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Ouiatchouan River
La rivière Ouiatchouan (formerly OuiatchouaneCommission de toponymie du Québec/fiche.aspx?no_seq=148370 Ouiatchouan River nline(Page consulted on January 9, 2013)) is a tributary of lac Saint-Jean, flowing in the municipalities of Lac-Bouchette and Chambord, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, from province of Quebec, to Canada. Apart from the lower zone, forestry is the main economic activity in this valley. The surface of the Ouiatchouan River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. Geography Flowing towards North, this river of about has its source in the Ouiatchouan Lake, the Bouchette Lake and Lac des Commissaires. The Ouiatchouan River receives its water directly from the Lac des Commissaires, which flows into the Bouchette Lake. This last lake flows thr ... [...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] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territorial governments are creatures of statute with powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada. The powers flowing from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val-Jalbert, Quebec
Val-Jalbert is a ghost town in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located northwest of the town of Chambord. The village was founded in 1901 and soon saw success in the pulp mill created by Damase Jalbert at the base of the Ouiatchouan Falls. However, the success was fleeting as the abrupt closure of the mill in 1927 led the desertion of the entire village. It became a park in 1960. With over 70 original abandoned buildings, Val-Jalbert has been described as the best-preserved ghost town in Canada. Toponymy The village was founded by Damase Jalbert (1842–1904) which in 1901 also created the Ouiatchouan Pulp Company; that same year the village was first named Saint-Georges-de-Ouiatchouan, after the river that runs through it. It was later renamed Val-Jalbert in 1913 by the Chicoutimi Pulp Company in honour of its founder. History Company town Located between the borders of the municipalities of Chambord and Roberval, Val-Jalbert was founded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and also more than nuclear power. Hydropower can provide large amounts of low-carbon electricity on demand, making it a key element for creating secure and clean electricity supply systems. A hydroelectric power station that has a dam and reservoir is a flexible source, since the amount of electricity produced can be increased or decreased in seconds or minutes in response to varying electricity demand. Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, it produces no direct waste, and almost always emits considerably less greenhouse gas than fossil fuel-powered energy plants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s
File:2010s collage v21.png, From top left, clockwise: Anti-government protests called the Arab Spring arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown, including when Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was Death of Muammar Gaddafi, killed; Crimea is Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed by Russia in 2014; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIS/ISIL perpetrates terrorist attacks and captures territory in Syria and Iraq; climate change awareness and the Paris Agreement; the Event Horizon Telescope captures the first image of a black hole in 2017; ''Obergefell v. Hodges'' legalizes same-sex marriage in the United States in 2015; increasing use of digital and mobile technologies; the United Kingdom, UK votes to Brexit, leave the European Union, EU in 2016, on a rising tide of populism throughout the West during the decade., 420x420px, thumb rect 0 0 400 200 Arab Spring rect 0 200 400 400 Death of Muammar Gaddafi rect 400 0 800 400 Annexation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 169
Route 169 begins south of Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada, at Route 175. It proceeds north to Lac Saint-Jean at Alma and encircles the lake, returning to Alma and its terminus in Hebertville. Municipalities along Route 169 * Lac-Pikauba * Lac-Jacques-Cartier * Mont-Apica * Lac-Achouakan * Belle-Rivière * Hébertville * Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix * Desbiens * Chambord * Roberval, Quebec, Roberval * Saint-Prime, Quebec, Saint-Prime * Saint-Félicien, Quebec, Saint-Félicien * Normandin, Quebec, Normandin * Albanel, Quebec, Albanel * Dolbeau-Mistassini * Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc * Peribonka, Quebec, Peribonka * Sainte-Monique, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Sainte-Monique * Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Quebec, Saint-Henri-de-Taillon * Alma Alma or ALMA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film * ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922 * ''Alma'' (Le Clézio nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 155
Route 155 is a north/south highway on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Chambord at the junction of Route 169, and the southern terminus is the Piles Bridge in Shawinigan. Previously the highway continued to Autoroute 20 but that section was decommissioned in 2006 when Autoroute 55 was completed.Ministère des Transport: "Carte routière officiel, Le Québec", Les Publications du Québec, 2007 Most of the length of the highway runs in the Mauricie region very close to the Saint-Maurice River on the opposite side of which is the La Mauricie National Park (Parks Canada). Several small bridges and roads connect the park to Highway 155. It is also the main ground transportation route between the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec regions and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. Municipalities along Route 155 * Shawinigan * Grandes-Piles * Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac * Trois-Rives * La Tuque * La Bostonnais * Lac-Bouchette * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Quebec
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-de-Sales, Quebec
Saint-François-de-Sales () is a municipality in Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ..., Canada. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 654 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5%) * Population in 2006: 731 * Population in 2001: 735 * Population in 1996: 717 * Population in 1991: 832 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 288 (total dwellings: 411) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 95.1% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 4.9% References External links * Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac Des Commissaires
The lac des Commissaires flows in the municipality of Lac-Bouchette, in the MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The lake is popular for recreational and tourist activities. The surface of "Lac des Commissaires" is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to mid-March. Geography The "Lac des Commissaires" is located south of Roberval, south of Lac Saint-Jean and northeast of La Tuque. Covering an area of and a length of , the lake stretches from north to south. Its maximum width is . Its shape has two parts, roughly of similar length. The southern end of the southern part of the lake ends in a narrow bay six kilometers long, curving west. The route 155 connecting La Tuque and Chambord runs along the southern part of the lake. In the middle of the lake, in the northern part, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouchette Lake
The Lac Bouchette is a fresh water body located in the municipality of Lac-Bouchette, in the MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The main vocation of the lake relates to recreational and tourist activities, in an agricultural environment. The surface of Lac Bouchette is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to mid-March. Geography Lac Bouchette is located in the township of Dablon, covering a large area from range V to range VII. The lake is long in the north–south direction and a maximum width of . Lac Bouchette receives by its southern point the waters of the rivière des Commissaires which flows for towards the northeast at the limit of ranges V1 and V11, from lac des Commissaires. The plans of the Mapping Service of the Ministry of Energy and Resources, of the Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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