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Lac-Pythonga
Lac-Pythonga is an unorganized territory in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It surrounds Lake Pythonga and is the largest of the five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau ''(The Valley of the Gatineau)'' is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Gracefield. It was incorporated on January 1, 1983 and was named for its location stra .... The Rapid Lake First Nation reserve, located on the western shore of Cabonga Reservoir, is an enclave within this territory. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2011: 0 * Population in 2006: 0 * Population in 2001: 0 References Unorganized territories in Outaouais {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabonga Reservoir
The Cabonga Reservoir (french: Réservoir Cabonga) is a man-made lake in central Quebec, Canada, with a total surface area of and a net area (water only) of .Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada Lakes/ref> It is located on the boundary between the unorganized territories of Lac-Pythonga and Réservoir-Dozois, and fully within the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve. The First Nations reserve of Rapide Lake is on its western shores. Its name is derived from the Algonquin ''kakibonga'' and means "completely blocked by sand." The reservoir has two outlets: the Gens de Terre River flowing to the south-east which is a tributary of the Baskatong Reservoir and Gatineau River; and an outflow to the north-west flowing directly into Barrière Lake which is part of the Ottawa River system. Both outflows are controlled by dams to regulate the flow on the respective rivers. Many fishing magazines and websites consider Cabonga Reservoir one of North America's top 20 walleye and northern p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réservoir-Dozois, Quebec
Réservoir-Dozois is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality and entirely part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve. It is named after the Dozois Reservoir, a large reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ... which formed after the construction of the Bourque Dam on the Ottawa River in 1949. Demographics Population:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 1991: 115 * Population in 1996: 0 * Population in 2011: 0 * Population in 2001: 0 * Population in 2006: 0 References External links * Unorganized territories in Abitibi-Témiscamingue {{AbitibiTémiscamingue-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Lake, Quebec
Rapid Lake (french: Lac-Rapide) is a First Nation reserve on the western shore of Cabonga Reservoir in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Algonquins of Barriere Lake of the Algonquin Nation.Aboriginal Community profileBarrière Lake First Nation, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada The reserve is an enclave within the Lac-Pythonga unorganized territory and in the middle of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve. It is accessible by a short road from Quebec Route 117, approximately north of Grand-Remous. In recent years, the community has been troubled by poor living conditions, financial difficulties, governance disputes, school closure, and protests. History The Algonquin have long lived in the Outaouais, following a traditional nomadic life. Evidence has been found of Algonquin presence at Lake Barrière on the Ottawa River from the 18th century. Not until 1851 did the Hudson's Bay Company establish a trading post first at the former Lake Cabonga (named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayamant, Quebec
Cayamant is a municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The village of Lac-Cayamant is located at the north end of Lake Cayamant, west of Gracefield. It was formerly known as the Township Municipality The following is a list of the types of local and supralocal territorial units in Quebec, including those used solely for statistical purposes, as defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and compiled by the Inst ... of Dorion, named after Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818-1891). It was renamed to the Municipality of Cayamant at the end of 1988, due to many problems created by having the identical name to that of the city of Dorion (which merged with neighbouring Vaudreuil in 1994). The new name refers to the largest lake in its territory, Lake Cayamant. The Algonquin term ''Kakgama, Kandikagamaw'', or ''Kandikagama'' means "porcupine". Alternatively, it may come from ''Kantuagama'', which means lake wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitigan Zibi, Quebec
Kitigan Zibi (also known as River Desert, and designated as Maniwaki 18 until 1994) is a First Nations reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band. It is situated near the confluence of the Désert and Gatineau Rivers, and borders south-west on the Town of Maniwaki in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Having a total area of , it is the largest Algonquin Nation in Canada in both area and population. Present on the reserve are shops, an elementary and secondary school, a community hall, a health centre, police services, a youth centre, a retirement home, a cultural centre, and the CKWE 103.9 radio station. Economy The creation of a forestry company, mitog, which holds a forest management agreement allows them to cut trees on their ancestral territories. They also work in collaboration with other forest operators. They are also important partners in the management of the Eagle Forest, a territory located west of Maniwaki, where logging, outdoor a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascades-Malignes, Quebec
