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Rivière Des Pins (Nicolet River Tributary)
The Rivière des Pins (''English: River of the Pines'') is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The Pins River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick, Tingwick, Warwick and Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Arthabaska, in the region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Rivière des Pins" areː * north side ː Nicolet River; * east side Noir Noir stream, Nicolet River; * south side Des Desrochers stream, rivière des Rosiers, Truite stream; * west side ː Nicolet River South-West, rivière des Rosiers. The "Rivière des Pins" originates from several agricultural and forestry streams in the municipality of Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick. This area is located to the northwest of the route from range 8th and 9th. From its head zone, the Rivière des Pins flows over according to the following segmentsː * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph-Édouard Perrault Bridge
The Joseph-Édouard-Perrault bridge, formerly known as the Pont Perrault-Charbonneau, is a covered bridge located at Warwick, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1908, it was used for automobile traffic until 1957. It was classified historical monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ... in 1999. History Acquired by the Municipality of Warwick in 1998, the bridge was completely renovated in 2011. The bridge was re-opened on September 26, 2011. following an investment of $340,000. Gallery File:Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault Réno1.jpg, Rénovations, July 2011 File:Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault Réno2.jpg, Rénovations, July 2011 File:Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault décembre2011-iso3.jpg, December 2011 File:Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault décembre2011-treillis.jpg, December 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick, Quebec
Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after a city of the same name in England. Up until 2014 the town hosted Quebec's annual summer cheese festival, which showcases many of the locally produced artisanal cheeses. In 2014 the festival was moved to Victoriaville. Warwick also claims to be one of the possible birthplaces of poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds). It is an industrial centre, with factories for agricultural machinery, washing-machines, overalls, cheese-boxes, and doors. Warwick is located on Route 116. 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 ..., Warwick had a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River **Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (o ... [...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] |
Victoriaville
Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabaska, Saint-Victoire-d'Arthabaska and Victoriaville, the name of the last being used for the merged town. Description Victoriaville's size and location have earned it the title ''Capitale des Bois-Francs'', referring to the Bois-Francs region of the province. Victoriaville produces numerous hardwood products, including furniture, caskets, and hockey sticks. The Parc-Linéaire Des Bois-Francs bike trail traverses Victoriaville. There are many paths for cyclists throughout the town, including ones leading to the summit of Mont Arthabaska, at the southern limits of the town. The Laurier Museum commemorates the summer home of Canadian former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and is a National Historic Site of Canada. Many festivals are held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemin Craig
Craig Road was a road created in the early 19th century on the order of James Henry Craig, Governor of British North America. It was intended to connect Quebec City with the United States and to promote settlement of the Eastern Townships. History At the turn of the 19th century, in Lower Canada, nearly all of the population lived in communities along the St. Lawrence River. The land between the river and the US border had been surveyed and was ready for settlement. In 1810, Governor James Henry Craig authorized construction of a road to link Quebec and the US city of Boston. He also wanted to promote colonization of the Eastern Townships by anglophones. His ultimate goal was to assimilate the French-Canadian population. The planned route went from Saint-Gilles to Richmond, where an existing road (modern-day Quebec Route 143) continued to the Canadian–American border. Construction of the road began in August 1810 and took three months. The workforce of 180 soldiers cut trees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tingwick
Tingwick is a Canadian municipality of Quebec established in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Geography The Municipality of Tingwick is located within the township of Tingwick in the Eastern Townships. There are 2 rivers: Rivière des Pins and Rivière des Rosiers (also known as Trout River). Sport A skiing centre is located at Mount Gleason. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in the area, focusing on dairy, pork, and maple sugar production. Building *Catholic church Saint Patrick Saint Patrick ( la, Patricius; ga, Pádraig ; cy, Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints be ... since 1857. *Primary school Saint-Coeur-de-Marie. Event Festival "Rodeo Mecanique" in August. References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec 1981 establishments in Quebec {{Quebec-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolet River South-West
Nicollet or Nicolet may refer to: Canada *Nicolet, Quebec, the county seat of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality *Nicolet River, Quebec, Canada People *Aurèle Nicolet (1926–2016), Swiss flautist *Hercule Nicolet (1801–1872), Swiss lithographer and entomologist *Jean Nicolet (1598–1642), French explorer from the 17th century *Joseph Nicollet (1786–1843), French explorer from the 19th century *Philippe Nicolet (born 1953), Swiss film director United States Minnesota *Nicollet, Minnesota *Nicollet Avenue, a major street in Minneapolis *Nicollet County, Minnesota *Nicollet Island, in the Mississippi River north of downtown Minneapolis *Nicollet Mall, in downtown Minneapolis *Nicollet Park, former baseball stadium in Minneapolis *Nicollet Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota Wisconsin *Nicolet Area Technical College, a technical college whose main campus is in Rhinelander Wisconsin *Nicolet High School, a public secondary school located in Glendale, Wisconsin Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Des Rosiers
The rivière des Rosiers (''in English: River of Roses'') is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Rosiers River flows through the municipalities of Tingwick, Kingsey Falls, Warwick, Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick and Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the Centre-du-Québec region, in Quebec, in Canada. Toponymy The toponym "rivière des Rosiers" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. Geography Territory The "rivière des Rosiers" watershed affects six municipalities, namely (from upstream to downstream) Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick, Tingwick, Kingsey Falls, Warwick, Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick and Saint-Albert. Course The Rosiers River begins its course from at Tingwick at an altitude of at the foot of the Mountain, in the Appalachian Mountains. It then flows in a northwesterly direction to empty into the Nicolet River at S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tingwick, Quebec
Tingwick is a Canadian municipality of Quebec established in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Geography The Municipality of Tingwick is located within the township of Tingwick in the Eastern Townships. There are 2 rivers: Rivière des Pins and Rivière des Rosiers (also known as Trout River). Sport A skiing centre is located at Mount Gleason. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in the area, focusing on dairy, pork, and maple sugar production. Building *Catholic church Saint Patrick Saint Patrick ( la, Patricius; ga, Pádraig ; cy, Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints be ... since 1857. *Primary school Saint-Coeur-de-Marie. Event Festival "Rodeo Mecanique" in August. References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec 1981 establishments in Quebec {{Quebec- ... [...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] |