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Where is this tower?
This is the Édifice Price in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The pic was taken from the Citadelle of Quebec, view goes to north.
Here's a view from Streetview from almost the same camera position (...
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Can a 15-passenger van use the bus lane in Montreal?
The Quebec Highway Safety Code contains the following definitions (italics mine):
“bus” means a motor vehicle, other than a minibus, designed for the transportation of more than nine occupants at a ...
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How do Quebec city bus tickets work?
A billet is a ticket for a single ride. When you use a billet, the chip on your card is given a free transfer (droit de correspondre) that is valid for the next 90 minutes. This means that your ride ...
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Can a 15-passenger van use the bus lane in Montreal?
There reserved lanes are not just for buses. Taxis are allowed too. Here is the official statement which is valid for the greater Montreal region.
As you can see, it does not say minibus which are a ...
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Where's this cwm and mountains in Nunavik, northern QC?
It's on the Koroc River in Kuururjuaq National Park, in the Torngat Mountains, in the far northeast of Quebec.
You can't drive there, as Michael Seifert already answered. The only way in I saw was by ...
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Does starting a profile in Mon Projet mean I applied to enter or remain in Canada?
Your profile in Mon Project is simply an expression of interest. It is not itself an application to live in Canada. If you were not selected and did not receive an invitation letter (Certificat de ...
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Which days in Sept-Oct ought I book, to see fall foliage in Charlevoix?
It varies from year to year and depends on the species too.
In some years it peaks mid-to-late September.
In other years it peaks in October.
Unless you live close enough to be flexible and travel ...
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Transiting at Montreal airport to other Quebec airports - will I be quarantined in Montreal or at my destination?
You can quarantine at your final destination.
If you are cleared to fly, you may board a connecting flight to reach your final destination. You do not need to quarantine (self-isolate) before ...
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Where's this cwm and mountains in Nunavik, northern QC?
I have no idea precisely where the vista is, but assuming it's actually in Nunavik, I can answer the last part of your question:
Can you drive to this location and just get out of your car to ...
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What are the chances to see the Northern Lights in East Canada in December?
The map cited by the original poster @Hans Tausend (copyright 2012) is outdated, and the solar maximum mentioned is long past.
For current information on space weather see this page from the US ...
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Where can you see aurora borealis in Charlevoix in early Oct?
The aurora are centered around the magnetic poles and not the true north pole. Since the magnetic north pole is near Hudson Bay, Canada you are more likely to see aurora at lower latitudes in Canada ...
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Does starting a profile in Mon Projet mean I applied to enter or remain in Canada?
If you just created the profile and never used it to submit an application, you can answer no. If you did submit an application, then the answer will of course be yes. If you do not remember or are ...
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Are there any hiking challenges around Quebec City?
Each administrative region might have their own type of challenge. From what I found, the region of Charlevoix (which is magnificent and relatively close to Quebec City) provide some type of ...
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How to travel from Montreal to Quebec City without a car?
There is at least one bus every hour, operated by Orléans Express. At peak times the busses will leave as soon as they fill up, often more than once during an hour. The busses run along Hwy 20, the ...
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Where's this vantage point on a rock in Charlevoix?
It's the Mont du Lac des Cygnes in the Parc National des Grands Jardins.
If I'm correct, and my memories aren't wrong , it's around those coordinates: 47°39'55.9"N 70°36'11.8"W. It's right behind a ...
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Where's this cliff in Charlevoix Québec?
That looks like the top of the Montagne des Érables, the highest point in Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie. The shot on the right is pretty much the same as the current picture on ...
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What are the chances to see the Northern Lights in East Canada in December?
You need three things to see the northern lights:
Darkness (winter rather than summer and as little light pollution as possible)
A location at the right latitude (in the so-called “aurora belt” - it ...
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Where's this islet in Saguenay Québec?
Here is a Google Street View link to the same location: https://goo.gl/maps/HGrRAdph9Z2Hu7nS7. This is a place called Le quai de Petit-Saguenay.
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Where is this ridge in Charlevoix, Québec?
Here's a similar view from Google Earth. The parking lot in the distance appears to be Mont-du-Lac-des-Cygnes Visitors Center in Parc national des Grands-Jardins.
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What's unique to Saguenay Fjord that doesn't exist in Cape Breton Highlands and Whistler (Highway 99)?
Saguenay's fjords aren't at all like either Cape Breton Highlands or the coast and mountains of southwestern British Columbia. I wouldn't view any one of them as being at all close to being a ...
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Any faster travelling method between Mingan National Park and Gaspésie?
I'm not sure it would be a better/faster method, but you can also take a plane or a boat to Havre-Saint-Pierre which is much closer to Mingan. Sadly, there are no boat crossing directly from Gaspé. ...
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Are there any hiking challenges around Quebec City?
Most of the hiking options are around the city, but it's easy enough to forget Quebec City itself is built on a hill (It's actually the only fragment of the Appalachian region--As it's known in Canada-...
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