Whitby Twinning Visit to Longueuil, Quebec, June 1970
Description
- Creator
- Brian Winter, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Marcel Robidas (November 4, 1923- May 17, 2009), the Mayor of Longueuil Quebec and Vernon MacCarl holding a picture of the H.M.C.S. Whitby during his visit to Longueuil.
- Notes
- The twinning of Whitby, Ontario and Longueuil, Quebec is considered one of the longest and most successful in Canada. The Mayor of Whitby, Desmond Newman, and the Mayor of Longueuil, Marcel Robidas, signed the Twinning Protocol in June 1969. Longueuil, Quebec is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Twinning of communities promotes cultural and commercial ties between the communities. Citizens from Whitby visited Longueuil in June of 1970.
- Date of Original
- June 1970
- Dimensions
-
Width: 2 in
Height: 2 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Winter, Brian ; Robidas, Marcel ; MacCarl, Vernon
- Corporate Name(s)
- Longueuil
- Local identifier
- A2013_004_320
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Copyright Date
- 1970
- Copyright Holder
- Whitby Archives
- Recommended Citation
- Whitby Twinning Visit to Longueuil, Quebec, June 1970, Brian Winter. Whitby Archives A2013_004_320.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a brownie camera negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A1
For inquires about any newspaper content please contact askreference@whitbylibrary.ca
