Events and Activities
During summer '99, the Compagnie franche de la Marine
de Montréal will present its parades on different locations and dates. Here you will
find a short description of each parade and its date and location that the C.F.M.
will execute during June, July and August 1999.
I. Time and
date of parades executed at the Stewart Museum on Ste-Helen's Island.
II. Time
and date of parades executed in Montreal.
III. Location
and date of special activities of the Compagnie.
For further information, please contact
the Stewart Museum on Ste-Helen's Island, from Monday to Sunday, from 9h30 to 17h00, at
861-6701
I. Time and date of
parades executed at the Stewart Museum on Ste-Helen's Island.
The parades and military demonstrations
executed by the Compagnie franche de la Marine take place in the Stewart Museum on
Ste-Helen's Island during all summer, from june 23rd 1999 to august 29th 1999, from
Wensday to Sunday at specified hours:
11h00: Hoisting
of the Flag, inspection of arms
and musket drill.
15h00: Bayonnette charge.
16h30: Lowering of the Flag.
Nota Bene: The Compagnie franche
de la Marine can cancel those demonstrations without notice.
II. Time and date of
parades executed in Montreal.
The Compagnie franche de la Marine will
be present at those location during summer '99:
| Month |
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Day |
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Hour |
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Place |
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| May |
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16th (sunday) |
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12h00 |
|
Place d'Armes |
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22nd (saturday) |
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12h30 |
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Vieux-Port |
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| July |
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7th (wednesday) |
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12h00 |
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Champ-de-Mars |
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10th (saturday) |
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12h00 |
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Vieux-Port |
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21st (wednesday) |
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12h00 |
|
Place d'Armes |
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21st (wednesday) |
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13h30 |
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Champs-de-Mars |
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31st (saturday) |
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12h00 |
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Vieux-Port |
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| August |
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4th (wednesday) |
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12h00 |
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Champ-de-Mars |
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7th (saturday) |
|
12h00 |
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Vieux-Port |
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18th (wednesday) |
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12h00 |
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Champ-de-Mars |
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21st (saturday) |
|
12h00 |
|
Vieux-Port |
Nota Bene: The
Compagnie franche de la Marine can cancel those demonstrations without notice.
III. Location and
date of special activities of the Compagnie.
The Compagnie franche de la Marine will
take part in many special activities during summer '99:
Month |
Day |
Activities |
| May |
30th (sunday) |
Journée des Musées. Free entry to all Montreal's museum, including
the Stewart Museum. |
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| June |
8th (tuesday) |
Soirée des Parents. First official parade of the C.F.M. for the
'99 season. |
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16th (wednesday) |
Dîner Bénéfice de la C.F.M. Supper organized by the CFM, for
more information please contact Major Nelson Heppell, (514) 861-6703 # 236. |
|
24th (thursday) |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The Compagnie will present its parade like all
the other days. Therefor, the Quebec Flag will be hoisted on the mast (once a year only). |
|
19th (sunday) |
Les épousailles en
Nouvelle-France. The Compagnie
will go to Québec City for the wedding of the King's Daughters. |
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| July |
14th (wednesday) |
Bastille. The Compagnie will commemorate the french
Independence Day along with the General Consulate of France. |
|
18th (sunday) |
The C.F.M. will presents its
parades at Fort Chambly, Qc. |
|
from 22nd (thursday)
au 27th (tuesday) |
Grand Encampment at
Louisbourg, NS. More than
2000 re-enactors and 20 different regiments will be there. Don't miss it. |
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| August |
22nd (sunday) |
Saint-Louis. Come and live an entire day in the XVIIIth
century at the Fort
Chambly. The Compagnie will
be there to commemorate the birthday of King Louis.. |
|
29th (sunday) |
End of Season. Come and see the last parade of the season at the
Stewart Museum.. |
Nota Bene: The Compagnie franche
de la Marine can cancel those demonstrations without notice.
| Copyright (c) André Senkara
1997 |