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	Royaume du Saguenay (Quebec - Canada)
		Saguenay region is on both shores of the Saguenay river in Quebec.
		The blue and white are taken from the flag of Quebec, while the yellow and green are the main colours of the flag of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
		The blue is for the oceans, the white for the wed, the yellow for the agriculture and the green for the continents.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-qc-sa.html (1309 words)

	Quebec - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Quebec is bordered by the province of Ontario, James Bay and Hudson Bay to the west, the provinces of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador to the east, the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York) to the south and Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay to the north.
		Quebec City was founded by Samuel de Champlain who established the Habitation de Quebec in 1608 as a permanent fur trading outpost, where he quickly forged a trading and military alliance with Algonkian and Huron nations against the Iroquois and the British.
		The avian emblem of Quebec is the snowy owl.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Quebec (3322 words)

	Saguenay-St. Lawrence National Park - Saguenay fjord
		The 100 kilometre long fjord formed along the Saguenay River when weaknesses in the earthÆs crust allowed a deep rift or fault in the underlying crystalline rock of the Canadian Shield.
		The Marine Park takes in the north shores of the St. Lawrence for 90 kilometres northeast and southwest of the mouth of the Saguenay River where the riverbed plunges as deep as 275 metres, and the steep slopes and cliffs rise as high as 450 metres.
		From the mouth of the Saguenay eastward, rocky cliffs plunging as far as 100 metres underwater mark the north shore of the St. Lawrence.
	canadianparks.com /quebec/saguenp/page2.htm (283 words)

	H-Net Review: Beatrice Craig on Quelques Arpents d'Amerique: Population, Economie, Famille au Saguenay, 1838-1971
		is a study of the settlement and of the development of an agrarian population in a region of Quebec: the Saguenay, in the north-eastern part of the province.
		The reason he found North America looking for Quebec is that the Saguenay, for most of the period he investigates, was a frontier society, characterized by an ample supply of farm land.
		The existing literature suggests that the pattern of family reproduction uncovered in the Saguenay was not unique to this region, and that it could be found, in whole or in part, in most regions of North America during the settlement phase.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=10227927301044 (3523 words)

	Saguenay, Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city (2001 population: 148,050) in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about 200 kilometres north of Quebec City.
		The mayor of Saguenay is Jean Tremblay, mayor of Chicoutimi before the merger.
		The term "the Saguenay" or (less commonly) "Saguenay Valley" is used for the whole Saguenay River region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saguenay,_Quebec (244 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Saguenay, Quebec
		Saguenay (officially Ville Saguenay) is a city (2001 pop.
		The term "the Saguenay" is used for the whole Saguenay River region.
		It is also used for a federal electoral district (riding), currently Lac-Saint-Jean--Saguenay; as of 2004, the northern part of the city will become the riding of Du Saguenay.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Saguenay%2C_Quebec (278 words)

	Saguenay (Quebec)
		Three curves of blue, red and green (from top to bottom) normally underline the S and a letters of Saguenay as an extension of the g, but on the flag, these curvy underlines are centered under the word Saguenay to give the design a more fitting rectangular shape.
		Translated from municipal documentation: "A regional capital, the city of Saguenay is a collectivity of citizens turned towards the future, the determination of which is equal to its desire of fully assuming its rank among the most important municipalities in the country.
		Red is a demonstration of the dynamism, the ardor, the compatibility and the warm nature that characterizes the citizens of Ville de Saguenay.
	www.crwflags.com /FOTW/flags/ca-qc-vs.html (343 words)

	Saguenay - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SAGUENAY [Saguenay], river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, S Que., Canada.
		The Saguenay was first visited (1535) by Cartier, and Champlain explored its lower reaches in 1603.
		For more than three centuries it was a route traveled by explorers, missionaries, and fur traders; later it became a major lumber transportation route and the approach to noted hunting and fishing areas.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-saguenay.html (377 words)

	Explore the wilderness along the Saugenay Fjord and the more settled land around Lac St Jean.
		The region of Saguenay and Lac-Saint-Jean is so vast that for generations, people have called it “the Kingdom”.
		Following the Saguenay’s flow as it leaves the lake, you will parallel the fjord, one of the world’s longest, and also one of the oldest geological formations, to where its waters blend with those of the St. Lawrence River.
		Since the densities of these waters differ due to their salinity and temperature, the warmer freshwater originating from Lac Saint-Jean slipping over the denser cold seawater of the Saint Lawrence River, this confluence is the summer hangout for numerous species of whales.
	www.freewheeling.ca /tours/saguenay.htm (1168 words)

	Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This region is bathed by two major watercourses, the Lac Saint-Jean and the Saguenay River, both of which mark its landscape deeply and have been the main drives of its development in history.
		The population of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region represents 6.8 % of Quebec population, concentrated in three large clusters: Ville de Saguenay (born of the merging of the cities of La Baie, Chicoutimi, Jonquière and a few smaller agglomerations) (pop.
		The largest settlement (Ville de Saguenay) is located slightly west of the fjord, mostly south of the river.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (334 words)

	Geomorphic effects and impacts from July 1996 severe flooding in the Saguenay area, Quebec
		The Saguenay floods caused severe inundation and extensive erosion along some river reaches resulting in major channel widening and bank erosion, breaching of dams and dykes, and damage to bridges and roads.
		Flooding in the Saguenay area was caused by a major storm system that stalled over the mouth of the St. Lawrence River between July 18-21, 1996, and which dropped record amounts of rainfall.
		The intense rainfall from the July 18-21 storm, in combination with the near-saturated ground conditions produced by the antecedent July rainfall and the generally thin, discontinuous overburden blanketing the bedrock of the Laurentian Highlands produced widespread flooding throughout the northshore of the St. Lawrence River southern Quebec.
	gsc.nrcan.gc.ca /floods/saguenay1996/index_e.php (462 words)

	Saguenay : An exceptional fjord!
		The Saguenay fjord allows the waters from the Atlantic Ocean and of the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence to flow into the heart of the Saguenay Kingdom.
		This arm of the sea originates at the centre of Quebec and in the northern forest east of Canada.
		It is unique in the world by its geographic location, the fantastic history and the distribution of the population that settled along the entire length of its shores.
	www.virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/Fjord/english/home_e.html (157 words)

	A visit to Petit Saguenay, Quebec (QC)
		Petit Saguenay can be found 33 miles [53 km] to the northwest of Rivière du Loup.
		In addition, Petit Saguenay is located 33 miles [53 km] to the north of La Malbaie.
		This represents 0.01% of the total population of Quebec.
	www.roadsidethoughts.com /01/c01_3517100.htm (218 words)

	Saguenay, Canada
		The Saguenay is the major tributary of the St Lawrence River.
		The countryside through which the Saguenay Fiord twists and turns (sometimes between cliffs 180-300 m (590-980 ft) high) presents three quite different faces, dense forest giving way in turn to agricultural land and industrial development.
		Exploitation of the Saguenay for hydro-electric power led to the construction of one of the world's largest aluminum plants at Jonquière.
	www.planetware.com /canada/saguenay-cdn-qu-qusg.htm (214 words)

	Saguenay-St. Lawrence National Park - Main Page
		In 1990, the federal government and the province of Quebec began the complex task of establishing the first park in Quebec dedicated to the protection of a marine environment.
		Ten of these municipalities lie within the boundaries of the 1138 square kilometre reserve that encompasses the Saguenay fjord and riverbottom, the northern half of the St. Lawrence estuary and seafloor, and the Parc du Saguenay, extending 80 kilometres along once heavily-forested shores of the fjord.
		Fascinating stories of the first inhabitants and early settlers, ancestors of the residents of the many villages nestled along the shoreline, form a framework for the rich French-Canadian culture of the Saguenay of today.
	canadianparks.com /quebec/saguenp/index.htm (152 words)

	Création du parc marin Saguenay Saint-Laurent
		"Through the laws which are proclaimed today, Quebec extends to the marine environment the protection it has ensured to the shore environment on the border of the Saguenay Fjord and to a large part of the St. Lawrence Estuary for the past 15 years," stated minister Bégin.
		The National Assembly in Quebec City and the House of Commons in Ottawa, through the Saguenay—St. Lawrence Marine Park Acts 86 and C-7, both announced the creation of the marine park, located at the confluence of the Saguenay River and the St. Lawrence estuary.
		It is created by "mirror" laws, one from Quebec and the other from Canada, whose objectives concerning the protection of the natural environment and public accessibility are the same.
	www.slv2000.qc.ca /communiques/phase3/1998_1206_biodiversite_a.htm (1395 words)

	Saguenay evacuation urged near cliff
		Twenty-eight families living in Saguenay have been told to leave their homes permanently to avoid the growing threat of a landslide.
		The Quebec municipality of Saguenay decided it was too dangerous for them to go on living there after getting the results of a $118,000 geological study this week.
		Quebec's minister of public security, Jacques Chagnon, will be visiting the region on Saturday and will meet with city officials.
	www.cbc.ca /news/story/2004/07/31/saguenay040731.html (1119 words)

