{"id":243,"date":"2024-08-06T18:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T21:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trahfe.ca\/history\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T22:08:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:08:51","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trahfe.ca\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(244,240,233,0.9) 30%|rgba(244,240,233,0) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(244,240,233,0.9)&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;30%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(244,240,233,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/trahfe.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/florist-11.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;119px|0px|119px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Hero Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Playfair Display||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Alice||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;-3px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>History<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>The contribution of artists, builders and cultural stakeholders is essential to a vigorous, dynamic artistic and cultural life as well as to the vitality of the municipality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Promo Banner&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(80,120,25,0.5)&#8221; height=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About Us Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;110px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>History<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1984, a first committee was formed to recognize a musical great, Mr. Maurice Beaulieu, &#8220;King of the Banjo&#8221;. 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