Victoriaville [SEP] named after
a train station was erected to serve the Grand Trunk Railway line from Richmond to Lévis, uniting the region with Montreal and Quebec City. The municipality of Victoriaville itself was created on May 8, 1861, named to honour Queen Victoria, the reigning monarch at the time. Victoriaville became a full-fledged town in 1890, having reached a population of 1,000.
Among the many milestones in the growth of Victoriaville are the establishment of a hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu d'Arthabaska, in 1931; the opening of a seminary
HMCS Victoriaville (K684)
HMCS "Victoriaville" was a that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Victoriaville, Quebec. After the war she was converted to a in 1959. In 1966 she was converted to a diving tender and renamed "Granby", serving as such until 1973 when she was decommissioned for the final time.
"Victoriaville" was ordered on 1 February 1943 as part of