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Thompson River (Notawassi Lake Tributary)
The Thompson River is a tributary of the Notawassi Lake, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Douaire, in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Laurentides, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Forestry has always been the dominant economic activity in this sector. In the 19th century, recreational tourism activities were highlighted. The surface of this river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The Thompson River originates in Thompson Lake (length: ; altitude: ) which is located in the territory of zec Lesueur, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Douaire. This deformed lake made in length includes a peninsula attached to the eastern shore and stretching for to the southwest. Lake Thompson is fed by the outlet (coming from the northwest) of several lakes: Rolt, Chevalier, Alida and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurentides
The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census. The area was historically occupied by the Weskarini Algonquin First Nation.https://morinheightshistory.org/the-indigenous-people-of-the-laurentians/ English Canadians began settling in the 1700s in towns like Arundel and Harrington and St. Columban and Clyde, today's La Conception. French Canadians began settlement in the first half of the 19th century, establishing an agricultural presence throughout the valleys. During the 20th century, the area also became a popular tourist destination, based on a cottage and lake culture in the summer, and a downhill and cross-country ski culture in the winter. Ski resorts include Saint-Sauveur and Mont Tremblant. The Laurentides offer a weekend escape for Montreal Montreal is the Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian reserves that are enclaves within the territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality
Antoine-Labelle () is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier. It is named for Antoine Labelle. Subdivisions There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Mont-Laurier * Rivière-Rouge ;Municipalities (14) * Chute-Saint-Philippe, Quebec, Chute-Saint-Philippe * Ferme-Neuve, Quebec, Ferme-Neuve * Kiamika, Quebec, Kiamika * Lac-des-Écorces, Quebec, Lac-des-Écorces * Lac-du-Cerf, Quebec, Lac-du-Cerf * Lac-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Lac-Saint-Paul * La Macaza, Quebec, La Macaza * L'Ascension, Quebec, L'Ascension * Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec, Mont-Saint-Michel * Nominingue, Quebec, Nominingue * Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, Quebec, Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain * Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Laus * Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles, Quebec, Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles * Sainte-Anne-du-Lac, Laurentides, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-du-Lac ;Villages (1) * Lac-Saguay, Quebec, Lac-Saguay ;Unorganized Territory (11) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Douaire, Quebec
Lac-Douaire () is an unorganized territory of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest geo-political division in the Laurentides region, and one of eleven unorganized areas in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality Antoine-Labelle () is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier. It is named for Antoine Labelle. Subdivisions There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * .... The namesake Lake Douaire is located in the northern part of the territory. Demographics See also * List of unorganized territories in Quebec References External links Unorganized territories in Laurentides {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully Independence, independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Acts, British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territories are federal territories whose governments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zec Lesueur
The ZEC Lesueur is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) in the unorganized territory of Lac Douaire, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Laurentides, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The territory of the Zec Lesueur is bounded on: * West by the Gatineau River (from the Doyon Bay, located in the northern part of Baskatong Reservoir) and Zec Petawaga * East and south by the Zec Mitchinamecus * North by the Bazin River * South by the Notawassi River and Notawassi lake (except a bunch of terran about 1 km wide). The three highest peaks of the ZEC are located near the edge of the Zec Mitchinamecus: montagne de la Tour (mountain of the tour), montagne du Petit Duplessis (Little Mountain Duplessis) (419 m.), la montagne du Chaise (Mount Chair) (444 m.) et la montagne Perdue (449 m.). On the western edge of the ZEC, the Gatineau River has several rapids: Esturgeon, Ceizur, "chutes du Serpent" (Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baskatong Reservoir
The Baskatong Reservoir () is a man-made lake in western Quebec, Canada. It was formed following the construction of the Mercier Dam ( fr) in 1927 and has an area of 413 km2. Since 2007, a 55 MW generating station is in operation at the site of the dam, the reservoir also being used to control the flow of the Gatineau River for several hydroelectric generating stations downstream. Its primary source is the Gatineau River. Other significant sources are: * Gens de Terre River * Notawassi River ( fr) * Rivière d'Argent ( fr) Baskatong Reservoir is accessible by several short forest roads off Route 117, about 200 km (124 mi) north of Ottawa, and about 290 km (180 mi) north-west from Montreal. Fish species Baskatong Reservoir is a popular location for fishing and has over 20 outfitters established on its shores. Fish species present are walleye, northern pike, lake trout, whitefish, and landlocked salmon. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatineau River
The Gatineau River (, ) is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. The river is long and drains an area of . Toponomy According to the ' (1895), the land-surveyor Noël Beaupré wrote an official report on the river on February 3, 1721, but without naming it, leaving it unclear if its current name was in use in the 18th century. There are two hypotheses to explain the origin of the river's name. It would be either of indigenous origin or of French origin: # The name of the river and the city would come from the Anishinaabemowin (language of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg) Tenagatino Zibi, according to the elders of Kitigan Zibi. # In his 1889 article published in the ''Echo de la Gatineau'', Benjamin Sulte wrote: "One hundred years ago, the Gatineau family was extinct, or thereabouts; it is hardly likely that we waited for its disappearance to consecrate the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zec Lesueur
The ZEC Lesueur is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) in the unorganized territory of Lac Douaire, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Laurentides, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The territory of the Zec Lesueur is bounded on: * West by the Gatineau River (from the Doyon Bay, located in the northern part of Baskatong Reservoir) and Zec Petawaga * East and south by the Zec Mitchinamecus * North by the Bazin River * South by the Notawassi River and Notawassi lake (except a bunch of terran about 1 km wide). The three highest peaks of the ZEC are located near the edge of the Zec Mitchinamecus: montagne de la Tour (mountain of the tour), montagne du Petit Duplessis (Little Mountain Duplessis) (419 m.), la montagne du Chaise (Mount Chair) (444 m.) et la montagne Perdue (449 m.). On the western edge of the ZEC, the Gatineau River has several rapids: Esturgeon, Ceizur, "chutes du Serpent" (Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
