commitment can make the world a better place.
		The Vaniers, along with other advocates of a more humane immigration policy, pressed on with their campaign, and gradually the Canadian government liberalized its strict immigration regulations.
		Georges Vanier's years in office were turbulent ones, with economic problems plaguing the country, a succession of minority governments, and the rise of Québec separatism.
	www.histori.ca /minutes/minute.do?id=10215 (873 words)

	Governor General Georges Vanier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Vanier was a founding member of the "Vandoos" and served overseas as an officer in World War I. During a battle in 1918, his right leg was shattered by an artillery shell and had to be amputated.
		Vanier gladly took on the responsibility of becoming the representative of the Crown in Canada.
		Governor General Vanier proved to be popular and so well respected by all Canadians, that at the end of his five year appointment, Prime Minister Lester Pearson asked him to remain in the position during Canada's 100th anniversary celebrations.
	www.sd36.bc.ca /sites/vanier/gov_gen_gvanier.htm (292 words)

	Vanier, Georges-Philéas
		Vanier, Georges-Philéas, governor general 1959-67 (b at Montréal 23 Apr 1888; d at Ottawa 5 Mar 1967).
		Maj-Gen Vanier was installed as GOVERNOR GENERAL on 15 September 1959.
		His years in office were turbulent ones because of a difficult economic situation, a succession of MINORITY GOVERNMENTS, and the rise of violence and SEPARATISM in Québec.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0008316 (275 words)

	Canada World View - Issue 12 - Summer 2001 - Georges P. Vanier
		Georges Philéas Vanier (1888-1967) was a man of courage, integrity and kindness, who served Canada with great distinction.
		In 1928, Georges Vanier began his diplomatic career as a member of Canada's military delegation for disarmament to the League of Nations.
		Returning home in 1941, Georges Vanier was appointed commander of the military district of Quebec; in this capacity he was one of the first to introduce a policy of bilingualism in the armed forces.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /canada-magazine/issue12/12t6-en.asp (637 words)

	Georges Vanier: Soldier - The Wartime Letters and Diaries, 1915-1919 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The result is a compelling continuous story that brings to light both how Georges Vanier's character was formed in the horror of Flanders mud and death, and how his feelings and opinions crystallized into strong convictions that would carry him through his long and challenging life.
		Georges Vanier, at twenty-six, had all the idealism of the young at heart.
		Vanier's loyalty was also very much to his comrades, for whom, in fact, it was both fierce and unflagging.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/utq/721/721_review_sj.html (831 words)

	170-173 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Vanier, interviewed by the London Times, deplored the cruelty and assassination of women and children, a theme both he and Pauline repeated in numerous speeches upon returning to Canada in 1941.
		In Canada, Vanier served as a member of the Canada-United States Joint Board of Defence and was appointed brigadier in command of the army’s Québec district with headquarters in Québec.
		Vanier often travelled with him and, despite a fear of flying, boarded every kind of aircraft including bush planes to work beside her husband.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /heirloom_series/volume6/170-173.htm (1526 words)

	Vanier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Vanier believed that Christians have a special responsibility to help each individual find and enjoy a meaningful place in the life of a family.
		Vanier believes that, if mankind’s ideas about authority and possessions are to change, if there is to be a new meeting of people,the fundamental prerequisite is a new and more enduring commitment to the establishment of proper relationships between individuals and among humanity in general.
		For Vanier, the Western world in particular must come to a fuller understanding of what religion actually is. Whatever form it takes — and it takes many strange as well as creative forms — religion is what binds together individual lives.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /heirloom_series/volume4/246-249.htm (810 words)

	Compass Vol. 14 #1, Vanier Article
		Georges Vanier was a much decorated war hero turned esteemed diplomat, his wife Pauline a lively, outgoing woman of extraordinary vitality.
		They won the admiration and affection of Canadians, Georges for his deft handling of problems and his concern for the poor and humble; Pauline for her tremendous spiritual energy and the dazzling smile that gave a heightened sense of self to everyone she met.
		In June 1964, the Vaniers organized what would become one of their main legacies: the Canadian Conference on the Family, which drew some 300 scholars and experts to Rideau Hall.
	gvanv.com /compass/arch/v1401/vanier.html (721 words)

	Statesmen
		Georges P. Vanier was born in Montréal in 1888 and died in Ottawa in 1967.
		Georges P. Vanier became Governor General of Canada in 1959 and stayed in office until his death in 1967.
		Georges worked hard to give Canadians a sense of unity and to bring them together as one.
	www.ves.k12.nf.ca /Canada/Statesmen.htm (931 words)

	Calgary Board of Education - Schools and Areas
		Vanier was promoted to Major General in 1943 when he went back to London as Canadian Minister to the Allied Government in exile.
		Georges Vanier was elected as Associate Member of the French Academie des Scientistes Morals et Queen Elizabeth II in Halifax at the end of her Canadian tour in 1959.
		Ecole Georges P. Vanier is committed to creating life-long learners and fostering personal ownership and responsibility in the development of a desire for personal excellence in students.
	www.cbe.ab.ca /schools/view.asp?id=244 (950 words)

