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  Encyclopedia: List of cities in Canada
Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Regional County Municipality Coaticook.
La Prairie is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Rousillon.
Downtown Sherbrooke with the Saint-François River in the foreground Sherbrooke (2001 population 75,916, post-merger population 141,200) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-cities-in-Canada   (5241 words)

  
 mattagami
Right beside the river is the Pulp and Paper Mill, with an upstream dam to generate power, a smoke stack that belches ugly clouds and an evil-looking lagoon that is meant to settle pollutants before the water is allowed to re-enter the river.
The river is full of rocks, and the deep channel keeps shifting from one side of the river bed to the other.
For about 2 km, the river flows over slabs of limestone and we try to keep the canoe in the channels between the slabs where the water is deep enough.
www.interlog.com /~erhard/mattagam.htm   (3607 words)

  
 Ontario Power Generation - Operations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ninety per cent of the run-off from the Mattagami River watershed is channelled to the Little Long generating station.
The Mattagami River stations, Little Long, Harmon, Kipling and Highway 807 were officially opened by the Honourable John P. Robarts, Prime Minister of Ontario and Mr.
Instead of diverting extra water into the river to increase the flow of the Mattagami, the Adam Creek diversion project uses a diversion to route water around two downstream projects which were currently under construction.
www.opg.com /ops/stations/littlelong.asp   (1936 words)

  
 EBR Registry Number: "XB03E2007" Type of Posting: "Information" Status: "Notice"
The Mattagami River drainage basin covers 35 612 square km (13 759 square miles) and lies to the east and north of Timmins.
The Mattagami River basin is comprised of the areas drained by the Mattagami, the Kapuskasing, the Groundhog and the Moose Rivers.
Water is diverted from the Opasatika River to the Kapuskasing River.
www.ene.gov.on.ca /envregistry/019596ex.htm   (1254 words)

  
 Moose River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Moose River is 547 km long from the head of its tributary, the Mattagami River.
It is formed by the confluence of the Mattagami and the Missinaibi rivers, and flows northeast 104 km to discharge into the bottom of JAMES BAY in northern Ontario.
Once well travelled by fur traders, the river basin today is the site of mining, pulp and paper, and hydroelectric developments.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005426   (133 words)

  
 Moose River (Ontario)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Moose River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, which flows 100 km northeast from the junction of the Mattagami and Missinaibi Rivers into James Bay.
Moosonee, Ontario, on the north bank of the river, is the northern terminus of the Polar Bear Express railway route which begins at Cochrane, Ontario.
Moose River Bird Sanctuary, at the mouth of the river, was designated as a wetland of international importance (Ramsar Convention) in 1987.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Moose-River-(Ontario).htm   (196 words)

  
 Land Characterization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Mattagami River is part of the Moose River drainage basin in Northeastern Ontario which flows northward into James Bay.
The human intervention of damming the river and regulating the flow of water has had at least two major effects: (1) the quasi-straight channel of the Mattagami River downstream from its confluence with Adams Creek has been transformed into a meander reach, due to the formation of new coarse-grained side bars (Fig.
The Moose River drains part of the vast peat lands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands as it follows its northeast course and empties into the southwest corner of the brackish waters of James Bay (Fig.
www.uoguelph.ca /lrs/report/r94_2.htm   (5076 words)

  
 Keewaydin Section A 1915 - Ottertooth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The route to Moose Factory via Cochrane and the Kapuskasing, Mattagami and Moose Rivers, proved a good one; for we were there in seven days, notwithstanding the fact that we had grub for 50 days along and consequently, had to make three trips on the six portages, one of which is a good seven miles.
As the Great Whale River Cree Indian is very uninteresting, we decided at once to stick to the "Inenew" and go with it to the Belcher Islands, where the Esquimaux are untainted by civilization.
The river is deep, and the waters as clear as Timagami.
www.ottertooth.com /long_trips_files/long_trip_images/trip_15A/trip_15A.htm   (2335 words)

  
 The MISSINAIBI RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers"
The Missinaibi is one of Canada's great unspoiled wilderness rivers, located in Canada's most populous province, yet so remote that it is met by road and rail in only 4 places.
Except for its lower reaches, as it joins the Mattagami River to become the Moose River corridor to James Bay, the Missinaibi is not a river for inexperienced paddlers.
• The river begins to widen and flatten downstream of the Soweska River, and is joined by the Mattagami River, forming the Moose River.
www.greatcanadianrivers.com /rivers/missinaibi/recreation-home.html   (1683 words)

