====== Manouvrier, Frans ====== 
 (1928- 4 Aug. 1995), physician. Born in Belgium. A Canadian resident from 1956, he graduated in medicine from the Université de Montréal in 1961. Dr Manouvrier practised in Alexandria as a physician and psychotherapist during a part of his medical career. He was much concerned with social issues, including peace, protection of the environment, drug abuse, and the integration of seniors in society. In GC, he urged the cleaning up of the Delisle and Garry rivers. In the late 1960s he was involved in the Radio-Canada television program Femmes d’aujourd’hui. He was the founder of the Institut de sexologie et d’études familiales, and is described as contributing to the founding of the Sexuality Module at the Université du Quebec à Montréal. Also, he founded the Centre d’entreprises de paix au Canada, which set up a Peace Train to encourage understanding between the East and West Blocs. Dr Manouvrier died in Montreal. His funeral service was at the Église Sacré-Coeur, in Alexandria. Married. (four children) His medical career included practice at Vankleek Hill, 1965-1970.


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<fs small>//Glengarry News// 9 Aug. 1995 (much biog. detail), //VKHL// 9 Aug. 1995 (these include same portrait) * //St-Grégoire St. Gregory: Vankleek Hill: 1878-1978// (1978) 91
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