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WESTPORT [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Trade
OBS

The objectives of The Westport and Rideau Chamber of Commerce [are] to promote and improve trade, commerce, and [the] economic, civic, and social interests of the district.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Commerce

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A village on Brier Island, in the county of Digby, in Nova Scotia.

OBS

Coordinates: 44° 15' 50" N, 66° 21' 0" W (Nova Scotia).

OBS

Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory according to the Incorporation Act of the entity.

Key term(s)
  • Village of Westport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Village sur l’île Brier, dans le comté de Digby, en Nouvelle-Écosse.

OBS

Coordonnées : 44° 15’ 50" N, 66° 21’ 0" O (Nouvelle-Écosse).

OBS

Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d’un lieu habité n’a qu’une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire et qui tient de l’Acte d’incorporation de l’entité.

Key term(s)
  • Village de Westport

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
DEF

A flare using magnesium as the illuminating agent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
CONT

En outre, les résidants avaient assisté à des exercices réunissant le «WESTPORT» et un aéronef à voilure fixe du MDN [ministère de la Défense nationale], exercices au cours desquels des fusées éclairantes au magnésium avaient été larguées par l'avion pour éclairer la zone des recherches [...]

Spanish

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