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Moïse River (Quebec)
The Moïse river (''French: Rivière à Moïse'') is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve in Upper Batiscanie in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, about northwest of Quebec City. Moïse River is part of unorganized territory of Lac-Croche in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Jacques-Cartier. The watershed of the Moïse river is , the fourth largest pool of Batiscanie. Lakes Moïses, Rainville, Charcoal and Montendre discharge into the Moïse river, which in turn flows into the Lightning River (south-west) downstream of the mouth of Batiscan Lake, QuebecCommission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec), names and places of Quebec, the work of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board) published in 1994 and 1996 as an illustrated dictionary printed, and in that of a CD produced by Micro - Intel in 1997 from this dictionary in addition to two large notes, the course of the river to Moïse is not winding ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th vice president of the United States, vice president under President William McKinley from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. Assuming the presidency after Assassination of William McKinley, McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party and became a driving force for United States antitrust law, anti-trust and Progressive Era, Progressive policies. A sickly child with debilitating asthma, he overcame his health problems as he grew by embracing The Strenuous Life, a strenuous lifestyle. Roosevelt integrated his exuberant personalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Édouard, Quebec
Lac-Édouard is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its village centre is located along the Canadian National Railway at the north end of the namesake Lake Édouard. On March 26, 2003, it became part of the City of La Tuque as part of the early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec, but following a 2004 referendum, the Municipalities of La Bostonnais and Lac-Édouard were reconstituted on January 1, 2006. It remains part of the urban agglomeration of La Tuque. It had formerly been part of Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality, which was abolished in the wake of the merger; after demerger, it is one of the few municipalities (other than in the Nord-du-Québec region) that is not part of any regional county municipality. History The name of Lake Édouard, which was recorded since 1828 by the surveyor Joseph Bouchette, honours Native American hunter Edouard Jeannotte. Another surveyor, J. P. Mullarkey, wrote in 1893 that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tuque
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 square kilometres, it is the largest city in Canada by area. The city is known as the Queen of Haute-Mauricie. The ''Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie'' canoeing race begins at La Tuque. Etymology The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles the well-known French-Canadian hat known as the tuque. The hat-shaped mountain which gave its name to the town of La Tuque is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and the WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about 245 metres. It is located 200 metres from the river and about 400 metres upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. In 1823–24, the explorer François Verrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country. Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (6) * Fossambault-sur-le-Lac * Lac-Delage * Lac-Saint-Joseph * Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval * Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier * Shannon ;Municipalities (2) * Lac-Beauport * Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier ;United Townships (1) * Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury ;Unorganized Territory (1) * Lac-Croche 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 ** ** * Principal Highways ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None See also * List of regional county municipalities and equivalent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portneuf Wildlife Reserve
The Portneuf Wildlife Reserve is located in the province of Quebec (Canada), in the western part of the Capitale-Nationale region. This wildlife reserve is administered by SEPAQ. See also * Island of the Cross (Quebec) * Jeannotte River * Batiscan River * Batiscanie Batiscanie is the watershed of the Batiscan River, located in the center of the province of Quebec, Canada, covering 4690 km² on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The area covered by Batiscanie is 53% in the administrative région o ... * Municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre * Zec Tawachiche References External links SEPAQ Official Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Portneuf Wildlife Reserve Protected areas of Capitale-Nationale Wildlife sanctuaries of Canada Protected areas established in 1968 Portneuf Regional County Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batiscan River
