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Raymond Lévesque
On his return to Montreal Lévesque performed 1959-60 as a member of the Bozos, sang in various clubs, and acted on stage and in TV dramas, often appearing in the plays of Marcel Dubé.
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Raymond Luedeke
Luedeke, Raymond. Composer, clarinetist, b New York 11 Nov 1944, naturalized Canadian 1988; B MUS music history (ESM, Rochester) 1966, M MUS composition (Catholic) 1971, D MUS composition (Northwestern) 1976.
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Raymond Moriyama
Raymond Moriyama, CC, OOnt, architect, planner (born 11 October 1929 in Vancouver, BC; died 1 September 2023). Raymond Moriyama is recognized for several landmark buildings both in Canada and abroad. He is renowned for his sensitivity in considering and addressing human scale, for his humanistic approach to design, and his ability to connect architecture with nature and landscape.
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Raymond Pannell
Pannell, Raymond. Composer, pianist, writer, b London, Ont, 25 Jan 1935. His father played oboe in the Royal Canadian Regiment Band.
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Raymond Perrin
Raymond Perrin. Organist, choir director, teacher, b Cap-de-la-Madeleine, near Trois-Rivières, Que, 10 Mar 1956; premier prix organ (Cons de Trois-Rivières) 1978. He began his musical studies at six and was a member of a children's choir.
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Raymond Ringuette
Raymond Ringuette. Educator, b Asbestos, Que, 21 Aug 1943; BA (Sherbrooke) 1966, B TH (Sherbrooke) 1970, B MUS ED (Laval) 1973, B MUS rhythmics (Laval) 1974, BES 1975, M MUS (Laval) 1976, D MUS ED (Illinois) 1980.
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Raymond Tait Affleck
Raymond Tait Affleck, architect (b at Penticton, BC 20 Nov 1922; d at Montréal 16 Mar 1989).
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Raymond Urgel Lemieux
Raymond Urgel Lemieux, CC, FRSC, FRS, professor of chemistry (born 16 June 1920 in Lac La Biche, AB; died 22 July 2000 in Edmonton, AB).
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Raymonde April
April, Raymonde Raymonde April, photographer (b at Moncton, NB 23 June 1953). Since the early 1970s, April's practice has influenced the development of photography in Québec and Canada as she has explored the influence of narrative on photographic images. Long photographic series constructed in an evocative mode, micro-events taken from everyday experience and transformed into fabulous storylines, and series of familiar portraits and landscapes make up her body of work. If the photographer tackles the...
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Raymonde Martin
Raymonde Martin. Cellist, teacher, b Montreal 27 Apr 1923. She enrolled at the CMM in 1943 and studied solfège and harmony with her sister Gilberte and cello with Jean Belland and later with Roland Leduc. At the same time she improved her knowledge of chamber and orchestral music.
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Raynald Arseneault
Raynald Arseneault. Composer, organist, b Quebec City, 9 Jun 1945, d Montreal 27 Jan 1995; premier prix (CMM) 1973, premier prix (Metz Conservatory) 1976.
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RCAF Flyers
The RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Flyers was a men’s amateur hockey team comprised mostly of RCAF personnel that was assembled quickly to represent Canada at the 1948 Winter Olympics. After losing exhibition games in Canada, the media declared the team a national embarrassment. Several roster changes improved the team and it won the Gold Medal at the Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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RCAF Women's Division
Members of the Women’s Division (WD) of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) were wartime pioneers. Thousands of young Canadian women volunteered to serve at home and abroad during the Second World War as part of the air force. By replacing men in aviation support roles, they lived up to their motto — "We Serve that Men May Fly” — and, through their record of service and sacrifice, ensured themselves a place in Canadian history.
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RCMP Troop 17
On 16 September 1974, thirty-two women from across Canada made history when they were sworn in as the first female officers in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Known as Troop 17, they paved the way for equal opportunity in national law enforcement. In 2023, approximately 22 per cent of RCMP officers are women.
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Réal Gagnier
Réal Gagnier. Oboist, teacher, b Montreal 24 Mar 1905, d there 19 Mar 1984. Like his brothers, he had his initial training from his father, Joseph; he then studied successively with his brother Ernest for six years, with Alexandre Laurendeau 1926-32, and with Fernand Gillet 1947-53.
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