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Re: “The Wall” Housing Structure In Fermont, Quebec

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Post by SECProto »

francislavoie wrote: post #29
SECProto wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup, 15m ("quinzaine mètres") tall. https://caniapiscau.ca/attraits/mur-ecran/

Interesting, I think the English version of that page was mistranslated as per https://web.archive.org/web/20060421035031/http://www.caniap... which seems like an old version of that same website. Fifteen and Fifty are easy to mix up.

Yup, and looks to have persisted until at least 2012 [2] and then by 2013 [2] they just removed the English website as far as I can tell.

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20120904222048/http://www.caniap...

[2] redirected to https://web.archive.org/web/20130720073238/http://www.caniap...

Re: “The Wall” Housing Structure In Fermont, Quebec

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Post by japhyr »

mrgriscom wrote: post #2

I've actually been here: http://mrgris.com/travel/blog/labrador/2/ Quite a weird place, though definitely not 50m tall.

Back in the 90s I lived in NYC and took a bicycle trip to Chibougamau, and then another summer rode a motorcycle as far as I could on pavement along the St Lawrence river. Your blog took me right back to those adventures; thanks so much for sharing!

Re: “The Wall” Housing Structure In Fermont, Quebec

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Post by jeffreygoesto »

mig39 wrote: post #26

I was in Fermont a long time ago. I was driving from Goose Bay all the way south. in the 90s, the Labrador highway wasn't paved, it was just rough gravel. I got a flat tire somewhere near the border, then pulled into Fermont and tried my best high school-level French to find somewhere to fix my flat tire. I asked the guy at the gas station: "Excusez-moi, savez-vous où je peux trouver un garage pour réparer mon pneu c…

I went with a canadian friend to Quebec and thought "boy is his french bad" when he ordered a room. Much to my surprise the answer wad in exactly the same dialect. Loved it and ruined in the local radio stations for the whole drive after.

Still have a certain song in my ear that we heard live in a bar in Quebec "Quand je change ma vie, je rue la Gaspesie...". Which is what we did after Quebec... If you asked in French, the local people immediately switched to English and were extremely nice and helpful.

Re: “The Wall” Housing Structure In Fermont, Quebec

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Post by FpUser »

gmfawcett wrote: post #34
mig39 wrote: post #26

I was in Fermont a long time ago. I was driving from Goose Bay all the way south. in the 90s, the Labrador highway wasn't paved, it was just rough gravel. I got a flat tire somewhere near the border, then pulled into Fermont and tried my best high school-level French to find somewhere to fix my flat tire. I asked the guy at the gas station: "Excusez-moi, savez-vous où je peux trouver un garage pour réparer mon pneu c…

If you want a happy rabbit-hole to visit for a few minutes, take a look at these examples of "Chiac", an Acadian French variety spoken in parts of New Brunswick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiac#Example_sentences A slightly legendary music video in Chiac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cRPH4lb8UI Right drôle!

>"A slightly legendary music video in Chiac"

OMG. They're awesome. Thanks for good find

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