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Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan (formerly Manicouagan) is a federal riding in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1968. Since the 2015 federal election, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois (BQ). The riding was created in 1966 from parts of the Charlevoix and Saguenay ridings. The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Labrador. This riding gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan. Demographics :''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' : :Ethnic groups: 82.3% White, 16.2% Indigenous :Languages: 84.9% French, 7.1% Inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilène Gill
Marilène Gill (born 1977) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election, where she represents the riding of Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan as a member of the Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (, , BQ) is a centre-left politics, centre-left and list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism, Quebecois nationalism, social democracy, and the promotion o ... (BQ). Political career Since 2021 she has served as Deputy whip and critic of indigenous and northern affairs in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet. Political positions Gill was one of three BQ Members of Parliament (MPs) who supported Martine Ouellet's leadership during a caucus revolt and remained with the caucus when seven MPs resigned on February 28, 2018 to sit as Independents. Personal life Gill is married to fellow BQ MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval. Electoral record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe-Lebel, Quebec
Pointe-Lebel () is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its territory makes up the western half of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ..., Pointe-Lebel had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend: Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 0.6% * French as first language: 98.6% * English and French as first language: 0.6% * Other as first language: 0.3% References External links * {{authority control Incorporated p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-Cartier
Port-Cartier () is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec. Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census. It has a land area of , ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte (), Pointe-aux-Anglais (), Baie-des-Homards (), and Grand-Ruisseau () are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138. History In 1915, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, owner of the Chicago Tribune, visited the Rochers River area to evaluate its forest potential. Soon after, a settlement was established on the west side of the mouth of this river, originally called Shelter Bay. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacré-Coeur, Quebec
Sacré-Cœur () is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada. In addition to the main namesake population centre, the municipality also contains the following hamlets and localities: Chicoutillette, L'Anse-Creuse, L'Anse-de-Roche, Le Trou, Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite, History Colonization of the area began in 1840 when families settled illegally in Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite. After 1842 settlement was encouraged but the communities remained isolated. Its post office opened in 1884 under the name Dolbeau (changed in 1927 to Sacré-Cœur–Saguenay). In 1904, the Parish of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus was formed, devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, followed by the Parish Municipality of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus in 1915. In 1937, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and became the Village Municipality of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus. In 1973, the parish municipality and village municipality merged and became the Municipality of Sacré-Cœ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Escoumins, Quebec
Les Escoumins () is a Classification of municipalities in Quebec, municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Estuary of St. Lawrence#Maritime estuary, maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River. Its name has traditionally been recognized to come from the Innu-aimun ''iskomin'', meaning "where there are many seeds" or "there are fruits or seeds", in turn from the roots ''isko'' or ''ishko'' ("as far as this/that") and ''min'' (red seeds, or wild berries in general). According to more recent theory, it could also be a variation of the Mi'kmaq language, Mi'kmaq term ''eskumunaak'', meaning "lookout place". In addition, other sources say that the place is named ''Essipit'' in Innu-aimun, meaning "river of shells". Several spellings have been used over the centuries such as ''Uscamin, Les Escoumains, Essuie-Mains, L'Esquemin, Lesquemin, Leschemin'' (Champlain, 1629), ''L'Esquema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermont
Fermont (; ) is a mining city in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada, near the Quebec-Labrador border about from Labrador City on Route 389, which connects to the Trans-Labrador Highway (Newfoundland and Labrador Route 500). It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Caniapiscau. The city is located about 565 km (351 mi) from Baie-Comeau, about 867 km (539 mi) from Saguenay, and about 1,000 km (621 mi) from Quebec City. Fermont (French contraction of "''Fer Mont''", meaning "Iron Mountain") was founded as a company town in the early 1970s to exploit rich iron ore deposits from Mont Wright, which is about to the west. The town is notable for the huge self-contained structure containing apartments, stores, schools, bars, a hotel, restaurants, a supermarket and swimming pool; the large building shelters a community of smaller apartment buildings and homes on its leeward side. Popularly known as The Wall (''Le Mur''), the structure was designed to be a windscree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pessamit
