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  Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Vanier,
Canada's disciple to the disabled: Jean Vanier devotes his life to tearing down walls that confine the afflicted.
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Vanier donates $3.5 million Donation is largest in history of Kansas State athletics
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Vanier,   (889 words)

  
 Vanier Cup and CIS Football Photo Gallery by Jeff Chan Sports Photos at pbase.com
Photos from Vanier Cup and CIS football games, not including the Queen's Golden Gaels (which can be viewed at: http://www.pbase.com/goldengaelsphotos).
All photos by Jeff Chan, Chairman of the 1998 and 1999 Vanier Cup, and member of the Canadian College Bowl Board and Vanier Cup Organizing Committees, 1978-2000.
All photos are Copyright (c) Jeff Chan 2001-2007, but may be used for personal non-commercial use, or by the CIS, its member regions, and the Vanier Cup, unless otherwise authorized.
www.pbase.com /goldengaelsphotos/vanier_cup_and_cis_football   (174 words)

  
 College Colours
However, she points out that the CIS is not opposed to holding the game outside of its traditional location, and that the 2006 game will be held in Saskatoon.
For the first time, Vanier Cup tickets will be sold as part of a professional team’s season ticket package.
McGregor confirms that preliminary discussions have taken place to hold the Vanier Cup and Grey Cup on the same weekend in the same location.
www.collegecolours.com /columns/048.html   (556 words)

  
  Vanier Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2006 champions are the Laval Rouge-et-Or, who defeated the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 13-8 in the 2006 Vanier Cup at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on November 25, 2006.
The 2007 Vanier Cup will be held at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, where it was held every year from its inception in 1965 until 2004 when it moved to Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanier_Cup   (510 words)

  
 Huskies Football
OTTAWA (CIS) – The reigning Vanier Cup champion Laval University Rouge et Or are a unanimous choice to lead the first Canadian Interuniversity Sport football Top 10 of the 2007 season.
Nine months removed from a 13-8 Vanier Cup win over the Saskatchewan Huskies that gave them a third CIS title in four years, the Quebec City-based Rouge et Or received all 14 first-place votes in the national media poll.
The Vanier Cup championship game will be a Friday night affair at Rogers Centre in Toronto, on November 23.
www.smuhuskies.ca /august38HuskiesFootball.html   (1671 words)

  
 The 2003 Vanier Cup Web site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The Vanier Cup has secured 1,000 hotel rooms in the GTA which will be bundled with the game/concert ticket and sold for $99.
Vanier Cup will be displayed at University Football games throughout the fall in Ontario and Quebec.
We will be traveling to all Homecoming games to promote the Vanier Cup—there will be giveaways and information available on the Vanier Cup Value Packages and also representatives present to answer any questions.
www.vaniercup.com /events/events.php   (216 words)

  
 Vanier - Encyclopedia.com
globeandmail.com/campus asks football fans "What's Your Sign?" at this year's Vanier Cup, Students show off booster signs at game to qualify for prizes online.
Students can also follow all the Vanier Cup festivities with news and event updates at www.globeandmail.com/campus/vanier.
CrossCurrent - The Journal of Addition and Mental Health; 3/22/2005; Lacroix, Sheila; 137 words; Vanier Institute of the Family www.vifamily.ca For Canadians, the first stop for information for and about families is the Vanier Institute.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Vanier.html   (945 words)

  
 Major General The Right Honourable Georges Philias Vanier
Although Canada was experiencing turbulent times and General Vanier suffered from a heart condition, he reacted to the news of his appointment with the deep faith that was his constant companion.
General 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.
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.
www.gg.ca /gg/fgg/bios/01/vanier_e.asp   (1314 words)

  
 CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Governor General: Former Governors General: Vanier
The Vanier's travels increased the affection of the Canadian people for the vice-regal couple, and they are remembered for their genuine kindness to all they met, especially their attention to children and senior citizens.
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 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.craigmarlatt.com /canada/government/vanier.html   (1318 words)

  
 Grey Cup - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
It was only the second Grey Cup that the Saskatchewan Roughriders had won in their long storied history.
The Grey Cup was not the first or last trophy donated for a sports championship by a Governor-General.
There is the Stanley Cup (hockey), Vanier Cup (Canadian college football) and the Minto Cup (Canadian lacrosse).
www.funtrivia.com /en/Sports/Grey-Cup-8089.html   (810 words)

  
 Arthur: On the Way to the Vanier
Their offense is contingent on the success of QB Jamie Partington; he has only been sacked 9 times all year and has thrown for 1700 yards.
The Gee-Gees won the Vanier in 2000 and return to the Yates Cup having not won it since.
The Rouge et Or are consistently one of the best teams in the CIS and should not disappoint this year, winning their 4th consecutive Dunsmore Cup.
www.trentarthur.info /archives/001428.html   (772 words)

