About the region of Quebec Image Queoutaouais.PNG right 250px Outaouais IPA fr utaw is a region of western Quebec , Canada . It includes the city of Gatineau Hull, Aylmer, Gatineau, Masson Angers, Buckingham , the Pontiac Regional County Municipality Pontiac region , and the town of Maniwaki , and is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada s capital, Ottawa . It has a land area of 30,760.05 km 11,876.52 sq mi and a Statistics Canada 2006 census population of 341,096 inhabitants. It is currently known as one of the most bilingual regions in the province of Quebec. Subdivisions Regional County Municipalities La Vall e de la Gatineau Regional County Municipality La Vall e de la Gatineau Les Collines de l Outaouais Regional County Municipality Les Collines de l Outaouais Papineau Regional County Municipality Papineau Pontiac Regional County Municipality Pontiac Independent city Gatineau First Nations Reserves Kitigan Zibi, Quebec Kitigan Zibi Lac Rapide, Quebec Lac Rapide Major communities div style float left width 33 Bristol, Quebec Bristol Cantley, Quebec Cantley Chelsea, Quebec Chelsea Fort Coulonge, Quebec Fort Coulonge Gatineau Gracefield, Quebec Gracefield L Ange Gardien, Outaouais, Quebec L Ange Gardien div div style float left width 33 La P che, Quebec La P che Maniwaki, Quebec Maniwaki Municipality of Pontiac, Quebec Pontiac Saint Andr Avellin ... Portail r gional de l Outaouais Official website fr icon http www.infogolfquebec.com bottinclubs.asp?QuelPage 1&Region 18 R pertoire des clubs de golf de la r gion de l Outaouais fr icon Administrative divisions of Quebec region Outaouais Subdivisions of Quebec regions yes Coord 45 47 8 N 75 5 21 W display title DEFAULTSORT Outaouais Region Category Outaouais Quebec geo stub ca Outaouais de Outaouais es Outaouais eo Otavio eu Outaouais eskualde administratiboa fr Outaouais Qu bec it Outaouais la Outaouais ja no Outaouais Qu bec pl Outaouais pt Outaouais ru sv Outaouais ... more details
Outaouais is a region of Quebec, Canada. Outaouais may also refer to The French name for the Ottawa tribe Ottawa tribe of American Indians The French name for the Ottawa River , a large river in Quebec and Ontario, Canada The Outaouais Herald Emeritus of Canada Outaouais HVDC back to back station C gep de l Outaouais , a CEGEP junior college disambig fr Outaouais ... more details
File CHA Ouatouais Badge2.png thumb right 200px The badge of office of Outaouais Herald Emeritus Outaouais Herald of Arms Emeritus H raut Outaouais m rite in French language French is the title of one of the Officer of Arms officers of arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa . Herald Emeritus is an honorary position reserved for former heralds who have given distinguished service. Like the other herald s at the Authority, the name is derived from a Canadian river, in this case the Ottawa River rivi re des Outaouais in French . A badge of office was granted on March 28, 2000, and is blazoned On a pomme three inescutcheons Argent the bases pointing inwards . The three shields have various meanings according to the Canadian Heraldic Authority. Historically they represent the tradition that the Ottawa tribe Outaouais , the Ojibway and Potawatomi peoples had originally formed one tribe. Geographically they represent the three rivers of the Ottawa region the Ottawa River Ottawa , Rideau River Rideau and Gatineau River s. They also represent the past, present and future. The green background represents the Outaouais region. Holders of the office 2000 present Auguste Vachon See also Herald Royal Heraldry Society of Canada References http archive.gg.ca heraldry cha index e.asp Canadian Heraldic Authority http archive.gg.ca heraldry pub reg project.asp?lang e&ProjectID 128&ShowAll 1 Entry in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada for the badge of office CHerA Category Offices of arms Category Canadian Heraldic Authority Canada heraldry stub ... more details
The Minister responsible for the Outaouais is a ministerial designation in the government of Quebec . The minister who holds this position is responsible for overseeing government matters in the Outaouais region, along Quebec s border with Ontario . It is not a full ministerial portfolio, and it is generally held by a minister who also has other cabinet responsibilities. The current minister is Norman MacMillan politician Norman MacMillan , who is also the Minister for Transport Quebec Minister for Transport . ref http www.assnat.qc.ca eng Membres notices m n macn1.shtml Norman MacMillan English language biography , National Assembly of Quebec, accessed 16 December 2009. ref References references Category Ministerial designations without portfolio in the government of Quebec ... more details