The Batiscan River is located in La Mauricie administrative region, in the Quebec province, Canada. This river flows from Lake Édouard in Mauricie south and west to empty into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan, Quebec, northeast of Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It passes through the regional county municipalities (RCM) (MRC in French) of La Tuque, Portneuf, Mékinac and Les Chenaux. The river traverses a territory covered mainly by forest from its source to the Saint-Adelphe, Quebec railway bridge; the rest of its course is predominantly agricultural. The Batiscan river valley is designated "Batiscanie, Quebec". Today, this valley is a paradise for camping, vacationing, observations of nature and water activities such as canoeing, kayaking, rafting, pontoon and swimming in designated areas. The Batiscan River is a popular Canadian whitewater kayaking destination, providing numerous class III, IV, and V rapids. Toponymy The river was named in 1602 by Samuel de Champlain. He re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zec De La Rivière-Blanche
The Zec de la Rivière-Blanche (or ZEC of White River, in English) is a ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' ('controlled harvesting zone') (ZEC), located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc, Quebec, in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in Upper Batiscanie, in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, on the north shore of St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada. Information and access roads ZEC de la Rivière-Blanche is particularly renowned for tourist activities such as hunting, fishing, camping, water sports, and expeditions in the forest. On its website, , Inc. (ASM) publishes various calendars, including for fishing, hunting, opening and closing of water bodies, and forest operations. Fans can thus refer to for planning their outdoors activities. The only position ZEC Home is located at Falls of Marmite, 4.4 km northeast of the town of Rivière-à-Pierre. From the village of Rivière-à-Pierre, the main access road to the ZEC consists of a stretch of 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendake, Quebec
Wendake is the current name for two urban reserves, Wendake 7 () and Wendake 7A, () of the Huron-Wendat Nation in the Canadian province of Quebec. They are enclaves entirely surrounded by the La Haute-Saint-Charles borough of Quebec City, within the former city of Loretteville. One of the Seven Nations of Canada, the settlement was formerly known as ''Village-des-Hurons'' ("Huron Village"), and also as ''(Jeune)-Lorette'' ("New Lorette"). Since the late 20th century, archeologists have found large 16th-century villages of the Wendat (Huron) in the northern Lake Ontario region, which is where they believe the people coalesced as a distinct group. Later they migrated south and by the early 17th century had settled in their historical territory of Wendake in the Georgian Bay region. The Wyandot Confederation was made up of loosely associated tribes who spoke a mutually intelligible Iroquoian language. History Archeologists have excavated 16th-century settlements north of Lake Onta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretteville, Quebec
Loretteville is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. It is located within the borough of La Haute-Saint-Charles, and also contains the upmarket neighbourhood of Montchâtel. Its population in 2001 was 13,737 residents. Loretteville is the birthplace of pop singer Mitsou and Rockford Ice Hogs goalie Jean-François Rivard and poet/musician Geneviève Castrée Geneviève Elverum ( Gosselin; April 9, 1981 – July 9, 2016), also known as Geneviève Castrée, was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from Quebec. An early admirer of comics, she began creating them at a young age. L'Oie de Cra .... External links * * Former municipalities in Quebec Neighbourhoods in Quebec City Populated places disestablished in 2002 {{QuebecCity-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moïse Lake (Quebec)
Moise is a given name and surname, with differing spellings in its French and Romanian origins, both of which originate from the name Moses: Moïse is the French spelling of Moses, while Moise is the Romanian spelling. As a surname, Moisè and Mosè are Italian spellings of Moses. Given name Moise * Moise of Wallachia (died 1530), Romanian prince * Moise Crăciun (born 1927), Romanian skier * Moise Fokou (born 1985), American football linebacker * Moise Movilă (1596–1661), Prince of Moldavia * Moise Poida (born 1978), Vanuatuan footballer * Moise Pomaney (born 1945), Ghanaian long-jumper * Moise Safra (1935–2014), Brazilian businessman and founder of Banco Safra * Moise Kean (born 2000), Italian footballer Moïse * Moïse Amyraut (1596–1664), French theologian * Moïse Brou Apanga (born 1982), Côte d'Ivoire born Gabonese footballer * Moïse Bambara (born 1984), German-Burkinabé footballer * Moïse de Camondo (1860–1935), French banker * Moïse Fortier (1815–1877), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Raymond
Saint-Raymond, also called Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, is a city in Quebec, Canada, located about north-west of Quebec City. It is the largest city in population and area of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality. Geography Saint-Raymond is located on either side of the Sainte-Anne River. The municipal territory extends far to the north and has a total area of 670 km2. Most of the municipality is made up of forests where several chalets are built. History First settlements The seigniory of Bourg-Louis, which includes the territory of Saint-Raymond, was initially occupied by the Huron. Their round hut was only a few feet away from the current location of the presbytery. The seigniory was jointly owned by Bernard-Antoine Panet and Peter Langlois. The two men encourage the colonization of Sainte-Anne river valley. Four couples from Ancienne-Lorette were the first to rise to the challenge: * Alexis Cayer and Jane Skinner * Pierre Plamondon and Louise Déry * Pierre Duplai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
