Francis Vachon Photographe

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April 6, 2011

Quebec International maple syrup Strategic Reserve

The tiny, picturesque village of St-Antoine-de-Tilly has a secret.

In a nondescript warehouse on the outskirts of town, some 40 kilometres southwest of Quebec City, there is a stash of maple syrup.

A 6.3-million-kilogram stash of maple syrup, to be exact.

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Together, these stockpiles are officially called the International Strategic Reserve, which works like a Fort Knox for Canada’s most-cherished breakfast condiment – a massive arsenal of sweet, liquid gold ready to be deployed to feed a rise in global demand while maintaining price stability.

Full text on the Globe ad Mail

Drums of Maple syrup
Drums of Maple syrup are stacked in the International Strategic Reserve in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 40km South-West of Quebec City Wednesday March 30, 2011. Asian market is going to buy Maple Syrup at a premium and Canada is ready to cash in. Photo Francis Vachon for the Globe and Mail.
Drums of Maple syrup

Drums of Maple syrup
Danny Ayotte fills drums with Maple syrup, prepping it for pasteurization at the International Strategic Reserve in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 40km South-West of Quebec City Wednesday March 30, 2011. Photo Francis Vachon for the Globe and Mail.

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August 9, 2010

Huron-Wendat traditional dresses and paint

A young natives wearing Huron-Wendat traditional dresses and paint takes part into the dance contest of the Wendake Pow-Wow July 31, 2010. The Wyandot (also called Huron) are indigenous peoples of North America, known in their native language of the Iroquoian family as the Wendat.

Huron-Wendat traditional dresses and paint
Huron-Wendat traditional dresses and paint

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Tradition and modernity at the Wendake Pow-Wow

Jut for fun… 2 photos showing “clash” between tradition and modernity spotted during last July 31 at the Wendake Pow-Wow.
traditional native dress modernity

traditional native dress modernity

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August 3, 2010

Mohawk traditional dress

Mohawk (Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka Kanien’Kahake, or Kahnawake (meaning “People of the Flint”) are an Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York

Another round of native traditional dress photographed at the Wendake Pow-Wow. Here is the Mohawk dress.
Mohawk tradional dress

Mohawk tradional dress

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August 2, 2010

Algonquin traditional painting and dress

Gerry Hunter, a native of Lac-Simon indian Reservation and wearing Algonquin traditional dresses and paint, takes part into the dance contest of the Wendake Pow-Wow.

Algonquin tradional paintaing dress

Algonquin tradional paintaing dress

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July 31, 2010

Wendake pow-wow

Pow-wow Wendake 2010

Natives of the Americas gathered to Wendake, just North of Quebec City, to take part into a the annual pow-wow of the Huron-Wendat nation. More pictures to come in the next few days…

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July 15, 2010

Visiting the Quebec Masonic Lodge

It’s rare that a non freemason can visit one, but for my other blog Quebec Urbain, I was able to visit a Masonic Lodge. Article (in French) on Quebec Urbain, and all the photos on my stock site.

Quebec Masonic Lodge
Freemason logo is pictured outside of the Loge Albion / St.John’s Masonic Lodge in Quebec City June 23, 2010. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century.


A British flag is pictured above a tablet perpetuating the memory of local freemason died during the first World War.


A Volume of the Sacred Law, represented here as the Holy Bible, is pictured in the ritual room

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May 15, 2010

Toronto Chinatown images

Yes, more image from Toronto. Today, I bring you to the Chinatown.

Chinatown (Chinese: 多倫多華埠) is an ethnic enclave in Downtown Toronto with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. First developed in the late 19th century, it is now one of the largest Chinatowns in North America and one of several major Chinese-Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area

[Wikipedia]

More Toronto Chinatown images on my stock photo site.

Stalls of vegetables are seen in Toronto Chinatown April 19, 2010. Toronto Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in Downtown Toronto with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue
A man walks by stalls of vegetables Toronto Chinatown.

A vendor reading a Chinese newspaper is seen behind stalls in Toronto Chinatown April 23, 2010. Toronto Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in Downtown Toronto with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon
A vendor reads a Chinese newspaper behind stalls in Toronto Chinatown

A woman and her daughter look at vegetables on display on a stall installed on the sidewalk on Spadina avenue in Toronto Chinatown April 23, 2010. Toronto Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in Downtown Toronto with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon
A woman and her daughter look at vegetables on display on a stall installed on the sidewalk on Spadina avenue in Toronto Chinatown.

Mushrooms are on display in stalls in Toronto Chinatown April 19, 2010. Toronto Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in Downtown Toronto with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon
Mushrooms are on display in stalls in Toronto Chinatown

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May 14, 2010

Toronto Kensington market

With eclectic shops, cafes and restaurants, Kensington Market is my preferred spot in Toronto. That’t the first pace I went to shoot in the morning after my first night at the hotel. It’s a distinctive multicultural neighborhood where you can hear probably 50 different languages if you sit on a bench for an hour.

As usual, more Toronto Kensington market stock photo on my stock site.

A woman walks in front of a graffiti in Toronto Kensington Market April 19, 2010. With eclectic shops, cafes and other attractions, Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario
A woman walks in front of a graffiti in Toronto Kensington Market.

Vendors prepares the stalls in front of a fruit market store early in the morning in Toronto Kensington Market April 19, 2010. With eclectic shops, cafes and other attractions, Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario
Vendors prepares the stalls in front of a fruit market store early in the morning in Toronto Kensington Market.

A vendor looks on her stalls in Toronto Kensington Market April 19, 2010. With eclectic shops, cafes and other attractions, Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon
A vendor looks on her stalls in Toronto Kensington.

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March 27, 2010

Yawenda project: Bringing back the Huron language

The huron (Wyandot) language has been dormant for over 150 years, but it hasn’t been forgotten. A course that aims to keep the Huron language and culture alive is given at the Huron-Wendat native reserve of Wendake, just north of Quebec City.

Huron language class
Manon Sioui helps her father Roland Sioui during a game of “Yawingo”, a play of word for Bingo, to learn numbers

Huron language class
Numbers and their written correspondence in Huron are projected on assistant teacher Marcel Godbout

Full story on The Gazette Website, including an audio slideshow. My first ever!

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