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South Mékinac River
The Rivière Mékinac du Sud (English: South Mékinac River) is a watercourse flowing from Grandes-Piles to Saint-Tite and Hérouxville in Mékinac Regional County Municipality (RCM), Mauricie, administrative region, Quebec, Canada. Geography This river has two main sources in the Laurentian Mountains, at Grandes-Piles: * Lake Gabriel, whose waters flow successively into Lac de la Bouteille and Lac à la Truite. Between the mouth of lac Gabriel and the north bay of lac à la Truite, the waters descend on ; the water then crosses this last lake over its entire length, i.e. . * the two Jean-Baptiste lakes, whose waters flow successively into Lac des Caribous, a small unidentified lake, Lac Gagnon () and Lac à la Truite ( in length including the bay to the north and 700 in width). The latter lake also receives the waters of Castor Lake on the southwest side. Between the mouth of Lac Jean-Baptiste (the highest) and the mouth of Trout Lake, the current descends on , including a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hérouxville
Hérouxville (; formerly called Saint-Timothée ) is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. Its watershed is mainly part of the Batiscanie. Hérouxville is directly on the route to Saint-Tite and the Festival western de Saint-Tite, in addition to being the northeast gateway to Mauricie, a region renowned for its lush forests and quaint villages. Hérouxville is small rural farming parish. Its main economic activity is agriculture; forestry and recreational tourism are part of the local economy. Hérouxville also offers its visitors throughout the year the facilities and services of: * Camp Val Notre-Dame, a family vacation and reunion camp, * Domaine Tavibois, a rest and healing center. According to the revised development plan of the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, effective February 27, 2008, Hérouxville had 104 chalets, 22 farms operating in 1685 hectares un ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 359
Route 359 is a 32 km north–south regional road in Quebec, Canada, going from Champlain to Grand-Mère. It is one of the direct roads linking Autoroute 40 (exit 220) to the Shawinigan-Grand-Mère area. It goes through the villages of Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes and Lac-à-la-Tortue. Municipalities along Route 359 * Champlain * Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes * Saint-Narcisse * Shawinigan Major intersections See also * List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) Route 359on Google Maps 359 __NOTOC__ Year 359 (Roman numerals, CCCLIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Eusebius and Hypatius (or, less frequently, year 1112 ''Ab urbe condita''). The ... Transport in Shawinigan {{Quebec-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing 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, Indigenous peoples in Canada, 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 * Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 159
Provincial Highway 159 (or Route 159) is a two-lane highway on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac at the junction of Route 155, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 138 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. Municipalities along Route 159 * Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade * Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain * Saint-Stanislas * Saint-Séverin * Saint-Tite * Grandes-Piles * Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac Photos Route 159 (Québec) File:Sign (30475207246).jpg, Road signs close to Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade File:Rue Principale, lumières hivernales.jpg, Rue Principale (route 159), Saint-Prosper File:Pont routier enjambant la rivière Batiscan au village de Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux), en Mauricie, au Québec, au Canada- 2014-07-06 19-11.jpg, Bridge on Batiscan River, Saint-Stanislas File:Église Saint-Séverin-de-Proulxville.JPG, Bld. Saint-Louis (route 159), Parish church, Saint-Séverin Major inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Val Notre-Dame
The camp Val Notre-Dame is a recreational camp established in 1957, in the South Range of the Mékinac River, in the municipality of Hérouxville, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Mékinac, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec in Canada. Customers Camp Val-Notre-Dame reception chalet Since 1987, Camp Val Notre-Dame has been a year-round family vacation camp aimed at being accessible to everyone, including children aged 0-2. The camp offers easy access to low-income families thanks to a pricing scale according to the seasons. The camp's mission is also to serve disabled people, immigrants and groups working with vulnerable clienteles in a context of family and socio-cultural recreation. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education grants annual grants to the camp, thus making it possible to offer a discount on their stay to low-income families.Journal Le Nouvelliste, March 4, 2017, cahier special Summer camps - Advertorial. In the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavibois
The Centre TaviboisOfficial website: () is located in Hérouxville, Quebec, Hérouxville, in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Community ownership of the Daughters of Jesus, this area offers a variety of services all seasons to individuals, families and groups: accommodation, meals at the Manor, meeting rooms and outdoor activities. In the history of the Mauricie, the center was an important gathering place for events secular or religious. Under the leadership of Bishop Albert Tessier, from the mid-1950s, Tavibois is recognized as a meeting place for intellectuals and artists. This center is very popular as a summer camp for youth education. Geography To reach the "Tavibois center", visitors will go 4.9 km in road Saint-Pierre-North, from the intersection of Quebec Route 153, Route 153 in Hérouxville, Quebec, Hérouxville, then turn right to the road "Chemin Tavibois". Tavibois center is close to the municipal boundary between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurentian Mountains
The Laurentian Mountains, also known as the Laurentians or Laurentides, are a mountain range in Canada. The range is long and ranges in height from with peaks over . The Laurentian Mountains extend across Labrador and Quebec within the Laurentian Upland, which contains foothills in northeastern Ontario. The range is located near the rivers of Ottawa River, Ottawa, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, and Saguenay River, Saguenay. The Laurentian Mountains primarily stretch across multiple regions in Quebec, with geologic formations such as the Jacques-Cartier Massif located within the range. The Laurentians Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges on earth. The range formed around one billion years ago during the Grenville orogeny, in which the Grenville Province formed, a subdivision of the Canadian Shield. During that time, Laurentia, the geologic core of the Canadian Shield, collided with other continents and formed Precambrian rocks which extend across the range. The mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Tite
Saint-Tite () is a Canadian city located at the foothills of the Laurentians, between Grandes-Piles and Saint-Adelphe, in the Mauricie RCM of Mékinac. A large body of water, Lake Pierre-Paul, bathes the northeastern part of the territory.' The name of the parish of Saint-Tite is attested in 1859 and was established thanks to the canonical and civil election that occurred in 1863 following its detachment from Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and Saint-Stanislas de-la-Rivière-des-Envies. The post office, opened in 1859, and the parish municipality, established in 1863, took over the parish name that celebrates a companion of St. Paul the Apostle, who converted him in the first century by entrusting him with the task of organizing the Church of Ephesus. History The first real inhabitants of the area were Indigenous peoples of the Americas – Algonquins, Innu and Métis – who lived near Lake Kapibouska. Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The small settlement of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the 2016 Census. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan. The word ''Mauricie'' was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier and is based on the Saint-Maurice river which runs through the region on a North-South axis. Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec. However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities * Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality * Maskinongé Regional County Municipality * Mékinac Regional County Municipality Equivalent territories * Agglomeratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandes-Piles
Grandes-Piles () is a village municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The name of Grandes-Piles (literally "large piles") has uncertain origin. One of the best-known but false explanations is that it referred to a stack of logs entanglement on the rocks of the Saint-Maurice that inspired the early settlers. Another explanation claims that it referred to the large rocks used by the indigenous Americans to grind grain. It may also refer to the stack of stratums, horizontal sedimentary layers that are exposed in this part of the Mauricie. It is twinned with the city of Clamecy, Nièvre in France since 1996. History The first settlers of Grandes-Piles arrived circa 1850 and were drawn to the area because of the large stands of white and red pine. In 1852, the Norcross & Philips Company obtained the logging rights there. From 1852 to 1855, the Saint-Maurice River from La Tuque to Trois-Rivières was dredged and prepared for log driving, and Grandes-P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