Cascades-Malignes is an unorganized territory in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality. The territory is named after the ''Cascades Malignes'' (French for "Malicious Cascades") which are a series of chutes on the Gens de Terre River. This river forms the eastern boundary of the territory and of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve La Vérendrye wildlife reserve is one of the largest reserves in the province of Quebec, Canada, covering of contiguous land and lake area (Assinica wildlife reserve is the largest in the province, but its territory is broken up in four non-cont ... as well. The log drivers who went down this river had nicknamed it ''La Maline'' (malignant) because its flow hid many obstacles. It is also known as Malin Rapides. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2011: 0 * Population in 2006: 0 * Population in 2001: 0 References Unorganized terri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau ''(The Valley of the Gatineau)'' is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Gracefield, Quebec, Gracefield. It was incorporated on January 1, 1983 and was named for its location straddling the Gatineau River north of Low, Quebec, Low. It consists of two cities, fifteen municipalities, and five unorganized territories. The area also has two Algonquin people, Algonquin communities, Rapid Lake, Quebec, Rapid Lake in the heart of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve and Kitigan Zibi, Quebec, Kitigan Zibi. The territory of the Gatineau Valley is bordered by other Outaouais RCMs: to the east by the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, to the southeast by Papineau Regional County Municipality, Papineau RCM, to the south by the Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM and to the west by the Pontiac Regional County Municipality. To the north is La Vallà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Lenôtre, Quebec
Lac-Lenôtre is an unorganized territory in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of the five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau ''(The Valley of the Gatineau)'' is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Gracefield. It was incorporated on January 1, 1983 and was named for its location stra .... It is named after Lake Lenôtre. Demographics Population trend: * Population in 2011: 0 * Population in 2006: 0 * Population in 2001: 0 References Unorganized territories in Outaouais {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatineau (provincial Electoral District)
Gatineau is a provincial electoral district in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes parts of the city of Gatineau as well as Val-des-Monts, Cantley and La Pêche. It was created from parts of Hull for the 1931 election. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Val-des-Monts from Papineau electoral district, but lost some territory to Chapleau electoral district. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results , - , Liberal , Stéphanie Vallée , align="right", 14,566 , align="right", 59.80 , align="right", +14.85 , - , - , - , Liberal , Stéphanie Vallée , align="right", 13,602 , align="right", 44.95 , align="right", -15.74 , - , - , - * Increase is from UFP , - , Liberal , Réjean Lafrenière , align="right", 16,481 , align="right", 60.69 , align="right" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Nilgaut, Quebec
Lac-Nilgaut is a large unorganized territory in the Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada. With a surface area of , it makes up over 70% of the northern portion of Pontiac Regional County Municipality. The eponymous Lake Nilgaut is located roughly in the centre of the territory, at an altitude of over . This long lake is named after the nilgai (french: nilgaut, links=no), the largest Asian antelope and only found on the Indian subcontinent. The name was officially introduced in 1935, but it is unknown why this term was chosen to replace the original name Lac à l'Orignal (Moose Lake). Lake Nilgaut drains via the Nilgaut creek into the Noire River, a major river that, together with the Coulonge River, bisects the territory. Demographics See also * List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec. There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montcerf-Lytton, Quebec
Montcerf-Lytton is a municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Its territory spans both shores of the Désert River, a tributary of the Gatineau River. Its population centres include: Brodeur, Chute-Rouge, Lytton, and Montcerf. Montcerf has one of the best soil for cultivation across the Gatineau Valley region, supplemented by a network of lakes (most notably Clair, Desrivières, and Lytton Lakes) and forests, which are part of the Zec Bras-Coupé–Désert. Fishing and hunting are popular sport activities in this place. History The Township of Lytton was formed in 1869, named after Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873). The township municipality was set up in 1909. with M.W.P. O'Connor as first mayor. In 1916, telephone service is established in Lytton, but not until 1952 did electricity arrive. Montcerf was opened for colonization in 1870. Formerly spelled "Moncerf" or "Mont Cerf", it became Montcerf (French for "Mount Deer") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senneterre, Quebec
Senneterre is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in the Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes a vast undeveloped area stretching from the Bell River to the Mauricie region. The town centre itself () is about northeast of Val-d'Or on the banks of the Bell River, at the intersection of the Canadian National Railway and Quebec Route 113. There are three schools in this city: St-Paul elementary school, Chanoine-Delisle elementary school and La Concorde High school. This town centre is mainly surrounded by Parent Lake and Tiblemont Lake. The main street of this city is called Avenue 10e (10th Avenue). The arena is named Centre sportif André Dubé. The economy of this city is mainly based on forestry. History While the site first served as a trading post, real colonization began in 1904 when the first permanent settlers arrived. It was first identified as Rivière-Nottaway, then Rivière-Bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
