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Adventures in La Belle Province

Next up on my posts celebrating Canada's big 150 birthday is Quebec.  Quebec has been part of Canada since confederation in 1867.  That's not to say they all of them still want to be part of Canada. Referendums were held in 1980 and 1995 to vote whether to remain in Canada.  They are still with us.  Quebec is the second most populous province in Canada having a population of over 8 million people. Montreal My very first trip to La Belle Province was when I was an almost 21-year-old visiting my cousin in Montreal. (four months before my adventure in Hay River)   I will spare you the Instamatic pictures but only because I can't find the photo album...I was then briefly there in 1989 for an amazing Paul McCartney concert.  In 1993 I visited my niece who was then attending McGill University and stayed with her in her university dorm.  I was entertained by her pet rat Chanasky who was a doll (I adore rodents!) and kept stealing from a bag of candy I had brought when he thoug