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Aux Pékans River
The Aux Pékans River (french: Rivière aux Pékans) is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Moisie River. Hydro-Québec caused controversy in the early 1990s by proposing to divert the river to supply the reservoir of the SM-3 power plant on the Sainte-Marguerite River (Sept-Îles), Sainte-Marguerite River. Location The Aux Pékans River is in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mouchalagane, Quebec, Rivière-Mouchalagane in the Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality. The name was made official on 5 December 1968. The Commission de toponymie du Québec has no information on its origins. The river rises in Lac de la Bouteille, south of Lake Germaine and west of Fermont. It flows to the west of the Mont Wright (Quebec), Mont Wright mines. Quebec Route 389 crosses the Pékans River south of Fermont. In August 2015 a limit of 10 tonnes was placed on vehicles crossing the bridge. The Ministry of Transport was working on a replacement struct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality
Caniapiscau is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Fermont. The census groups Caniapiscau RCM with neighbouring Sept-Rivières into the single census division of Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau. In the Canada 2011 Census, the combined population was 39,500. The population of Caniapiscau RCM itself was 4260, about two-thirds of whom live in its largest city of Fermont. Subdivisions There are 6 subdivisions and 3 native reserves within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Fermont * Schefferville ;Unorganized territories (4) *Caniapiscau * Lac-Juillet * Lac-Vacher * Rivière-Mouchalagane ;Native Reserves (2) * Lac-John * Matimekosh ;Naskapi Reserve (1) * Kawawachikamach Demographics * Land area: 70,389.37 km² * Population: 4,260 Transportation Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** None * Principa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |