Parc Roland-Veillet
Park in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
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The Rolland-Veillet Park is a public park located at the intersection of Bussières and Mercedès-Bourgeois streets, in the western part of the town of Val-d'Or, in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Roland-Veillet Park | |
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| Parc Roland-Veillet | |
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| Location | Val-d'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°05′32″N 77°49′42″W |
| Operated by | City of Val-d'Or |
This municipal park is intended for recreational activities.
Toponymy
Arrived in Val-d'Or in 1936, Roland Veillet (1918–2001), electrician entrepreneur, founded, with Paul Gosselin, the company Veillet and Gosselin. Roland Veillet was the warden of the parish of Saint-Sauveur (Val-d'Or), from 1939 to 1946, president of the Club Richelieu, and commissioner and president of the Val-d'Or Regional School Board. The toponym "Parc Roland-Veillet" was formalized on April 26, 2011 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1][2]
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