  
 Hamilton Spectator - Sports Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
It's possible that, from 2009 onward, the Grey Cup and Vanier Cup could always be played in the same city on the same weekend.
This year's doubleheader is a first, but before MRX got involved, the 2008 Grey Cup had been awarded to Montreal and the Vanier Cup was already scheduled for Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium (because the Ontario conference is the host of this year's and next year's games).
But Cup organizers have done the right thing in blocking off a core of the city -- Front Street and Bremmer Boulevard near Rogers Centre will be closed to traffic through the four-day weekend -- and keeping non-football activities close to the dome.
www.hamiltonspectator.com /NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1171407012295&call_pageid=1112274690688&col=1112274690734   (780 words)

  
 Organizers trumpet Vanier Cup success   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
When it comes to the Vanier Cup, it's not about who wins or loses, it's how much fun everybody has that counts.
Vassos believes that the buzz created by the Huskies' Vanier Cup qualification built on a football frenzy that was already in full swing.
Vanier Fest also featured three nights of live music at the Field House, which was converted into a cabaret venue, as well as an upscale presentation of the annual CIS All-Canadian Award Gala.
www.canada.com /saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=7a459d1d-5a20-486a-9911-71f9790bf54e&k=45085   (503 words)

  
 PotashCorp - Sustainability - Social - News - Community News
The 2006 PotashCorp Vanier Cup was a victory for the city of Saskatoon, despite a disappointing loss by the University of Saskatchewan's beloved hometown Huskies.
Sub-zero temperatures couldn't chill the enthusiasm of local patrons who braved the elements to cheer their "Dogs" against the rival Laval Rouge et Or from the stands of a rebuilt Griffiths Stadium.
Nearly 13,000 attended the event, which is expected to have an economic impact on the city in excess of CDN$14 million resulting from event-related spending, facility development, and tourism.
www.potashcorp.com /sustainability/social/news/community/page_70.zsp   (424 words)

  
 HWCDSB News
The initiative was developed by Desjardins Vanier Cup organizers to promote more involvement in the Desjardins Vanier Cup within the Hamilton community.
Team members, fans, friends and family from the University of Alberta, in town for the Desjardins Vanier Cup, have been invited to a breakfast, school tour and pep rally beginning at 9:00 a.m.
The Desjardins Vanier Cup is the national championship game of the Canadian College Bowl.
www.hwcdsb.edu.on.ca /news_archives/03_04/mf_na_0304_20.html   (402 words)

  
 Champions! | The Record.com
The win gave Laurier its first Vanier Cup triumph since 1991 and marks the first time a team from the old Ontario conference has captured the national trophy since 1994.
In fact, the Ontario conference hasn't had a representative at the Vanier Cup in a decade.
Fifth-year tailback David Stevens was a man on a mission for the Huskies, as the boys from Saskatoon made their third failed trip to Vanier in the past four seasons.
www.therecord.com /links/links_051205111950.html   (1062 words)

  
 CFL.ca Network :: Official site of the Canadian Football League
It's been two decades since the McGill Redmen wrote a stunning chapter in Canadian university football history with an unexpected Vanier Cup victory, but the memories of that amazing 1987 championship season are still vivid.
McRae's 67-yard interception return for a TD in the fourth quarter against the heavily favoured T-Birds was the longest in Vanier Cup history and one of 10 records McGill set or tied in the national final.
The Vanier Cup win was the greatest sporting experience of his life, Soles said.
www.cfl.ca /index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=15704   (845 words)

  
 TheStar.com | Sports | Salute to Candy highlight of Grey Cup week
That will be rectified before the Cup is presented at this year's championship, to be played in Toronto for the first time in 15 years on Nov. 25.
A one-of-a-kind custom "Grey Cup Chopper" motorcycle is also being built and will be auctioned off with the funds going to the Grey Cup 2007 legacy project, the details of which are to be announced at a later date.
Grey Cup chairman Rick Brace, president of CTV, announced that less than 5,000 tickets remain for the game and the least expensive tickets in the 500 section of Rogers Centre are sold out.
www.thestar.com /Sports/article/218652   (758 words)

  
 PotashCorp - Sustainability - Social - News - Community News - Saskatchewan captures civic pride with 2006 Vanier Cup
The PotashCorp Vanier Cup attracted a capacity crowd of more than 12,500 – despite bitter weather – and a TV audience of 589,000, making it the most watched Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) event in history.
As a condition of being awarded the Vanier Cup, the CIS required that the University of Saskatchewan's Griffiths Stadium be upgraded with artificial turf, new lighting and expanded seating.
As for the Vanier Cup game itself, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies defied most predictions and qualified to play in the championship game before their hometown crowd, but lost 13-8 to rival Laval Rouge-et-Or.
www.potashcorp.com /sustainability/social/news/community/page_77.zsp   (570 words)

