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Quebec Route 253
Route 253 is a north–south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Its northern terminus is in East Angus at Route 112 and its southern terminus is at the Vermont border, where it becomes Vermont Route 253. Municipalities along Route 253 * East Hereford * Saint-Venant-de-Paquette * Saint-Malo * Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton * Cookshire-Eaton * Westbury * East Angus File:Beecher Falls border station approach.jpg, Route 253 southern end at the Canada-US border. File:Sawyeville.jpg, Junction of Routes 210 and 253 in Sawyerville. File:Eaton - Sawyerville raod - panoramio.jpg, Eaton-Sawyerville Road (Routes 210 and 253) near Eaton. File:Longue route et orage - panoramio.jpg, Route 253 near Cookshire. See also * List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Route 253on Google Maps Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) 253 __NOTOC__ Year 253 ( CCLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transports Québec
Le ministère des Transports du Québec ( en, Ministry of Transportation of Quebec), known by its short form name Transports Québec, is a Quebec government ministry responsible for transport, infrastructure and law in Quebec, Canada. Since 2022, the Minister for Transport is Geneviève Guilbault. Role and responsibilities The ministry is responsible for: * Registration of all vehicles * Driver licensing * Driver examination centres * Provincial highways in the province * Maintenance of roads and bridges Ministers for Transports Québec * Yvon Marcoux April 29, 2003 – February 18, 2005, QLP * Michel Després February 18, 2005 – December 18, 2008, QLP * Julie Boulet December 18, 2008 – August 11, 2010, QLP * Sam Hamad August 11, 2010 – September 7, 2011, QLP * Pierre Moreau September 7, 2011 – September 4, 2012, QLP * Sylvain Gaudreault September 4, 2012 – April 23, 2014, PQ * Robert Poëti April 23, 2014 – January 28, 2016, QLP * Jacques Daoust January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton, Quebec
Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton is a municipality of 700 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada on the Canada–United States border. References External links * Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Estrie Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality {{Estrie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookshire-Eaton
Cookshire-Eaton is a city in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is the seat of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. Sherbrooke Airport is located there. As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, on July 24, 2002 the city of Cookshire, the municipality of Newport and the township of Eaton were merged to form Cookshire-Eaton; prior to this, on April 25, 2001, the village of Sawyerville had merged with Eaton. After a 2004 referendum, however, Newport de-merged and was reconstituted as an independent municipality as of January 1, 2006. Nevertheless, Newport and Cookshire-Eaton both remain part of the urban agglomeration of Cookshire-Eaton. The community had a population of 5,171 in the Canada 2011 Census. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 210
Route 210 is a provincial highway located in the Estrie region of Quebec. The highway runs from west to east from the Eaton area of Cookshire-Eaton at the junction of Route 108 to Chartierville at the junction of Route 257, via the village of Sawyerville. Between Eaton and Sawyerville, it overlaps Route 253 for slightly more than . Approximately of the easternmost section of Route 210 is unpaved, other than the final approaching the terminus at Route 257. Municipalities along Route 210 * Cookshire-Eaton * Newport * Chartierville File:Eaton - Sawyerville raod - panoramio.jpg, Route 210 east of Eaton Corner. File:Sawyeville.jpg, Route 253 and 210 in Sawyerville. File:Route et lumière du soir apres la pluie - panoramio.jpg, Route 210 nearing Saint-Mathias-de-Bonneterre. File:Route 210 - panoramio.jpg, Route 210 is unpaved between Saint-Mathias and Chartierville. File:Quebec Route 210 Eastern terminus in Chartierville, Quebec.jpeg, Eastern terminus of Route 210 in Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada–United States Border
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Canada's border with the contiguous United States to its south, and with the U.S. state of Alaska to its west. The bi-national International Boundary Commission deals with matters relating to marking and maintaining the boundary, and the International Joint Commission deals with issues concerning boundary waters. The agencies currently responsible for facilitating legal passage through the international boundary are the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). History 18th century The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States. In the second article of the Treaty, the parties agreed on all boundaries of the United States, including, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westbury, Quebec
Westbury is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It surrounds the city of East Angus. The township had a population of 1,006 in the Canada 2016 Census. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Westbury had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References External links * Township municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Estrie Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality {{Estrie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec
Cookshire-Eaton is a city in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is the seat of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. Sherbrooke Airport is located there. As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, on July 24, 2002 the city of Cookshire, the municipality of Newport and the township of Eaton were merged to form Cookshire-Eaton; prior to this, on April 25, 2001, the village of Sawyerville had merged with Eaton. After a 2004 referendum, however, Newport de-merged and was reconstituted as an independent municipality as of January 1, 2006. Nevertheless, Newport and Cookshire-Eaton both remain part of the urban agglomeration of Cookshire-Eaton. The community had a population of 5,171 in the Canada 2011 Census. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Malo, Quebec
Saint-Malo () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At , local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood. Every September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a "country" mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a -tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside. History The parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada". Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years Sister City and Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Angus, Quebec
East Angus () is a city in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. The city had a population of 3,741 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ... conducted by Statistics Canada, East Angus had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References External links * Incorporated places in Estrie Cities and towns in Quebec Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Estrie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Venant-de-Paquette, Quebec
Saint-Venant-de-Paquette is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The village, founded in 1862, is situated north of East-Hereford, south of St. Malo, and east of Coaticook. Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census There are about 70 residents; however, the exact number is not available. The municipality is unable to provide an exact figure because many of the homes are used as cottage A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a Cotter (farmer), cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager ...s or as second homes. Les Amis du Patrimoine Since 1993, a committee called Les Amis du Patrimoine was organized in order to promote and organize cultural and artistic activities in the village. Some of these activities have funded, in part, the maintenance and renovation of the church. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Hereford, Quebec
East Hereford is a municipality of about 260 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region. East Hereford is located just north of Beecher Falls, Vermont, and on the east side of East Hereford it is bordered by New Hampshire. Halls Stream, a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River, forms the eastern boundary of the municipality and the Canada–United States border. Dairy farming and lumber products are the main sources of income in the area. The nearby Mont Hereford has a developed trail network for the sport of mountain biking. Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ... census References External links Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
