| Dolbeau-Mistassini | |
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Dolbeau-Mistassini
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Regional county | Maria-Chapdelaine |
| Settled | 1892 |
| Formed | December 17, 1997 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Georges Simard |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Roberval |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 296.57 km2 (114.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 295.67 km2 (114.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,546 |
| • Density | 49.2/km2 (127.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | G8L |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.ville.dolbeau-mistassini.qc.ca |
Dolbeau-Mistassini is a town in northern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Riviere aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean. Dolbeau-Mistassini is in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality and is the commercial hub of Lac-St-Jean with big stores and shopping centres.
The city was formed in 1997 through the amalgamation of the cities of Dolbeau and Mistassini. Dolbeau is located on the right (west) bank of the Mistassini River, in the geographic township of Parent (not in the adjacent Dolbeau Township). The town of Mistassini is on the left (east) bank of the Mistassini River at the confluence with the Mistassibi River, directly opposite Dolbeau.
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The first settler in Mistassini may have been François Gaudreault in 1884. But credit is given to Trappists for founding the town, an exceptional case in Quebec. In 1892, the Trappists of Oka were granted 2,025 hectares (5,000 acres) of land between the Mistassini and Mistassibi Rivers by the government of Charles Boucher de Boucherville. They first settled at the mouth of the Mistassibi then on the shores of Lac Saint-Jean. In 1895, the Parish of Saint-Michel-de-Mistassini was founded, and two years later, it was incorporated as a municipality.[3][4]
In 1930, the town centre of Saint-Michel-de-Mistassini separated from the municipality to form the Village Municipality of Mistassini. During the construction of the Chute-des-Passes Dam on the Peribonka River in 1944, it experienced commercial growth and gained city status in 1947. In 1976, the Municipality of Saint-Michel-de-Mistassini and the Village Municipality of Mistassini were merged again to form the City of Mistassini.[4]
As for Dolbeau, it was founded in 1926 by English industrialist Emil Andrew Wallberg who established there the Lake Saint John Power and Paper Co. paper mill. The town, incorporated in 1927, was named after Jean Dolbeau (1586-1652), Récollet missionary in the Tadoussac and Lac Saint-Jean area from 1615 to 1617 and from 1618 to 1620.[5]
On December 17, 1997, the cities of Dolbeau and Mistassini were merged to form the City of Dolbeau-Mistassini.
Population trend:[6]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6367 (total dwellings: 6838)
Mother tongue:[2]
The main source of employment in Dolbeau is a paper mill factory. It is owned by the AbitibiBowater Company. In June 2009, the company stop the production and have not restarted yet (as of july 2010).
The enviornmental organization, SGE, outfits the town with town bicycles from St. Jean Baptiste to September. The green bicycles belong to the town so you can hop on one where ever and leave it for someone else somewhere else.
The following are the attractions in Dolbeau-Mistassini:
A symbol of the Lac Saint-Jean region, the blueberry is celebrated during this festival every year between August 3 and 7. Festivities include exhibitions, animation, performances, giant games, blueberry contests, a parade by night, and the baking of a giant blueberry pie. It is celebrated in august, the month which blueberries are picked up in blueberry fields.
| Climate data for Mistassini | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
8 (46) |
16 (61) |
28.5 (83.3) |
33 (91) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36 (97) |
36.7 (98.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10 (50) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.1 (−51.0) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−40 (−40) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−5 (23) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7 (19) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−45 (−49) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 62.9 (2.476) |
41.7 (1.642) |
47.4 (1.866) |
52.6 (2.071) |
84.3 (3.319) |
81.6 (3.213) |
117.1 (4.61) |
111.9 (4.406) |
103.7 (4.083) |
79.6 (3.134) |
66.7 (2.626) |
70.3 (2.768) |
919.9 (36.217) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 6.3 (0.248) |
2 (0.08) |
16.2 (0.638) |
40.1 (1.579) |
83.6 (3.291) |
81.6 (3.213) |
117.1 (4.61) |
111.9 (4.406) |
103.7 (4.083) |
73.9 (2.909) |
39.6 (1.559) |
6.2 (0.244) |
682.1 (26.854) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 56.6 (22.28) |
39.7 (15.63) |
31.2 (12.28) |
12.5 (4.92) |
0.7 (0.28) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5.8 (2.28) |
27.2 (10.71) |
64.1 (25.24) |
237.8 (93.62) |
| Source: Environment Canada[7] | |||||||||||||
| Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay | Saint-Stanislas | Passes-Dangereuses | ||
| Albanel | Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Péribonka |
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| Dolbeau-Mistassini | ||||
| Saint-Félicien | Lac Saint-Jean |