Fontaine Wallace - Wallace Fountain - Québec, Québec
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 46° 49.021 W 071° 12.613
19T E 331396 N 5187202
Cette fontaine Wallace a été remise à la ville de Québec par la ville de Paris, France. Elle est située sur la rue Saint-Paul, à Québec. This Wallace Fountain was gifted to Quebec City by the city of Paris, France. It is located on Saint-Paul Street.
Waymark Code: WMM4GQ
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 07/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
Views: 25

« Daniel Méraud, Président du Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l'Assainissement de l'Agglomération Parisienne (SIAAP), a offert ce cadeau, le 22 juin dernier, afin de symboliser la coopération franco-québécoise et plus particulièrement celle initiée par les deux agglomérations au sujet de la réhabilitation des rivières urbaines. Pour le maire de Québec, Jean-Paul L'Allier, le cadeau du SIAAP est évidemment reçu avec joie. « Ce sera, en quelque sorte, un petit morceau de Paris dans la ville de Québec. Non seulement cette fontaine embellira ce coin de rue mais elle permettra aux passantes et passants qui sont nombreux dans ce quartier de se désaltérer et de se rafraîchir », a-t-il alors mentionné. »

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Translation:

Daniel Méraud, President of the Interdepartmental Sanitation Union of Greater Paris (SIAAP), offered this gift, June 22, to symbolize Franco-Quebec cooperation including one initiated by the two cities about rehabilitation of urban rivers. For the mayor of Quebec, Jean-Paul L'Allier, the gift from the SIAAP is obviously accepted with joy. "It will be, in some ways, a little piece of Paris in Quebec City. Not only will this fountain beautify this corner but it will allow passersby, who are numerous in this area, to refresh and cool off.

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Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Paris, France

Country or International City that Received the Gift: Québec, Québec, Canada

Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: [Web Link]

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