	22nd Battalion decimated at Arras - Royal 22nd Regiment: Canada's Fighting 'Van Doos' - CBC Archives
		When Maj. Georges Vanier arrives, he finds his men scattered in shell holes under a murderous rain of bullets and shells.
		Vanier rallies the men, but is wounded by a German bullet, then nearly killed by an exploding shell.
		• Vanier and his wife are buried in a special tomb at La Citadelle, the headquarters of the Royal 22nd Regiment and official Quebec residence of the governor general.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-71-579-3000/conflict_war/van_doos/clip2 (482 words)

	George Vanier Catholic School (Page 1)
		Georges Vanier School is a fine-arts school—one of two in western Canada.
		Georges Vanier School teaches Drama, Dance, Visual Arts, and Music as a part of its curriculum--both as separate classes and intermingled with the standard teaching curriculum.
		At Georges Vanier School, the teachers are hired to work especially in the fine arts.
	www.saskschools.ca /~w_m_ejournalism/schools_georgevanier.html (334 words)

	News -- Vanier Decries Plight of Disabled, Oppressed in Speech at GU
		Vanier said of that he continues to see such hope through the L’Arche communities around the world, from the Washington, D.C., community to those in India, Rwanda, Malaysia, Belfast and Haiti.
		Vanier refused to watch the news accounts of Sept. 11 because he said he was too sensitive to the vulnerability of others.
		Born the son of Canada’s Governor General Georges Vanier, Jean Vanier joined both the British and the Canadian Royal navies and received his doctorate in philosophy from L’Institut Catholique de Paris.
	www.thehoya.com /news/101802/news6.cfm (796 words)

	School Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Georges P. Vanier School is named for Governor General Georges P. Vanier who was the Governor General of Canada 1959-1967.
		Georges P. Vanier School opened in 1960 as a private school under the auspices of Medicine Hat District Association for Mentally Handicapped to serve the needs of the mentally handicapped children and adults in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and the surrounding District.
		Georges P. Vanier School operates as a segregated public school for the moderate/severe mentally handicapped students of Medicine Hat School District No. 76.
	www.gpv.schools.sd76.ab.ca /background.htm (266 words)

	Georges Vanier S.S. - International and Visa Students (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Georges Vanier Secondary School accepts Visa Students from all over the world.
		We don't encourage students to own cars because insurance premiums are very high due to the high risk of young drivers involved in car accidents.
		Moreover, Georges Vanier is centrally located which is easily accessible by bus and subway and our parking spaces for students are very limited.
	schools.tdsb.on.ca /georgesvanier/info_visa.htm (303 words)

	Vanier College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Vanier College is located in the borough of Saint-Laurent.
		It was named after Georges P. Vanier, the first French-Canadian Governor General of Canada who held the post from 1959 until his death in 1967
		To briefly summarize his biography, Georges Vanier first graduated as a lawyer in his early 20's.
	montrealflags.tripod.com /vanier.html (208 words)

	CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Governor General: Former Governors General: Vanier
		eneral Vanier was a great sports enthusiast who established both the Vanier Cup for the university football championship in the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union and the Governor General's Fencing Award in 1965.
		eorges Vanier received several honours while he served as Governor General -- he was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1942 and appointed by the Queen to the Imperial Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1963.
		n 1928, Georges Vanier began a long career in the diplomatic service when he was appointed to Canada's military delegation for disarmament to the League of Nations.
	www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/government/vanier.html (1318 words)

	L'Arche USA: A Place to Be and Become (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Considered as one of today’s greatest figures of compassion, Jean Vanier was born in Canada, the son of the late Governor General of the country, Georges Vanier.
		Jean Vanier felt called by God and encouraged by Father Thomas to invite two men, Raphael Simi and Philippe Seux, to leave the institutions where they resided and share their lives with him in a real home in Trosly-Breuil, France.
		Jean Vanier was also one of the recipients of the 2000 Dignitas Humana Award from Saint John's University in Minnesota.
	www.larcheusa.org /jeanvanier.html (704 words)

	The Vanier Name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		His years in office were unusually turbulent and unsettling but his obvious interest in the poor and the humble, in the problems of young people and in the condition of the family won him the admiration and affection of Canadians.
		In 1964, Pauline and Georges founded The Vanier Institute of the Family to provide aid to families in need of counsel and to deepen understanding of the vital importance of family life to all Canadians.
		One of the five children in the Vanier family, Jean continued the humanitarian and spiritual tradition of the family, establishing L'Arche [The Ark], a cooperative network of self-help communities whose aim is to integrate those who are mentally challenged and help them to live full and productive lives.
	www.yesnet.yk.ca /schools/vanier/vaniername.html (179 words)

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