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  Canada
Following is a list of the historic counties followed by their respective county seats, and territories in the province of Quebec.
This is similar to Louisiana's parishes are that secular, and are equivalent to counties, in contrast to Quebec's secular parishes that are sub-county entities.
Quebec's counties were dissolved in the early 1980s and Quebec was then divided into county regional municipalities.
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  List of Quebec counties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of the historic counties and territories in the province of Quebec, followed by their respective county seats.
This is similar to Louisiana's parishes that are secular, and are equivalent to counties, in contrast to Quebec's secular parishes that are sub-county entities.
Quebec's counties were dissolved in the early 1980s and Quebec was then divided into county regional municipalities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Quebec_counties   (149 words)

  
 Charlevoix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Charlevoix region, located in Quebec, includes parts of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River and the Laurentian mountains region of the Canadian Shield.
Today, the area inside the crater is home to 90 percent of Charlevoix residents and is a very pastoral setting by comparison to what it could have been." [1] This area was subsequently reshaped by glaciation.
The region was named after Pierre François-Xavier de Charlevoix, a French Jesuit explorer and historian who travelled through this region in the 18th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charlevoix   (299 words)

  
 quebec
The warmest recorded temperature in Quebec was 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) on 6 July 1921 at Ville Marie and the coldest was -66 degrees F (-54.4 degrees C) on 5 February 1923 at Doucet.
Quebec City, North America's oldest fortified city and Quebec's capital, is a seaport with a metropolitan population of 645,550 in 1991 (eighth in Canada).
The Universite du Quebec in Quebec City, founded in 1968, is the second-largest university in Canada and the nation's largest French-language higher education institution; full-time enrollment in 1990/91 was 29,312.
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 The world's top quebec websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Quebec (pronounced "keh-BECK" or "kwe-BECK"; French: le Québec) is a Canadian province with a population of 7,487,200 (Statistics Canada, 2003), primarily speakers of the French language making up the bulk of the Francophone population in North America.
Quebec is located in eastern Canada, bordered by Ontario and Hudson Bay to the west, Atlantic Canada to the east, the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York) to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Quebec is at once a North American society and the main French-speaking society on the continent.
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 Quebec : Exploring Essential Information, Data and Explanation.
Quebec Act that allowed Quebec to maintain the French Civil Code as its judicial system and sanctioned the freedom of religious choice, allowing the Roman Catholic Church to remain.
Although Quebec represents only 24% of the population of Canada, the number of international adoptions in Quebec is the highest of all provinces of Canada.
The avian emblem of Quebec is the snowy owl.
www.llpoh.org /Styles_and_Architecture_2/Quebec.html   (1767 words)

  
 Canada Economic Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Québec region includes Quebec City and six separate administrative divisions, the regional county municipalities (MRCs) of Portneuf, Jacques-Cartier, Côte-de-Beaupré, Charlevoix, Charlevoix-Est and Île-d'Orléans.
The region is second in Quebec in terms of educational level(post-secondary and university education completed).
The region is the second most popular tourist destination in Quebec in terms of the number of tourists (close to 5.5 million, 20% from abroad) and spending (more than $1.5 billion).
www.dec-ced.gc.ca /asp/ProgrammesServices/situation_economique_13.asp?LANG=EN   (278 words)

  
 Quebec Subdivisions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
There are three levels of territorial divisions in Quebec: administrative regions, municipalité régionale de comté (MRC or counties) and municipalities.
Counties were formed around the same period, but eventually it became convenient to separate municipal counties from electoral counties (whose boundary may shift between elections to ensure that each county has a comparable number of voters).
The traditional counties (around 70) were replaced by the modern MRC in the late 1970s.
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 Regional county municipalities of Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Following is a list of the regional county municipalites, territories, and newly amalgamated cities (villes) in the province of Quebec.
Quebec used to be divided into counties, but in the early 1980s switched over to a new system of county regional municipalities, which seldom follow any of the previous county borders, and only a few have kept names.
Statistics Canada recognized Quebec's new system in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Quebec_county_regional_municipalities   (257 words)

  
 Places in Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec
The following table lists place names in Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
Use your browser's "Find on this page" function to find places of interest.
Please contact me with any comments or updates.
www.johncardinal.com /ca/qc/c152.htm   (68 words)