	Outdoor Adventure Canada - Kayaking the Saguenay Fjord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Saguenay Fjord, measuring more than 100 km long, runs northwest from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to the mouth of the Saguenay River in Quebec's Saint-Lac-Jean-Saguenay Region.
		As glaciers from the last ice age scoured the earth to form a U shaped trough, the Saguenay Fjord was formed with its high and jagged cliffs.
		The geography is a magnificent and the St. Lawrence Estuary and Saguenay Fjord are so valuable ecologically that both the Government of Canada and the Quebec Provincial government protects them under legislation.
	www.outdooradventurecanada.com /kayaking-v1-4.htm (766 words)

	The Magnitude 5.9 1988 Saguenay earthquake
		Preceded by a magnitude 4.7 foreshock on 23 November 1988, 04:11 E.S.T. Aftershock zone 35 km N-S by 35 km E-O. On Friday November 25, 1988 the largest earthquake in eastern North America in 53 years occurred 35 km south of Chicoutimi, Québec and 75 km north of the Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake zone.
		The damage and felt reports are described in an Intensity Report of the Saguenay Earthquake.
		The Saguenay event did point out the poor performance of unreinforced masonry in many structures and the susceptibility of embankments to stability failures.
	earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca /historic_eq/20th/saguenay88/saguenay88_e.php (396 words)

	Amazon.com: saguenay: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She had apparently ascended the Saguenay River from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and was headed...
		The most recent of these is the Saguenay earthquake of 1988, which rated 5.9 on the Richter scale.
		French understood to be a fabulously wealthy "King- dom of Saguenay," located far to the north and west along a river...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&tag=540-20&pg=9&rh=i:books,k:saguenay&page=1 (1135 words)

	Saguenay fjord, Quebec tourism, summer and winter vacation, Mont Valin
		It is the largest inhabitedm lake in Quebec and its 210 km of shores harbour beautiful beaches that have been seducing vacationers for a long time.
		Then, there is the Saguenay Fjord, a glacier valley flooded by the sea, giving rise to breathtaking landscapes.
		Saguenay Lac St-Jean tourisme, fjord Saguenay et Parc marin Saint Laurent.
	www.saguenaylacsaintjean.net /index_an.htm (481 words)

	Teen with peanut allergy dies after kiss - Allergies & Asthma - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SAGUENAY, Quebec - A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter snack, hospital officials said Monday.
		Christina Desforges died in a Quebec hospital Wednesday after doctors were unable to treat her allergic reaction to the kiss the previous weekend.
		Desforges, who lived in Saguenay, about 155 miles north of Quebec City, was almost immediately given a shot of adrenaline, a standard tool for treating the anaphylactic shock brought on by a peanut allergy, officials said.
	www.cnbc.com /id/10243950 (355 words)

	VIA Rail Canada / Montréal-Jonquière Train (the Saguenay)
		Note that the Saguenay and the Abitibi travel together between Montréal and Hervey Junction.
		The Saguenay leaves Montréal on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, arriving late afternoon in Jonquière, from where it leaves on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
		In order to keep the Saguenay on schedule, we will be making only one special stop in the vicinity of the Summit Club and Summit.
	www.viarail.ca /trains/en_trai_queb_mojo.html (488 words)

	A visit to Saguenay, Quebec (QC)
		Note: We don't have a weather report that is specific to Saguenay.
		The nearest report is for Saint Gedeon (QC) - which is 32 miles west of Saguenay.
		Saguenay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight savings time.
	www.roadsidethoughts.com /01/c01_3537200.htm (144 words)

	Intensity Report of the Saguenay Earthquake
		This earthquake, referred to as the Saguenay earthquake, was located in a relatively aseismic region, had a calculated magnitude of 5.9 mb, 6.5 MN, and a depth of 29 km.
		The Saguenay earthquake was felt with maximum intensity Modified Mercalli MM VIII, but more typically MM VII, in the Chicoutimi-Jonquière-La Baie area, was felt strongly by most people within 500 km, was felt by many within 1000 km and was perceptible by some people, under special circumstances, beyond 1000 km.
		Damage in the sparsely populated epicentral area was modest, limited to cracked or fallen unreinforced masonry walls and a few minor landslides.
	earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca /historic_eq/20th/saguenay88/sagintens_e.php (291 words)

	Alcan to invest in Quebec smelters - Boston.com
		Aluminum producer Alcan Inc. said Thursday it is investing $1.8 billion over 10 years in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region to expand its smelter operations.
		SAGUENAY, Quebec --Aluminum producer Alcan Inc. said Thursday it is investing $1.8 billion over 10 years in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region to expand its smelter operations.
		The Canadian company said that 740 skilled jobs would be created over the period, and between 1,200 and 1,500 related to construction of the new metal capacity.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2006/12/14/alcan_to_invest_in_quebec_smelters (342 words)

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