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  Hélibec, La Tuque (Québec) Canada - Annotation hydravion, nolisement, cargo, forfait voyage, chasse et pêche, ...
Hélibec, La Tuque (Québec) Canada - Annotation hydravion, nolisement, cargo, forfait voyage, chasse et pêche, voyage d'affaire, tour touristique, activités plein-air
Air Hélibec opère des hydravions depuis 1993, de types Beaver et Cessna.
Notre hydrobase est située à moins de 1 kilomètre au nord de la ville de La Tuque en Haute-Mauricie.
www.airhelibec.com   (108 words)

  
  Tuque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tuque (Canadian French: tuque, also spelled toque in English) is a knitted hat, originally usually of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter.
The word tuque is not etymologically related to the name of the chef's toque, although tuque is usually spelled "toque" (though still pronounced /tuk/) by assimilation.
During the 1837 Patriotes Rebellion a red tuque became a symbol of French-Canadian nationalism, a symbol that was briefly revived by the Front de libération du Québec in the 1970s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tuque   (299 words)

  
 The History of the Tuque   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The pre-cursor to the modern tuque was the toque, a small, round, close-fitting hat, brimless or with a small brim.
Tuques are found worldwide in cold high-latitude or high altitude regions.
In addition, La Tuque is a small town in the Mauricie-Bois-Francs region of the southern Quebec province in Canada, situated on the Saint-Maurice River.
www.thedenial.com /tuque/history.html   (393 words)

  
 La Tuque, Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Tuque is a city in northeastern Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord.
La Tuque became the largest municipality in land area in Quebec, and second largest in Canada (29,000 km²) after it was merged with the village of Parent, the municipalities of La Bostonnais, La Croche, and Lac-Édouard, and the unorganized territories of Kiskissink, Lac-Berlinguet, Lac-des-Moires, Lac-Pellerin, Lac-Tourlay, Obedjiwan, Petit-Lac-Wayagamac, and Rivière-Windigo on March 26, 2003.
The former city of La Tuque had itself been formed from the merger of La Tuque and La Tuque Falls in 1911.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Tuque,_Quebec   (385 words)

  
 Tuque - TheBestLinks.com - Touque, Canada, Michael Nesmith, Quebec, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A tuque or touque (French: tuque) is a knitted hat, originally usually wool, that is designed to provide warmth in winter.
The word "tuque" is not etymologically related to the name of the chef's toque, although "tuque" is sometimes spelt "toque" (though still pronounced /tuk/) by assimilation.
During the 1837 Patriotes Rebellion a red tuque became a symbol of Quebec nationalism.
www.thebestlinks.com /Touque.html   (251 words)

  
 Profile of the district of La Tuque
Home town of Félix Leclerc, he lived his first 14 years of his life, the district of La Tuque is at the same time a country town and a regional services center.
Beckler street is characterized by the English style buildings built at the beginning of the century, time of La Tuque's foundation.
This green space, right in downtown La Tuque, is a safe playground for kids with a public pool, a skateboard and a roller blade park allowing a peaceful place for parents who want to spend some time with their children.
www.mrchsm.org /ville-la-tuque_ang.html   (685 words)

  
 La Tuque
La Tuque, Qué, Town, pop 11 298 (2001c), 12 102 (1996c), 12 577 (1991c), 10 723 (1986c), area 579.46 km
Isolated in a huge forest zone in the heart of the Maurice region, the town was built at the start of the 20th century on the site of a former trading post.
La Tuque lives primarily from FORESTRY and its derivatives: mills and construction wood and paper products.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004409   (191 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Canadian English
tuque: a close-fitting woolen winter hat (sometimes spelled toque, which is assimilated from a different kind of hat, or touque).
A bright yellow tuque A tuque (Canadian French: tuque, also spelled toque in English) is a knitted hat, originally usually of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter.
Tuque: a knit winter hat that covers the head and ears (called a "ski hat", "watch cap", "stocking cap", or "beanie" in American English)
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Canadian-English   (9990 words)

  
 paperloop.com : Get in the loop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The new La Tuque coated liner is targeting about the same brightness, but due to its use of large amounts of sawdust furnish, the board is a more open sheet than Kemi's product.
The more open nature of the La Tuque sheet is expected to be an advantage for converters, since they should be able to run their corrugators faster.
The La Tuque mill and St. Laurent's R&D staff worked diligently to develop a light coating so that the desired coverage and sheet properties could be achieved without excessively closing the sheet.
www.paperloop.com /db_area/archive/extra/laurent.shtml   (3093 words)

  
 Canadiens de Montreal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The tuque in question (for the uninitiated, “tuque” or the variant, “toque”, is a common term in Canada for a knitted, winter hat) made both its NHL debut and apparent finale in Saturday’s Heritage Classic, the first outdoor game played in league history.
The contrast between Theodore’s standard equipment and uniform with the tuque itself – pompom on top and all – was striking: It was a surreal yet charming amalgam of the professional game and the shinny hockey played on the outdoor ponds of a bygone era.
Immediately following the contest, the tuque, along with such notable memorabilia as the puck used by Richard Zednik to score the game’s first goal, were spirited away to immortality in Toronto.
www.canadiens.com /eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3179   (536 words)

  
 UWO Gazette - Volume 96, Issue 13   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
As Molson Canadian's "Joe" has told us many times: "a tuque is a hat." But we all know that for us style-conscious Canadians, a tuque is much more than just a hat.
But as fashionable as today's tuques may be, these close-fitting hats made their way into the fashion world long before the 20th century.
Before the "tuque" there was the "toque," a round brimless cap women wore in the 12th and 13th centuries to perfectly accessorize their outfits.
www.gazette.uwo.ca /2002/September/19/Campus_and_Culture1.htm   (287 words)

  
 La Tuque, QC - Quebec Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving La ...
If La Tuque, Quebec Florists are not available, florists in a nearby community who serve La Tuque, Quebec may be provided.
It is vitally important that you provide La Tuque, Quebec Florists with accurate, detailed information regarding the name and address of the person to whom you are sending flowers.
When placing an order for Delivery in La Tuque, Quebec, it is usually wise to keep the order simple, the less specific you are in your request, the less room for error.
www.flowershopnetwork.com /directory/QuebecFlorists/La-Tuque.php   (902 words)

  
 globeandmail.com : Roy MacGregor
He had borrowed the tuque for the warmup and then decided to keep it on for the game, having assistant equipment manager Bobby Boulanger stick it fast to his helmet and mask with double-sided tape.
The tuque is as Canadian as hockey itself, or maple syrup, the beaver, the red maple leaf or, for that matter, yellow snow — yet it has never before been celebrated.
There is, apparently, a band somewhere in the country called Groovy Tuques of Terror, a comic-book hero known as The Big Tuque, and a town on the Saint-Maurice River called La Tuque.
www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/story/RTGAM.20031201.wmacgregor01/BNStory/Front   (886 words)

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