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    University of Alberta String Quartet

    The University of Alberta String Quartet. Founded in 1969 as quartet-in-residence at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, with Thomas Rolston and Lawrence Fisher (violins), Michael Bowie (viola), and Claude Kenneson (cello). Fisher.

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    University of British Columbia

    In 1920 honours courses, extension services and summer sessions were introduced, and McGill's Victoria College in Victoria became an affiliate of the university. In 1925 UBC moved to its permanent site on the Vancouver campus. Expansion of the campus was virtually at a standstill during the 1930s.

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    University of British Columbia Chamber Singers

    The University of British Columbia Chamber Singers. Student choir of twelve mixed voices assembled in 1962 by Cortland Hultberg to perform music of the 15th, 16th, and 20th centuries; 17th-century music was later also included on programs.

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    University of Calgary

    By 1969 the U of C had established many of the programs offered by larger Canadian universities. In 1991, the year of its 25th anniversary, the U of C had more than 20 000 full-time and part-time students, with almost 4000 academic and staff positions.

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    University of Guelph

    The University of Guelph, in GUELPH, Ontario, was incorporated in 1964. Its history dates back to 1874 when the Ontario School of Agriculture was established on a farm provided by the Ontario government. In 1880 it became the Ontario Agricultural College.

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    University of King's College

    University of King's College, Halifax, is Canada's oldest chartered university.

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    University of Lethbridge

    The university grew out of the University Section of Lethbridge Junior College (now Lethbridge College), and in 1971 it moved to a new 185 ha campus on the west side of the Oldman River Valley.

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    University of Manitoba

    In 1900 the university became a teaching institution by an act of the provincial legislature. Thereafter, other colleges also received affiliated status: the Manitoba College of Pharmacy (1902); Manitoba Agricultural College (1906); St Paul's College (Roman Catholic) and Brandon College (1938).

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    University of New Brunswick

    Gradually, UNB expanded its educational repertoire. In 1887, the four-year program was introduced and, in 1891, a Bachelor of Science degree was added to complement the traditional BA.

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    University of New Brunswick Chamber Music and All That Jazz Festival

    University of New Brunswick Chamber Music and All That Jazz Festival. Annual festival of concerts and workshops, organized in 1966 by Joseph Pach and Arlene Pach and held annually until 1983.

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    University of Ottawa

    The University of Ottawa was founded in Bytown, Canada West, as the College of Bytown in 1848. Bishop Joseph Bruno Guigues, the first bishop of what would become Ottawa, Ontario, was the college’s patron. It was originally sited beside the Bishop’s seat, which remains the Notre Dame Cathedral on Sussex Drive. As the college grew, it moved to the university’s current location in Sandy Hill and off of Main Street. The Main Street campus, which is 2.5 km south of the main campus, now houses the University of Saint Paul.

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    University of Prince Edward Island

    The development of post-secondary education in Prince Edward Island can be traced back to the early years of the colony. A particular champion was Lieutenant-Governor Edmund Fanning (1786-1805).

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    University of Regina

     The University of Regina's main campus and original College Avenue campus, covering 930 acres, are both located in Wascana Centre, one of the largest urban parks in North America. The University counts more than 14 000 full-time and part-time students.

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    University of Regina Conservatory of Performing Arts

    Conservatory of Performing Arts (formerly the Regina Conservatory of Music; Conservatory of Music and Dance), University of Regina. Institution initiated as the music program of Regina College in 1911 and named the Conservatory of Music in 1912, with J.E. Hodgson as director.

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    University of Saskatchewan

    The University of Saskatchewan was founded in 1907. In 1879 the Church of England (see Anglicanism) established Emmanuel College in Prince Albert to train in theology, classics and Indigenous languages. In 1883 it became known as the University of Saskatchewan.

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