  
 Grey Cup 2007 - Toronto
Toronto — The Grey Cup 2007 Committee is overwhelmed to announce that over 20,000 tickets have already been sold to the first Grey Cup to be held in Toronto in 15 years.
Slated to be one of the most memorable Grey Cup festivals of all the time, the line-up of performers will be announced at a major launch event early in 2007.
In addition to the thousands filling Rogers Centre, the Grey Cup will be watched by millions of fans across Canada on CBC and RDS and in more than 160 countries around the globe.
www.cflgreycup.ca /toronto/news_110206.php   (629 words)

  
 The Gateway | Tuesday, 28 November, 2006 | Volume XCVII Issue 22
This was the first time the Vanier Cup championship was played outside of Southern Ontario, and with the success of this weekend’s event, there’s a chance that the Cup will be seeing more of Canada in the near future.
Comparing it to events like the Brier and even the Grey Cup, Wilson explains that Saskatoon is a prime location for the Vanier Cup because, unlike other larger cities such as Toronto, there are no pro teams or other large-scale events threatening to steal the spotlight.
Next year, the Vanier Cup is going back to Toronto to coincide with Grey Cup weekend, and the year after that to Hamilton’s Ivor Wynne Stadium, but Wilson hopes the success of this year’s Vanier encourages other smaller centres—like Québec City for the Rouge et Or—to host future events.
www.gateway.ualberta.ca /view.php?aid=7121   (901 words)

  
 Enbridge to be Presenting Sponsor for the 2002 Vanier Cup
Enbridge to be Presenting Sponsor for the 2002 Vanier Cup
For the third consecutive year Enbridge is offering a special Vanier Cup ticket promotion to more than one million customers in the months leading up to the Championship.
The 38th annual Vanier Cup will be televised nationally on TSN / RDS, and will be broadcast live on THE FAN590 Radio.
www.canoe.ca /SlamVanierCup02/0904.html   (541 words)

  
 Ontario University Athletics
The Desjardins Vanier Cup will be played in conjunction with the CFL’s Grey Cup weekend for the first time in 2007.
It is clear the road to the Vanier Cup has begun to what is shaping up to be a spectacular football event.
Group rates and weekend ticket packages for the 2007 Desjardins Vanier Cup and the Grey Cup are also available, be sure to call now to reserve your seats.
oua.ca /news/?id=8741   (452 words)

  
 August 28
I was very pleased to be able to attend many of the Vanier Cup festivities last weekend in Saskatoon.
It didn’t matter where you went in the city everyone was talking about the Vanier Cup.
This year’s Vanier Cup was not just a celebration of the national championship, but for us, it was a celebration of the University of Saskatchewan, the city of Saskatoon and the province of Saskatchewan.
www.carolskelton.ca /columns2006/column20061127.htm   (313 words)

  
 Grey Cup, Vanier Cup, NHL
The 24-year-old, who was a multi-time Ontario and Canadian champion is a graduate of New Mexico State, where she developed into one of the most touted players on the intercollegiate circuit.
My pick for the amateur athletes of the week are the Laurier Golden Hawks, who last week won their first Vanier Cup since 1990 by defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 24-23 in one of the greatest classics ever played in the history of the Canadian collegiate championship.
Unfortunately, one of the problems that plague the Vanier is the inability to draw both crowds and publicity.
www.canadafreepress.com /2005/zawadzki120705.htm   (741 words)

  
 MacLine.ca: Sports by Saif: The 2005 Vanier Cup
The 2005 Vanier Cup was held in Ivor Wynne Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3rd.
The Vanier Cup is the national championship game of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s football season.
It was a heart breaking loss for the Huskies who made their eighth Vanier Cup appearance and has won five of them.
www.hwdsb.on.ca /sjam/macline/2005/12/sports-by-saif-2005-vanier-cup.htm   (430 words)

  
 TheStar.com | Sports | CFL commish sees bright future for weekend of Canadian championships
If the commissioner of the CFL gets his way, the Grey Cup and the Vanier Cup will one day be inseparable.
Before Cohon gets his wish, the CFL and the CIS will need to do some manouevring since the 2008 Grey Cup is set for Montreal and Ontario still has the rights to hosting the Vanier Cup, likely at the Rogers Centre.
Adams confirmed that 33,000 purchasers of Grey Cup tickets also get free admission to the Vanier Cup, but he's concerned that many may not use the ticket.
www.thestar.com /Sports/article/260987   (558 words)

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