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Jamésie
Jamésie is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Nord-du-Québec, Canada. Its geographical code is 991 and together with Kativik TE and Eeyou Istchee TE it forms the administrative région and census division (CD) of Nord-du-Québec It is located to the east of James Bay, after which the territory is named. It has a land area of , or slightly larger than Ecuador) and a 2016 population of 13,941 inhabitants. Chibougamau is the largest community in both Jamésie TE and Nord-du-Québec. The original 2006 census land area was reduced by about 1.74 percent and the population was reduced by 47.25 percent by the creation and departure of the Eeyou Istchee TE in 2007. Further administration changes came under the terms of the Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of July 24, 2012, when the local municipality of Baie-James within Jamésie ceased to exist, and was replaced by the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord-du-Québec
Nord-du-Québec (; en, Northern Quebec) is the largest, but the least populous, of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. With nearly of land area, and very extensive lakes and rivers, it covers much of the Labrador Peninsula and about 55% of the total land surface area of Quebec, while containing a little more than 0.5% of the population. Before 1912, the northernmost part of this region was part of the Ungava District of the Northwest Territories, and until 1987 it was referred to as Nouveau-Québec, or ''New Quebec''. It is bordered by Hudson Bay and James Bay in the west, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay in the north, Labrador in the northeast, and the administrative regions of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mauricie, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and Côte-Nord in the south and southeast. The Nord-du-Québec region is part of the territory covered by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement of 1975; other regions covered (in part) by this Agreement include Côt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamésie
Jamésie is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Nord-du-Québec, Canada. Its geographical code is 991 and together with Kativik TE and Eeyou Istchee TE it forms the administrative région and census division (CD) of Nord-du-Québec It is located to the east of James Bay, after which the territory is named. It has a land area of , or slightly larger than Ecuador) and a 2016 population of 13,941 inhabitants. Chibougamau is the largest community in both Jamésie TE and Nord-du-Québec. The original 2006 census land area was reduced by about 1.74 percent and the population was reduced by 47.25 percent by the creation and departure of the Eeyou Istchee TE in 2007. Further administration changes came under the terms of the Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of July 24, 2012, when the local municipality of Baie-James within Jamésie ceased to exist, and was replaced by the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeyou Istchee (territory)
Eeyou Istchee , crj, ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌ or , all meaning 'The People's Land'; ) is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Quebec that is represented by the Grand Council of the Crees. On July 24, 2012, the Quebec government signed an accord with the Cree Nation that resulted in the abolition of the neighbouring municipality of and the creation of the new Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government, providing for the residents of neighbouring TE and Eeyou Istchee to jointly govern the territory formerly governed by the municipality of . The total land area of Eeyou Istchee is , though the Grand Council of the Crees sees Eeyou Istchee as a much larger contiguous traditional territory and homeland of . The total population of the area was 14,131 in 2006, according to the 2006 Canadian Census, and the largest municipality is the Cree village municipality of Chisasibi on the south bank of La Grande River near the northeast shore of James Bay. Ee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory
Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government (french: Gouvernement régional d’Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, cr, ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ ᐊᔅᒌᐤ ᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᐎᓐ, italic=no ) is a local municipality in the (TE) in administrative region of . History On July 24, 2012, the Quebec government signed an accord with the Cree (''Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Gouvernement du Québec'') which resulted in the abolition of the local municipality of Baie-James and the creation of the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay. The agreement came into force on January 1, 2014, and is designed to give the Cree expanded powers over lands and resources outside of the Cree municipalities and associated reserved land. The new government consist of Cree and Baie-James residents each having an equal number of votes. Overview The territory comprises all lands of Jamésie (TE) minus the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government
Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government (french: Gouvernement régional d’Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, cr, ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ ᐊᔅᒌᐤ ᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᐎᓐ, italic=no ) is a local municipality in the (TE) in administrative region of . History On July 24, 2012, the Quebec government signed an accord with the Cree (''Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Gouvernement du Québec'') which resulted in the abolition of the local municipality of Baie-James and the creation of the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay. The agreement came into force on January 1, 2014, and is designed to give the Cree expanded powers over lands and resources outside of the Cree municipalities and associated reserved land. The new government consist of Cree and Baie-James residents each having an equal number of votes. Overview The territory comprises all lands of Jamésie (TE) minus the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapais, Quebec
Chapais is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 near Chibougamau in the Jamésie region. It is surrounded by, but not a part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government. The community was first settled in 1929, when prospector Léo Springer discovered deposits of copper, silver and gold in the area, and was incorporated as a city in 1955. It was named for Thomas Chapais. History Opémisca Copper Mines operated the community's mine until 1991. More recently, with the closure of the mines the community's primary industry has been forestry, and the community opened the first cogeneration plant in Quebec to produce electricity from the sawmill's waste matter. On the night of January 1, 1980, at 1:30 a.m., 48 people were killed when a fire destroyed the Opémiska Community Hall. Fifty others were injured and rushed to Chibougamau hospital. This fire was the worst to occur in Quebec for more than 40 years. The fire st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebel-sur-Quévillon
Lebel-sur-Quévillon is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 in the Jamésie region. It is located approximately 88 kilometres north of Senneterre and approximately 200 kilometres southwest of Chibougamau. It is surrounded by, but not a part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government. It is constituted from unorganized territories. The town had a population of 2,187 as of the Canada 2016 Census and is served by the Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport. The hamlet of Rapide-des-Cèdres is also within its municipal boundary. Geography Lebel-sur-Quévillon is located northeast of Senneterre and . It is accessed by route 113 which links Lac Saint-Jean to Abitibi via Chapais and Chibougamau. Located on the southern edge of the administrative region of Nord-du-Quebec, the village of Lebel-sur-Quévillon is enclosed entirely by Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government. The village is located on a peninsula at the southwest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kativik, Quebec
Kativik is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Quebec, with geographical code 992. Its land area is 443,372.20 km2 (171,186.96 sq mi), and its population was 12,090 at the 2011 Census of Canada. Together with the TEs of Jamésie and Eeyou Istchee, it forms the administrative region and census division (CD) of Nord-du-Québec. The TE of Kativik is coextensive with the territory of the Kativik Regional Government. It comprises all of Nunavik except the Cree reserved land (TC) of Whapmagoostui and the Cree village municipality (VC) also called Whapmagoostui, which belong to Eeyou Istchee TE. Subdivisions The TE of Kativik consists of the following municipal units: * the unorganized territories (NO) of: :* Rivière-Koksoak :* Baie-d'Hudson * the Naskapi village (VK) of: :* Kawawachikamach (but not the Naskapi reserved land (TK) of the same name, Kawawachikamach, which lies detached, to its south, near Schefferville in the Caniapiscau Regio ... [...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] |
Abitibi Regional County Municipality
Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos. Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Amos ;Municipalities (12) * Barraute * Berry * Champneuf * La Corne * La Morandière * La Motte * Preissac * Rochebaucourt * Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire * Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier * Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana * Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville ;Townships (3) * Landrienne * Launay * Trécesson ;Parishes (1) * Saint-Marc-de-Figuery ;Unorganized Territory (2) * Lac-Chicobi * Lac-Despinassy ;Indian Reserves (1) * Pikogan Demographics Population Language 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 * Principal Highways ** ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None Protected areas * Aiguebelle N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (''English: Abitibi West'') is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre. Subdivisions There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (3) * Duparquet, Quebec, Duparquet * La Sarre * Macamic, Quebec, Macamic ;Municipalities (15) * Authier, Quebec, Authier * Authier-Nord, Quebec, Authier-Nord * Chazel, Quebec, Chazel * Clerval, Quebec, Clerval * Dupuy, Quebec, Dupuy * Gallichan, Quebec, Gallichan * La Reine, Quebec, La Reine * Normétal, Quebec, Normétal * Palmarolle, Quebec, Palmarolle * Poularies, Quebec, Poularies * Rapide-Danseur, Quebec, Rapide-Danseur * Roquemaure, Quebec, Roquemaure * Sainte-Germaine-Boulé, Quebec, Sainte-Germaine-Boulé * Taschereau, Quebec, Taschereau * Val-Saint-Gilles, Quebec, Val-Saint-Gilles ;Parishes (2) * Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg, Quebec, Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg * Saint-Lambert, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