  
 Quebec Genealogy Records Online
1861 Census of Mille-Isles, County of Argenteuil, Quebec
History of Compton County and sketches of the Eastern Townships, district of St. Francis and Sherbrooke County (Ancestry.ca - requires payment) : Supplemented with the records of four hundred families.
The Gleaner (Huntingdon, Quebec) Extracts 1863-1920 : primarily birth, marriage, and death announcements of English speaking families in the area.
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 Montreal, Quebec - Gurupedia
Montreal is situated in the southwest of the province, approximately 200 km southwest of the provincial capital Quebec City and 150 km east of the national capital
As of January 1, 2002, the entire island of Montreal, home to 1.8 million people, as well as the several outlying islands that were also part of the Montreal Urban Community, were merged into a new "megacity".
On June 20, 2004, a number of those former cities voted to demerge from Montreal and regain their municipal status, although not with all the powers they once had.
www.gurupedia.com /m/mo/montreal.htm   (2658 words)

  
 quebec
On 1 December 1998, voters returned Quebec's separatist premier, Lucien Bouchard, to power but made clear there was no overwhelming support for secession.
Québec is divided into 16 administrative regions, 95 regional county municipalities, and three urban communities (Montréal, Québec City, and Outaouais).
The most recent general election was held on 1 December 1998, in which the separatist Parti Québécois won 75 of the legislature's 125 seats, while the anti-separatist Quebec Liberal Party won 48.
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 Speciality Beer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal is in the French-speaking Province of Quebec (QC), in the East of the country.
Quebec is by far the biggest of Canada's Provinces.
Quebec cheese is used in the ones produced here, which come highly rated.
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 Charlevoix Trails - Thematic Trails - ATR
Charlevoix, a much-loved travel destination of Quebecers, owes much of its reputation to the great beauty of its landscapes and scenery.
Charlevoix is more than the singular beauty of its landscapes.
Charlevoix’s sacred treasures testify to the attachment of local residents to their region.
www.tourisme-charlevoix.com /en/circuits/index.asp   (413 words)

  
 DWI DUI Attorney Lawyer Profile: ,
Speaker and director of the Continuing Education Programme of the Quebec Bar titled "The integration of computer technology and the practise of criminal law", Montreal, May 22, 2003.
Speaker and director of the Continuing Education Programme of the Quebec Bar titled "Trial advocacy in impaired driving cases – cross-examination of the arresting officer, the qualified technician and the defendant": Montreal, February 5, 2002.
Speaker and director of the Continuing Education Programme of the Quebec Bar titled "The integration of computer technology and the practise of criminal law", Montreal, October 4, 2001.
www.lawyers.ca /international/detail.asp?ID=176   (708 words)

  
 Quebec PF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
DeJordy, G. History of Compton County and Sketches of the Eastern Townships, District of St. Francis and Sherbrooke County 1896.
A History of the Townships of Wakefield and Masham in the Province of Quebec 1792 to 1925.
The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec 1783 - 1784.
www.saskgenealogy.com /special/pf/sgs_special_quebec_pf.htm   (948 words)

  
 Montreal, Quebec
Montreal is situated in the southwest of the province, approximately 200 km southwest of the provincial capital Quebec City and 150 km east of Ottawa, the federal capital, located in the neighbouring province of Ontario, at 45°30 north, 73°35 west, in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5).
Montreal sits on the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence River and Ottawa River; the island divides the Saint Lawrence between the main channel and Rivière des Prairies.
The maple is one of the most common trees, and the sugar maple in particular is an enduring symbol of Montreal and Quebec, thanks to the production of maple syrup.
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 Hiring and mobility of employees in the construction industry, Regulation respecting the
It includes the cities of Cap-Chat, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, the villages of Marsoui, Mont-Saint-Pierre and the municipalities of Christie, Rivière-à-Claude, Saint-Joachim-de-Tourelle, Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Saint-Louis, Capucins, Grosses-Roches, Les Méchins, Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, Saint-Paulin-Dalibaire, Saint-Thomas-de-Cherbourg, and all the unplanned territory of the county of Matane and the unplanned territory of Gaspé-Ouest, less the townships of Holland, Fletcher and Champoux.
The unplanned territory of the county of Matapédia less the townships of Clarke, Gravier, Catalogne, the unplanned territory of Rimouski, less the townships of Asselin, Ango and the unplanned part of the seigniory of Nicolas-Rioux.
The unplanned territory of the township of Archambault, the townships of Cousineau, Rolland, Nantel, Jamet, Viel and Castelneau in the county of Montcalm.
www.canlii.com /qc/laws/regu/r-20r.5.3/20040623/whole.html   (2338 words)

  
 Elections Canada | Federal Representation 2004 - Quebec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
It was thus able to include several regional county municipalities in a single electoral district.
The Commission did not, however, accept proposals for exceptions or extraordinary electoral districts, as it was asked to do in some cases, because it did not feel that such departures were fair to the population of Quebec as a whole.
Thus, the duty to preserve a reasonable parity for the province’s entire population, while not forgetting the criterion of effective representation, regrettably prevented it from acceding to requests that, in some cases, were passionately defended.
www.elections.ca /scripts/fedrep/quebec/report/schedb_e.htm   (5061 words)

