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Amid wider statue debate, Gatineau quietly reinstalls monument to Samuel de Champlain

July 20, 2026

The City of Gatineau has quietly reinstalled a statue of 17th-century explorer and Quebec City founder Samuel de Champlain, nearly a decade after it was removed for maintenance.



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