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Laval

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Laval city (1991 pop. 314,398), coextensive with Île-Jésus (94 sq mi/243 sq km), S Que., Canada, between the Rivière des Mille Îles and the Rivière des Prairies, just NW of Montreal. The second largest city in Quebec, Laval was created in 1965, when 14 small communities on the island were amalgamated. It is a largely residential suburb of Montreal, with summer tourist facilities. The island was known as Montmagny Island until 1699, when it was granted to the Jesuits of Quebec and began to be settled. Author not available, LAVAL. , The Columbia... Read more

Pierre Laval
Pierre Laval The French politician Pierre Laval (1883-1945) served as chief minister in the World War II Vichy regime. He was later tried for treason and executed. Pierre Laval was born on June 28, 1883, the son of a caf é owner at Ch... Read more

Francois Xavier de Laval
Francois Xavier de Laval The French prelate Fran ç ois Xavier de Laval (1623-1708) was the first bishop of Quebec. He has...Catholic Church in Canada. Fran ç ois Xavier de Laval was born on April 30, 1623, in Montigny-sur-Avre (Eure-et-... Read more

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	Putting technology to work. (Tetra Laval Group) (Company Profile) ; New Tetra Laval Group offers processors integrated solutions...Lund, Sweden-based Tetra Pak acquired Alfa-Laval in the largest takeover in Swedish history...Subsequently, in January 1993, Tetra Pak and Alfa-Laval merged to become the Tetra Laval Group... Read more
	Alfa Laval's contribution for industrial Pakistan. ; Since the invention of a centrifuge by Gustav de Laval in 1878, Alfa Laval started contributing to the Industry. Later on the...these could not limit their application. Today, Alfa Laval has developed centrifuges for a wide range of industry... Read more
	PACKAGING: COMMISSION GRANTS CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR TETRA LAVAL TO BUY SIDEL.(European Commission) ; ...Commission's latest investigation into the Tetra Laval/Sidel merger focused on the specific issues...and in particular SBM machines. Tetra Laval, on the other hand, specialises in cardboard...acquisition of Sidel could allow Tetra Laval, from its strong position in the carton... Read more
	Court overturns EC block of Tetral Laval-Sidel deal.(European Commission)(Cover Story) ; ...court ruling has reopened the way for Tetra Laval International SA's plan to become the world...European Commission's decision to block Tetra Laval's $1.6 billion acquisition of French blow molding machine supplier Groupe Sidel. Tetra Laval is the Pully, Switzerland-based parent... Read more
	Pierre Laval: the man in the white tie: Richard Wilkinson exposes prejudice and myth in assessing the career of a key figure in modern French history.(Profiles in Power) ; ...handbag--all are appropriate. But Pierre Laval's white ties, sported from his campaign...backwards or forwards, he will always be Laval'. The British historian David Thomson stressed...even ruder about his right-hand man: 'Ce Laval--quel fumier!' ('What horse-shit!') Indeed... Read more
	ALFA LAVAL THERMAL, INC. ; Alfa Laval thermal, Inc. is a recognized leader in the...chemical and petrochemical industries. Alfa Laval's plate heat exchangers were introduced in...type of cleaning or servicing. In 1975, Alfa Laval created a dedicated Service Division that... Read more
	Founding Fathers: The Celebration of Champlain and Laval in the Streets of Quebec, 1878-1908.(Book Review) ; ...Fathers: The Celebration of Champlain and Laval in the Streets of Quebec, 1878-1908. Toronto...did with the discovered body of Monsignor Laval in 1878. Rudin argues effectively that...Canadian nation. In the reinterment of Laval, Quebec City's legacy as a Catholic bulwark... Read more
	Tears flowing for Laval officer killed in drug bust ; ...condolencesface=-Bold; By Les Perreaux LAVAL, Que. -- A tear rolls down the weathered...sprawling city since he retired from the Laval police. Standing outside the funeral home...long unblemished record of survival for Laval cops. "That's two now," said Seguin, who... Read more
	Laval returns to top of university football ; ...Bold; By Kevin Mitchell SASKATOON -- The Laval Rouge et Or chipped the Vanier Cup out...frigid. "This puts a Band-Aid on the scar," Laval head coach Glen Constantin said after his...just over a year after Saskatchewan beat Laval 29-27 in a national semifinal, a loss that... Read more
	Tetra Laval appealing block of its bid to purchase Sidel.(Brief Article) ; Tetra Laval BV is in a fighting mood, despite being...France. Pully, Switzerland-based Tetra Laval, which makes packaging and machinery, is...not shown that a merger would give Tetra Laval an unfair monopoly in beverage packaging... Read more

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