  
 Kapuskasing Northern Times, Kapuskasing, ON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
She was asking for council to support the newly-formed Kapuskasing Energy Regional Resource Association in its work to pressure the government to move forward with the project.
The Mattagami River Project began with Ontario Hydro some 10 years ago as an initiative to increase the generating capacity on the Kipling, Harmon, Little Long and Smokey Falls dams.
The Mattagami River Project never went ahead then, Ontario Hydro and recently, Ontario Power Generation, have requested, and received, an extension to the already approved Environmental Assessment that’s needed for the project, indicating the company is still looking at the project with interest.
www.kapuskasingtimes.com /story.php?id=147770   (342 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This "concrete cholesterol" was put into the artery of this river by man. The victim this time is the Mattagami River in Ontario, Canada.
The Mattagami still has some good canoeing left but it can never again be compared to some of the other rivers that flow into briny James Bay and Hudson Bay.
Its neighboring river to the east, the Abitibi, is suffering from "progress" also.
www.americanwhitewater.org /resources/journal/text/1963_2_006.txt   (323 words)

  
 Trippin' Down Ontario's Rivers
Here we have selected a number of rivers that we consider flatwater rivers - not because they are completely without rapids but because they have much less whitewater then the others.
The Grassy river offers a number of possible trips as it can be easily accessed at a number of locations.
This trip is best made in the mid-May high water season, as the stretch between Hwy 144 and the Mattagami River is not suited for canoeing any other time.
www.dogears.com /coo/on-timm.htm   (417 words)

  
 Bridge Info
The ideal place to begin the trip is at the Mattagami Park.
This now turns away from the road and follows the river for a pleasant walk of about 800 metres.
On the east side of the river, the trail follows Airport Road for about two long blocks and turns back to the river just past River Park Road.
www.timminsoutdoors.ca /Pages/Maps_Info/BridgeInfo.html   (288 words)

  
 Ontario Power Generation - Operations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Preliminary surveys and geological reconnaissance were conducted on the Mattagami River in 1945 and 1951.
The Mattagami River generating stations, Little Long, Harmon, Kipling and Highway 807 were officially opened by the Honourable John P. Roberts, Premier of Ontario and Mr.
These four sites are Little Long, Harmon and Kipling, all located on the Mattagami River, plus Otter Rapids located on the Abitibi River, the rivers are tributaries of the Moose River.
www.opg.com /ops/stations/Harmon.asp   (260 words)

  
 True North News.com: GOVERNMENT
Assessment of Lake Sturgeon Habitat in the Mattagami River
The fish overwintered in the Mattagami River south of Timmins.
Currently the fish are distributed throughout the river from the north end of Timmins all the way to Sandy Falls.
www.truenorthnews.com /Story.asp?StoryID={69328644-DAA1-41EB-B1CC-E546B5EA32BD}&Name=Government   (920 words)

  
 Hydroelectric Development in the Hudson Bay Bioregion
Hydroelectric development in the Moose River basin on the Ontario side of James Bay started in 1910, with the most recent project completed in the late 1960s.
The four expansion sites are known as the Mattagami River complex and are estimated to cost $825 million.
Under Phase 1,1,500 kilometres of roads, 5 villages, 5 airport, and 15 work camps were built and seven rivers were diverted to double the flow of the La Grande River.
www.carc.org /pubs/v20no2/7.htm   (731 words)

  
 Chiefs of Ontario
Trading posts were established in the Mattagami area in 1794 and 1813.
Hydro-electric power development along the Mattagami River began in 1911, and the Mattagami reserve was flooded in the 1920s as a result of the hyro-electric operation.
In 1952, an additional 200 acres of land were added to the Mattagami reserve for the purpose of constructing a new town site.
www.chiefs-of-ontario.org /profiles/pr_mattagami.html   (233 words)

  
 Northeastern Ontario Medical Education Corporation NOMEC - Smooth Rock Falls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The community was so named because of an area on the Mattagami River where the water tumbles over a large rock washed smooth by the rushing waters.
The community found its beginnings in 1913 when land was secured from the Ontario government for lease of pulpwood limits on the Mattagami River.
Many lakes and rivers as well as Provincial Parks for summer camping encompass the area for the outdoors enthusiast.
www.nomec.on.ca /fcontent/includes/redirect.asp?id=97100109105110-1093526260082   (597 words)

  
 The Atlas of Canada - Waterfalls
At low tide, the inland waters empty into the sea over a rocky shelf in a waterfall.
As the tide rises above the falls, the seawater forces its way against the river flow.
The resulting turbulence, in the form of whirlpools, eddies and rapids, makes the falls appear to have actually reversed.
atlas.gc.ca /site/english/learningresources/facts/waterfalls.html   (205 words)

  
 Mattagami River Journal
Over the second and third weeks of August, 1999, fourteen people canoed the Mattagami and Moose Rivers in Ontario from Kipling Dam north of Kapuskasing to Moosonee at the south tip of Hudson Bay.
We camped on the north side of the second mouth of the Kwetabohegan River.
We crossed the river from left to right at the downstream end of Kwetabohegan Island, an excellent choice by Bill that was completely unexpected based on the map.
www-personal.engin.umich.edu /~gourlays/mattagami   (2721 words)