Pessamit (formerly Betsiamites, or Bersimis), is a First Nations reserve and Innu community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located about southwest from Baie-Comeau along the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Betsiamites River. It is across the river directly north of Rimouski, Quebec. It belongs to the Pessamit Innu Band. The reserve includes the communities of Betsiamites and Papinachois. Etymology In 1931, anthropologist Frank Speck argued that the word Betsiamites could mean "those arriving by river". However, most authors today agree that the word came from the Innu root "Pessamit", meaning of "place where there are leeches or lampreys or sea eels". The dialect spoken at Mistissini uses the older form "upesciyâmîhc" as the locative noun referring to the town, and the form "upesciyâmîw-iyiniw" in reference to the people of Pessamit. The local form of the name can be explained by phonological changes that have occurred in the local dialec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forestville, Quebec
Forestville () is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along Route 138, approximately southwest of Baie-Comeau. There is a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Forestville to Rimouski, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence that is over wide at this point. The city operates the Forestville Airport. Forestville is known for its hunting and fishing. Moose hunting season is popular. There are many lakes and rivers to fish, as well as beaches and camping spots for the summer, and cross country skiing in the winter. It hosts the Boreal Loppet, a cross-country skiing race with varying distances including . It also hosted the longest cross-country ski race in the world, at , from 2005 to 2011. History The area was well known to the First Nations, while the first European settlers arrived in 1844 following the construction of a sawmill by Edward Selvin, of Les Éboulements. In 1849, the mill was sold to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havre-Saint-Pierre
Havre-Saint-Pierre () is a municipality located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada. History In 1857, a group of Acadian families arrived, in 1872, the Parish of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Pointe-aux-Esquimaux was officially established, the same year its post office opened under the name Esquimaux Point. In 1873, the place was incorporated as a municipality. In 1924, the post office changed its name to Havre-Saint-Pierre, followed by the town in 1927, in order to focus on the harbor, which characterizes the area, while retaining the original parish name. It remained the largest town on the North Shore until 1936 when it was overtaken by Baie-Comeau. Since 1948, the Quebec Iron and Titanium Company mines deposits of ilmenite, a mineral composed of iron and titanium, at a site some north. The Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine brings it by rail cars to Havre-Saint-Pierre. Geography Havre-Saint-Pierre is located i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baie-Comeau
Baie-Comeau () is a city in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality. It is near the mouth of the Manicouagan River, named after the adjacent Comeau Bay. It has a population of 20,687 in the 2021 Canadian census, and the census agglomeration population is 26,643. Baie-Comeau is the birthplace of Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada. Toponymy Although the city is officially named in honour of Napoléon-Alexandre Comeau, the origin of the name actually comes from his father Antoine-Alexandre Comeau, who was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and had a camp there. Travelers would spontaneously think of “the bay of the Comeau camp”, perpetuated by word of mouth until the employees of the Geography Commission wrote ''Anse à Comeau'' (Comeau Cove) on plans. When Baie-Comeau was founded however, the authorities were unaware of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sept-Îles, Quebec
Sept-Îles (, , ) is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec. Along with Brador, Quebec, Brador and Blanc-Sablon, Sept-Îles is one of the oldest places in the province. The population was 24,569 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The town is called Uashat, meaning "bay" in Innu-aimun. The city is well known for having major iron companies like Iron Ore Company of Canada and SFP Pointe-Noire iron ore transport service company. The city relies heavily on the iron industry. Sept-Îles has among the highest average wages and the highest average wage increases. It is among the northernmost places with a paved connection to the rest of Quebec's road network. The only settlements on the paved road network that are farther north are Fermont, Radisson, Quebec, Radisson and Chisasibi, the latter two of which are in the extreme western part of the province at the north end of the James Bay Road. The only other settlements at higher latitudes in the province are mostly isolated C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Member of Parliament (Canada), members of Parliament (MPs). The number of MPs is adjusted periodically in alignment with each decennial Census in Canada, census. Since the 2025 Canadian federal election, 2025 federal election, the number of seats in the House of Commons has been 343. Members are elected plurality voting, by simple plurality ("first-past-the-post" system) in each of the country's Electoral district (Canada), electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ''ridings''. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically, however, terms have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
