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Trudelle River
The Trudelle River is a tributary of the Perdrix River (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), flowing in Quebec, in Canada, in the administrative regions of: *Abitibi-Témiscamingue: in the RCM Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Ouest through the municipalities of Authier-Nord, Quebec (township of Disson) and Chazel, Quebec (township of Chazel); *Nord-du-Québec: Jamésie, crossing the southern part of Baie-James, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality). Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The area is served by some secondary forest roads. The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April. Geography The hydrographic slopes near the Trudelle River are: *North side: Perdrix River (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), Wawagosic River, Turgeon River (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James); *East side: Perdrix River (Eeyou Istche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area and the second-largest by Population of Canada by province and territory, population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois people, Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York (state), New York in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Authier River , a municipality in Canada
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Authier may refer to: People * Christian Authier (born 1969), French writer and journalist * Hector Authier (1881–1971), Canadian politician * Pierre Authier, French car designer Other uses * Authier, Quebec Authier is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 282 in the Canada 2011 Census. The municipality was constituted on September 20, 1918, and is named after Hecto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bay
James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost part. Despite bordering the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, the bay and the islands within it, the largest of which is Akimiski Island, are politically part of Nunavut. Numerous waterways of the James Bay watershed have been modified with dams or diversion for several major hydroelectric projects. These waterways are also destinations for river-based recreation. Several communities are located near or alongside James Bay, including a number of Aboriginal Canadian communities, such as the Kashechewan First Nation and nine communities affiliated with the Cree of northern Quebec. As with the rest of Hudson Bay, the waters of James Bay routinely freeze over in winter. It is the last part of Hudson Bay to freeze over in winter, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize 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, 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 Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joutel, Quebec
Joutel is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the municipality of Baie-James off Route 109 between Amos Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * ''Amos' ... and Matagami, Quebec, Matagami.Joutel ghosttowns.com. First established in 1965 due to the opening of gold, copper and zinc mines in the area, the community was named for early French explorer Henri Joutel, and had a population of several hundred residents at its peak. In the early 1970s, media services were brought to the community, including rebroadcasters of CKRN-TV and CBF-FM. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villebois, Quebec
Villebois is an unconstituted locality within the municipality of Baie-James in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ..., Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Villebois had a population of 173 living in 77 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 157. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References {{authority control Communities in Nord-du-Québec Designated places in Quebec Unconstituted localities in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turgeon Lake (Eeyou Istchee James Bay)
Turgeon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Athletics *Frédérique Turgeon (born 1999), Canadian para-alpine skier * Mélanie Turgeon (born 1976), Canadian skier * Mark Turgeon (born 1965), college basketball coach * Mathieu Turgeon (born 1979), Canadian trampoline gymnast *Pete Turgeon (1897-1977), baseball player * Pierre Turgeon (born 1969), ice hockey player * Sylvain Turgeon (born 1965), ice hockey player Politics *Abraham Turgeon (1783-1851), notary and political figure in Canada East *Adélard Turgeon (1863-1930), Canadian lawyer and politician * James Gray Turgeon (1879-1964), broker, soldier and a provincial and federal level politician from Canada *J. B. Turgeon (1810-1897), the first French-Canadian mayor of Bytown, Canada *Joseph Turgeon (1751-1831), master carpenter and political figure in Lower Canada *Joseph-Ovide Turgeon (1797-1856), Quebec official and political figure *Louis Turgeon (1762-1827), notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boivin River
The Boivin River is a tributary of the Turgeon River (Harricana River), Turgeon River, flowing in the municipality of Baie-James, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The hydrographic slopes near the Boivin River are: *North side: Turgeon River (Harricana River), Turgeon River; *East side: Hal Creek, Turgeon River (Harricana River), Turgeon River; *South side: South River, La Sarre River; *West side: Patten River (Ontario). The Boivin River has its source in the southeastern part of the township of Perron. The river crosses this township in the north direction and part of the canton of Boivin, in the lower part of its course. In its northbound segment, this Quebec river flows parallel to the Ontario border at a distance of between and . The upper part of the river has three branches that merge to the southwest of the village of Val-Paradis, Quebec: * The first designated "Tremblay watercourse" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menard River
The Ménard River is a tributary of the Wawagosic River, flowing into the municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. The course of the Ménard River crosses successively the cantons of Lemaire and Brabazon. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The area is served by some secondary forest roads. The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April. Geography The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Ménard River are: *Northside: Wawagosic River, Turgeon River, Obakamigacici Creek, Kadabakato River; *East side: Partridge River, Angle River, Harricana River; *South side: Turgeon Lake, Kadabakato River, Wawagosic River; *West side: Boivin River, Orfroy Creek, Hal Creek, Patten River. The Ménard River rises at the mouth of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macamic River
Macamic is a '' ville'' in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 202.34 km² and had a population of 2,734 in the Canada 2011 Census. In addition to Macamic itself, the town's territory also includes the community of Colombourg. History Colonization began at the time when the National Transcontinental Railway running through the Abitibi region was completed. The first pioneers, arriving circa 1913, were originally from Saint-Ignace-du-Lac, Pierreville, Stanfold, Nicolet, and Shawinigan. They settled south of Lake Macamic and the new settlement took the lake's name, often written also as Makamik. In the Algonquin language, the name ''Makamik'' means "limping beaver", from ''makis'' (crippled or disabled) and ''amik'' (beaver). In 1914, Makamik had 100 residents. In 1915, the year the post office opened, it had grown to 300, and the following year, when the Parish of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste-de-Macamic was formed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harricana River
The Harricana River (french: Rivière Harricana) (also known as Harricanaw River) is a river in western Quebec and northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is long, has a drainage area of , and has a mean discharge of . While 80% of its drainage area is in Quebec, the river flows for a short distance through Ontario before it ends in Hannah Bay off James Bay. Because of its undeveloped nature, easy upstream access, and the possibility to paddle to and take out at Moosonee, the Harricana River is popular for canoeing trips to James Bay. Geography The Harricana originates at Lake Blouin just north of Val-d'Or. From here De Montigny and Lemoine Lakes add to it before it flows through a series of lakes such as Malartic, La Motte, and Figuery Lakes. After flowing through the town of Amos, one more significant lake follows: Lake Obalski. North of Amos the river crosses lush boreal forests, where extensive logging takes place. Toward its mouth at Hannah Bay, the forest gradually decr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
