Notre-Dame-du-Nord () is a municipality in the

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, located in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the northern end of

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where the

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enters into this lake. The municipality is located along Route 101. A local street, ''rue Ontario'', extends westward from Route 101 to the Quebec-

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border, where it becomes

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. In Ontario, the highway passes through the townships of Casey and Harris en route to the city of Temiskaming Shores. Notre-Dame-du-Nord is best known as the home of an annual truck

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event called ''Rodéo du Camion (Truck Rodeo)'' which is held over the August Civic Holiday of each year, which brings over 650 trucks and 60,000 spectators to the town each year. Local attractions also include the Lake Timiskaming Fossil Centre, a museum and research institution dedicated to the

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s of the Témiscamingue region, and the Heath Racing motocross track.

History

The area had been known by a variety of names: Tête-du-Lac ("Head-of-the-Lake" in reference to its position at the head of Lake Timiskaming), Pointe à Polson in 1858 (after a

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family living there at the time), Murray City in 1862 (in honour of Thomas Murray of Pembroke whose company was logging there), and North Temiscaming at the end of 19th century. In 1895, the mission located on the north bank of the Rapids des Quinze became a parish under the name of Notre-Dame-du-Nord. In 1919, the place was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Nedelec-Partie-Sud. It was partially destroyed in the

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. In 1928, it was renamed after the parish. In 1951, the Municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Quinze, which had developed concurrently on the other side of the rapids, was merged into Notre-Dame-du-Nord.

Demographics

Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 14.2% * French as first language: 80.9% * English and French as first language: 2.9% * Other as first language: 2.5%

Government

List of former mayors: * Fidèle Baril (...–2005) * Mychel Tremblay (2009–2013) * Alain Flageol (2013–2017) * Nico Gervais (2017–present)

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* {{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1919 establishments in Quebec Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Populated places on the Ottawa River

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