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Chaudière (other)
Chaudière may refer to: Places Canada *Chaudière River, a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada *Chaudière River (Normandin River), a tributary of the Normandin River, in Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec *Chaudière Falls on the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario, and Gatineau, Québec *Chaudière Bridge, crossing the Ottawa River at the Chaudière Falls France * La Chaudière, a village and commune in the Drôme département of south-eastern France Ships * of the Royal Canadian Navy (1943–1946) * of the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces (1959–1974) Other uses * Le Régiment de la Chaudière, a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces See also * Chaudière-Appalaches, an administrative region in Quebec, Canada * Terrasses de la Chaudière The Terrasses de la Chaudière () is a complex of government office buildings in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The complex was built in 1978 as part of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's initiative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (; French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Western Abenaki, Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City, Quebec, Quebec City. Geography The river's drainage area is , initially in the Appalachian Mountains, then in the low-lands of the St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence. It includes 236 lakes covering and is populated by approximately 180,000 inhabitants. Its annual medium flow at the station of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is , varying from (low water) to (spring high water), with historical maximum of . Its principal tributaries are: *Rivière du Loup (not to be confused with Rivière du Loup in the Bas-Saint-Laurent), also known as the Rivière Linière *Famine River *Beaurivage River *Bras Saint-Victor The river's ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudière Falls
The Chaudière Falls (), also known as the Kana:tso or Akikodjiwan Falls, are a set of cascades and waterfall in the centre of the Ottawa-Gatineau National Capital Region (Canada), metropolitan area in Canada where the Ottawa River narrows between a rocky escarpment on both sides of the river. The location is just west of the Chaudière Bridge and Booth-Eddy streets corridor, northwest of the Canadian War Museum at LeBreton Flats and adjacent to the historic industrial E. B. Eddy Company, E. B. Eddy complex. The islands surrounding the Chaudière Falls, counter-clockwise, are Chaudière Island (immediately to the South & East of the falls), Albert Island (to the South), little Coffin Island was just south of Albert Island but is now submerged, Victoria Island (Ottawa River), Victoria Island and Amelia Island, (which was separated from Victoria Island in 1836 by Government timber slide; now fused to Victoria Island), Philemon Island (to the North) was originally called the Peninsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudière Bridge
The Chaudière Bridge (French: ''Pont de la Chaudière'') crosses the Ottawa River about west of Parliament Hill, joining the communities of Gatineau, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario, linking Rue Eddy in the Hull, Quebec, Hull sector of Gatineau and Booth Street in Ottawa. The bridge is one portion of multiple spans constituting the Chaudière Crossing, which still contain portions of the first bridge linking Ottawa with Hull dating back to the time of Colonel By in the 1820s. The bridge passes through the E.B. Eddy Company complex adjacent to the Chaudière Falls, from which the bridge gets its name. Union Bridge The Chaudière Bridge's earliest predecessor, the 8 span "Union Bridge" was completed under Colonel By's direction in September 1828; the first bridge to link the two young towns. (Its first span, completed January 11, 1827, had been their second attempt at that site, for the first one had collapsed the previous November.) While the main span was a wooden Arch bridge, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaudière
La Chaudière (; ) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** List of comm ... References Communes of Drôme {{Drôme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches (, ) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the " Beauce" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America. The term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain .... Chaudière-Appalaches has over 50% of sugar maples in Quebec, thus producing the most maple syrup in Canada as well as the World. Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 433,312 residents (as of the Canada 2021 Census) and a land area of . The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities Equivalent territory Major communities * Beauceville * L'Islet * Lac-Etchemin * Lév ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrasses De La Chaudière
The Terrasses de la Chaudière () is a complex of government office buildings in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The complex was built in 1978 as part of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's initiative to see more federal workers based in the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. It was built by developer Robert Campeau and then leased to the government. This arrangement caused some controversy as Campeau had close links to the governing Liberals. The complex was named after the nearby Chaudière Falls in the Ottawa River. Today, it’s three towers hold some 6,500 federal government office workers. The complex houses the headquarters of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (North Building), the headquarters of the Department of Canadian Heritage (Jules Léger Building (South)), the headquarters of the Canadian Transportation Agency (Jules Léger Building (South)), the headquarters of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (other)
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière or Chutes de la Chaudière may refer to: * Chutes de la Chaudière (or Chaudière Falls) on the Chaudière River in Lévis, Quebec, Canada * ''Chutes de la Chaudière'', French name for the Chaudière Falls on the Ottawa River in the centre of the Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area in Canada * Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district See also *Chaudière (other) *Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (other) Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière may refer to: * Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Regional County Municipality, a former regional county municipality in Quebec * Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est, Lévis, Quebec, a borough of Lévis, Quebec * Les Chutes-de-la-C ... * Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, a Canadian federal electoral district in Quebec * Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, a former Canadian federal electoral district {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