  
 Transport Canada, Quebec Region - P@rtenaires Newsletters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Kuujjuaq airport: $4.5 M was invested this year to complete the movement area restoration project begun in 1999.
Transport Canada’s Forestville Aerodrome was transferred to the Town of Forestville on June 28, 2001.
Charlevoix Aerodrome was transferred to the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality on February 1, 2002.
www.tc.gc.ca /quebec/en/P@rtenaires/december_2002.htm   (743 words)

  
 s3-4-1
In 1998, the mining company Cambior mandated RSW International to carry out environmental assessment studies related to the feasibility of an hydroelectric project, including a dam and a powerhouse on the Marañon river in Peru.
RSW carried out environmental studies for a pre-feasability study related to the extension of the Charlevoix airport in Québec.
The airport complex, exploited by the regional Municipality of Charlevoix-Est county, includes an air terminal, a 4 500-m long runway and a service area.
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 QUEBEC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
There shall be in the Province of Quebec seventy-five (75) electoral districts, named and described as follows, each of which shall return one member of the House of Commons.
(d) the Regional County Municipality of Memphrémagog, excepting: the City of Stanstead; the village municipalities of Ayer's Cliff and North Hatley; the municipalities of Hatley, Odgen and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley; the township municipalities of Hatley and Stanstead.
Consisting of the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu, excepting: the Parish Municipality of Saint-Sébastien; the municipalities of Henryville, Noyan, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville and Venise-en-Québec.
laws.justice.gc.ca /en/E-3/SI-2003-154/94858.html   (2059 words)

  
 Marc Savard Charlevoix!
I introduce you to this area of Charlevoix, Quebec, because I was born and raised there.
When most travelers who know Canada and Quebec in particular, few made it all the way to the county of Charlevoix, land of adventure, almost virgin of pollution and mass tourism.
On both sides of the road, cultivated fields alternate with the forest, the small villages reminding you that you are still in the populated area of Quebec.
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 Gatineau, Quebec - Gurupedia
Before January 1, 2002, there were five cities on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River: Hull, Gatineau, Aylmer, Buckingham, and Masson-Angers.
The previous Parti Quebecois government of Quebec amalgamated the five former cities that constitute Gatineau, against the wishes of many of the local residents.
June 20, 2004, the current Liberal government fulfilled a campaign promise by holding a referendum vote, giving the residents of the former cities the choice of separating from Gatineau.
www.gurupedia.com /g/ga/gatineau.htm   (647 words)

  
 Crime Prevention Projects in Quebec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In partnership with the province of Quebec, the National Crime Prevention Centre has invested $3,392,733 to assist in funding 71 projects in Quebec.
The project is also intended to enhance awareness among parents, teachers and the general public of the issue of spousal and family violence.
Conseil des Montagnais du Lac St-Jean, of Mashteuiatsh, has received $15,300 for its Akuatut project, the objectives of which are to mobilize the Montagnais population from the perspective of individual, social and collective accountability and to determine the problems encountered in the community.
canada.justice.gc.ca /en/news/nr/2002/doc_29897.html   (7500 words)

  
 Global Réservation - Montreal lodging - Accomodation Montreal - Montreal booking
Global Réservation est une centrale de réservation au Québec exclusive desservant une multitude d'hôtels du Québec, de motels du Québec, de gîtes et d'auberges du Québec.
The province of Quebec is composed of a wide variety of treasures spread all over the territory.
The vast territory of Quebec is proudly surrounded to the North by the region of « Nord-du-Québec.
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 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings
In the southeast corner, part of Quebec City – south of rue de la Sérenité and east of Rue Labelle and Boulevard Armand-Paris – falls in the riding.
In the 2001 census, 97 per cent of residents gave French as their mother tongue, the fourth highest level among Quebec ridings.
In 2004, Charlevoix-Montmorency riding was created from 57 per cent of Charlevoix and 46 per cent of Beauport-Montmorency-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île-d'Orléans.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/riding/078   (830 words)

  
 Charlevoix
Designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, Charlevoix owes its magnificent geography to a 15-billion-ton meteorite that fell to earth 350 million years ago.
Explore the region's two huge parks: the Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie, with its valleys slicing through the mountains, and the Parc national des Grands-Jardins, which boasts the taiga and the tundra.
If you're a hiking, cross-county skiing or snowshoeing enthusiast, why not tackle the challenge of the Traversée de Charlevoix (Charlevoix crossing), a glorious 60-km (37-mi.) wilderness trail dotted with shelters in the Charlevoix hinterland, or the Sentier des Caps (headland tail), with its awe-inspiring view of the St. Lawrence River.
www.bonjourquebec.com /ca-fr/charlevoix0.html   (364 words)

  
 Waterfowl - The Barrow's Goldeneye : a vulnerable bird
Mainly ornithologists in Charlevoix and on the North Shore have the opportunity to observe the Barrow’s Goldeneye, since the largest flocks of this species can be observed in winter at sites such as La Malbaie-Pointe-au-Pic, Baie-des-Rochers and Baie-Comeau.
You should also be aware that biologists already have a few clues which could lead to the “great discovery.” Recent surveys have found a few pairs of Barrow’s Goldeneyes in the back country of the upper and middle North Shore during the month of May, at the beginning of their breeding season.
A few birds have also been spotted on the back country of Charlevoix county in recent years.
www.qc.ec.gc.ca /faune/sauvagine/html/information_bg.html   (1282 words)

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