Who we are ...

The Imperial Fortress is a Squad of the Canadian Garrison of the 501st Legion, part of the world's premier Imperial Star Wars costuming fan club. To be a member of our Squad you require an approved costume, must live in the Province of Quebec, and must be an active member of the 501st.

Members List...

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Events List and Tours of Duty ...

In 2009 Boston St-Patrick's Montréal Toycon Sun Youth Day in Trois-Rivières Polaris 23 FanExpo Montréal Comic-Con Photoshoot in Québec City Con*cept in Montréal Montréal Toycon Christmas Parade in Ottawa Star Wars in Concert In 2008 Vidéodon in Laprairie Ad-Astra Convention Montréal Toycon Burlington Kid Day Polaris 22 Otakuthon Balloon Festival in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Clone Wars Promotion with Hasbro The Clone Wars Movie FanExpo Dragon*Con Halloween Festival in Blainville Christmas Parade in Ottawa In 2007 La fête des Enfants de Montréal FanExpo in Toronto Con*cept in Montréal Feeding a Child Day Halloween Festival in Blainville Christmas Parade in Ottawa Christmas Parade in St-Hubert

History of our Fortress...

The Château Frontenac, a grand hotel, is one of the main attractions of Quebec City, capital of our province.

Designed by architect Bruce Price, the Château Frontenac was one of the first of a long series of "château" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century. It opened in 1893. The railway company sought to encourage luxury tourism and bring moneyed travelers to its trains.

The Château Frontenac was named in honour of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698. The Château was built not too far from the historic Citadelle, whose construction Frontenac had begun at the end of the 17th century. The Quebec Conference of 1943, in which Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt discussed strategy for World War II, was held at the Citadelle while much of the staff stayed nearby in the Château Frontenac. (William Lyon Mackenzie King was invited to some meetings as a courtesy to Canada.) The hotel is perched on a tall cape overlooking the Saint Lawrence River, thus giving a spectacular view for hundreds of kilometers.

The hotel is built near the Plains of Abraham, where the battle for the Conquest of Quebec took place in 1759 during the Seven Years' War between britain and France.

We decided to incorporate this building in our patch because it relates to the province we live in, and it reminds us that the real City of Quebec is the only fortified city north of Mexico City whose walls are still standing.

With this history in mind we have decided to name the Quebec squad "The Imperial Fortress of Quebec" reflecting Star Wars and real life.