  
 Kenogamissi Lake
This lake is on the great Mattagami River which begins its journey approximately 190 Km.
The waterway was first extensively used by aborigines, then the fur traders of the Hudson Bay Company, followed by the resource industries and more recently, starting in the early 20th century, aiding in the production of hydro electric power.
There are 2 maps South of this one showing the headwaters of the Mattagami and the headwaters of the Grassy systems, and 1 South West showing the headwaters of the Tatachikapika system.
www.wildexodus.com /kenogamissi.htm   (860 words)

  
 Canadian Canoe Routes - A Meeting Place for Canadian Wilderness Paddlers
French River - Hartley Bay to the Delta
Mattagami River - Gogama to Smooth Rock Falls
Spanish River - Duke Lake to the Elbow
www.myccr.com /canoedb/region.php?provinceid=6®ionid=14   (146 words)

  
 Mattagami River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Mattagami River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
This river is (additional info and facts about 547 km) 547 km in length.
The river's name comes from the (additional info and facts about Ojibwe) Ojibwe and means "meeting of waters".
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mattagami_river.htm   (53 words)

  
 Waterfront Info
The trailhead is located on Pine Street South between Ogden Avenue and Moneta Avenue The trail follows an abandoned rail bed down to the Mattagami River.
This brings walkers out at the Mattagami Park where the park and streets of Mountjoy can be explored.
Mattagami Park is the beginning of the Bridge-to-Bridge Trail that takes the walker or cyclist up Norman Street to the Lafleur Bridge and then along the east side of the river back down to Algonquin Blvd. and over the bridge back to Mattagami Park.
www.timminsoutdoors.ca /Pages/Maps_Info/WatFrtInfo.html   (240 words)

  
 Ontario Power Generation - Environment and Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This dam, at the outflow of Mesomikenda Lake, was originally constructed by the Northern Canada Power Company in 1917 as a control dam on the Upper Mattagami River.
This dam located at the outlet of Mattagami Lake was constructed by Northern Canada Power Company for power generation.
Concrete control composite dam located at the outlet of Horwood Lake on the Groundhog River was originally built by Spruce Falls Power and Paper Company in 1956.
www.opg.com /envComm/wateruse/Mattagami/mattstations.asp   (205 words)

  
 UFO HBCCUFO.org / Mattagami River - South Of James Bay, Northern Ontario Saucer Shaped Craft
At the time we were living in a temporary construction community 80 miles south of James Bay, Northern Ontario on the Mattagami River.
Three hydroelectric power dams were being built on the river and our fathers were working on the project.
There were roads from one dam to the next for hauling men and material and no roads to the outside world.
www.hbccufo.org /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2489   (915 words)

  
 Timmins --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is located on Moose Factory Island, in the estuary of the Moose River, at the southern end of James Bay, 200 miles (320 km) north-northeast of Timmins.
Originally established as a Hudson's Bay Company fur-trading post by Charles Bayly in 1673, it was captured by the French in 1686 and later...
The town was named for the falls on the river, where, according to Indian legend, Iroquois braves, asleep in their war canoes, were cut loose by captive Huron women and swept to their deaths.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9072529   (479 words)

  
 Oxidative Stress and Bioindicators of Reproductive Function in Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Exposed White Sucker -- ...
River basin exhibited elevated hepatic and gonadal 2-thiobarbituric
Each bar represents the mean (± SE) of 12 fish with the exception of Mattagami R. spring 1995, which represents 11 reference and 10 effluent exposed fish.
Each bar represents the mean (± SE) of 12 fish with the exception of Mattagami R. spring 1995 which represents 11 reference and 10 effluent exposed fish, and Jackfish Bay spring 1996 which represents 21 fish from each station.
toxsci.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/74/1/51   (6939 words)

  
 Coureur de Bois Adventures - Cochrane, Ontario - Wilderness River Adventures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
ere are the rivers most traveled north to Moosonee on James Bay.
This Heritage river is world class and once you paddle it you will know why.
ach river system represents varying degrees of difficulty and wilderness travel to challenge the beginner to the expert.
www.coureurdebois.com /rivers.html   (201 words)

  
 Kapuskasing Northern Times, Kapuskasing, ON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Mattagami dam project announcement by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Monday, is not to be confused with the ongoing Mattagami River Project.
One of the sites in the east is on the Mattagami River, but it is not related to the project to increase the generating capacity at the Harmon, Little Long, Kipling and Smokey Falls dams.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will be making a proposal to develop a run-of-the-river dam on the upper Mattagami, on the Grassy River, a tributary.
www.kapuskasingtimes.com /story.php?id=147773   (146 words)

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