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Otis Lake (Saint-Félix-d'Otis)
The lac Otis is a body of water tributary of the southern slope of the Saguenay River via the "ruisseau aux Cailles". It is located in the municipality of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality from the administrative region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The southern part of Lake Otis is served by route 170, that is the main street (east-west direction) which passes to the village of the hamlet Lac-Goth and to the village of Saint-Félix-d'Otis going west. A few other secondary forest roads serve the lake sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Several dozen chalets are set up, especially around the south-eastern bay where the village of Saint-Félix-d'Otis and the north-eastern bay are located. Vacationing is the main economic activity in the sector; forestry, second. The surface of Lake Otis is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière-Éternité, Quebec
Rivière-Éternité is a municipality (Quebec), municipality, being part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, located in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada. Geography Rivière-Éternité is a small village in Quebec set in the valley of the Éternité River. It is crossed by Quebec Route 170, route 170. Toponymy The Commission de toponymie du Québec writes about it: “The name of this municipality of Saguenay, officially created in 1974, was borrowed from the river that flows there. However, the reason for the designation of this tributary of the Saguenay River, collected between Cape Éternité and Cape Trinité, is unknown. Without doubt, the proximity of Cape Eternity, which evokes the beyond, played a role in the choice of this name which alludes to the absence of beginning and end of the existence of God. Before making us think of the beyond, the term evokes a very long duration. " She continues: “The lands ... [...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] |
Tadoussac
Tadoussac () is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers. The indigenous Innu call the place ''Totouskak'' (plural for ''totouswk'' or ''totochak'') meaning "bosom", probably in reference to the two round and sandy hills located on the west side of the village. According to other interpretations, it could also mean "place of lobsters", or "place where the ice is broken" (from the Innu ''shashuko''). Although located in Innu territory, the post was also frequented by the Mi'kmaq people in the second half of the 16th century, who called it ''Gtatosag'' ("among the rocks"). Alternate spellings of Tadoussac over the centuries included Tadousac (17th and 18th centuries), Tadoussak, and Thadoyzeau (1550). Tadoussac was first visited by Europeans in 1535 and was established in 1599 when the first trading post in Canada was formed there, in addition to a permanent settlement being placed in the same area that the Grand Hotel is located tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay ( , , ) is a city in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City by overland route. It is about upriver and northwest of Tadoussac, located at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River. It was formed in 2002 by merging the cities of Chicoutimi and Jonquière and the town of La Baie, Quebec, La Baie. Chicoutimi was founded by French colonists in 1676. The city of Saguenay constitutes a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE); its geographical code is 941. Together with the regional county municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, it forms the Census geographic units of Canada, census division (CD) of Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord (94). The mayor of Saguenay since 2021 is Julie Dufour. Prior to its use as the name of the city, the term "the Saguenay" or (less commonly) "Saguenay Valley" had already been used for the whole Saguenay River region (se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ha! Ha! River (Saguenay River)
The Ha! Ha! River is a watercourse in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada. Its course is entirely located in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Dubuc provincial constituency and the federal district of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord. The river is shared between the MRC of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (through the town of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Quebec) and the city of Saguenay crossing the La Baie, Quebec borough of Saguenay. The Ha! Ha! River was badly hit during the Saguenay Flood. The southern part of Petit lac Ha! Ha! is served by Route 381 to the bridge that marks out the Petit lac Ha! Ha! and Lake Ha! Ha!. This bridge spans the water level at the peninsula attached to the North Shore, then the road heads northwest, serving the northwestern part of the lake Ha! Ha! and the lower part of the Ha! Ha! River Valley. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second; agriculture is practiced around the lower segment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baie Des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean) , in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in Quebec
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Baie des Ha! Ha! may refer to the following places in Canada: * Baie des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay River), a cove in the region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec * Baie des Ha! Ha! (Côte-Nord), a bay in Gros-Mécatina, Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord, Quebec * Baie-des-Ha!-Ha! (Baie de la Terre), an abandoned settlement of Gros-Mécatina, Quebec See also * Minnehaha *Haha (other) *Ha Ha Bay, on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador * Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! () is a parish municipality in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. The population is 1,318. Its economy is mainly agricultural. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre River (Brébeuf Lake)
The Rivière Pierre (English: Pierre River) is a tributary of Brébeuf Lake, flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau and ivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The lower part of the Pierre river valley is integrated into the zec du Lac-Brébeuf. The Pierre river valley is served by a forest road that serves the southwest shore of the Brébeuf Lake, for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Pierre River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The main watersheds neighboring the Pierre River are: * north side: Brébeuf Lake, Bras de Ross, Papinachois stream, Otis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brébeuf Lake (Saint-Jean River Tributary)
The Brébeuf Lake is a body of water tributary of the Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary), Saint-Jean River. It is in the local municipality (Quebec), municipality of Rivière-Éternité, Quebec, Rivière-Éternité, Quebec, Canada. The Brébeuf Lake is integrated into the zec du Lac-au-Sable, a controlled exploitation zone. The southwest part of Brébeuf Lake is served by a forest road from the village of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Quebec, Saint-Félix-d'Otis where it connects to Quebec Route 170, route 170. Few other secondary forest roads serve the lake sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Brébeuf Lake is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to the end of March. Geography The main watersheds near Brébeuf Lake are: * north side: Bailoquet Lake, Éterni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River Tributary)
The Saint-Jean River (St. John River) is a river crossing the municipalities of Rivière-Éternité and L'Anse-Saint-Jean in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada. The upper portion of the Saint John River is integrated into Zec du Lac-Brébeuf, a controlled harvesting zone (ZEC). The Saint-Jean River is served primarily by route 170 (east-west), which passes through the hamlets "Le Ruisseau-du-Portage" and "La Chute-à-Salum". Some other secondary forest roads serve the lake area mainly for forestry and recreational tourism purposes. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of the Saint John River is usually frozen from late November to early April (except in rapids areas), however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-December to late March. Geography Three watersheds drain the territory of Zec du Lac-Brebeuf, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière à La Croix (Saguenay River)
The Rivière à la Croix is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the municipality of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The valley of the "Rivière à la Croix" is served by the "Chemin de l'Anse aux érables" and the "chemin du lac à la Croix", for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. This valley contains some dwellings distributed in small deforested areas. The surface of the Rivière à la Croix is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The main watersheds neighboring the "Rivière à la Croix" are: * north side: Lac au Sable, Saguenay River; * east side: Saguenay River, Éternité River, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