. L Ange Gardien French for guardian angel is a municipality Quebec municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It constitutes the eastern most part of Les Collines de l Outaouais Regional ..., Quebec Buckingham Southwest West Val des Monts, Quebec Val des Monts Northwest image Outaouais Hills RCM DEFAULTSORT L Ange Gardien, Outaouais Category Incorporated places in Outaouais Category Municipalities ... Gardien Les Collines de l Outaouais ... more details
Infobox University name Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais image name LogoUQO.gif motto established 1981 type public affiliation non denominational campus Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais s Gatineau and Saint J r me campuses endowment chancellor president city Gatineau & Saint J r me, Quebec Saint J r me state Quebec QC country Canada undergrad 65 programs postgrad 30 master s and 5 doctoral programs. faculty students 6,017 4,738 undergraduates 1,279 postgraduates publictransit On a bus route staff 175 full time professors & 565 lecturers. alumni free label Sports teams free colours nickname affiliations ... CCAA , Quebec Student Sports Federation QSSF website http www.uqo.ca Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais UQO The Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais UQO is a branch of the Universit du Qu bec located in Gatineau ... Quebec s Outaouais region. Outaouais borders Ottawa and is part of the National Capital Region Canada ... dans l Outaouais, or SUO 1. Formerly known as the Universit du Qu bec Hull UQAH , UQO changed ... region of Outaouais, in which it is based. About 5,500 students enrol in UQO courses each year. While ... and the C gep de l Outaouais . Fields of study The http www.uqo.ca Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais ... du Qu bec en Outaouais at a pre tax cost of 21,750,000. UQO s project was modelled on the partnership ... Research Alliance Social innovation and community development CURA ISDC Outaouais research consortium ... the Outaouais region s first international research facility the Language Technologies Research ... en Outaouais Bot generated title ref Student associations The main student association of the university ... en Outaouais General Student Association . There are also smaller associations which includes only ... links http www.uqo.ca Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais http w3.uqo.ca fondation UQO Fondation ... Puce Qc Uni Commons DEFAULTSORT Universite Du Quebec En Outaouais Category Universit du Qu bec Category ... Outaouais fr Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais ru uk ... more details
results in the Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec . Regional Profile The Outaouais is one ... the party lost two of their three Outaouais seats &ndash one to the Bloc and one to the Conservative ... June 2008 Canada macroriding DEFAULTSORT Canadian Federal Election Results In The Laurentides, Outaouais ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2012 Lac des Loups is a hamlet within the municipality of La P che, Quebec La P che in the Outaouais region Outaouais region of Quebec , Canada . Category Communities in Outaouais coord missing Quebec Quebec geo stub ... more details
Lac Simon may refer to Lac Simon, Abitibi T miscamingue, Quebec , an Indian reserve Lac Simon, Outaouais, Quebec , a municipality geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Picanoc River pikanak or pak n k is small river in the Outaouais region Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is 95 kilometer long class grade II river, with some sections gaining class grade III difficulty rating based upon the International Scale of River Difficulty . Its headwaters originate north of Lac Dumont in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec Pontiac County . The Picanoc then widens forming Lac la Loutre Otter Lake and continues to flow into Gatineau River at Wright Gracefield, Quebec Gracefield municipality . It is part of Saint Lawrence River Gulf of Saint Lawrence watershed. coord 46 04 26 N 76 03 19 W source frwiki region CA display title Category Rivers of Outaouais Quebec geo stub fr Picanoc rivi re ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 File St Sixte QC.JPG thumb right 250px Saint Sixte Saint Sixte is a small town in the region of Outaouais region Outaouais , Quebec , Canada . It has a population of under 500. It is internationally known for its good old fashioned sugar shack s. Geographic Location 8 way Centre Saint Sixte North Ripon, Quebec Ripon Northeast East Saint Andr Avellin, Quebec Saint Andr Avellin Southeast South Lochaber, Quebec Lochaber Southwest West Mayo, Quebec Mayo Northwest Mulgrave et Derry, Quebec Mulgrave et Derry image Papineau RCM coord display title name Saint Sixte, Quebec 45 41 50.6 N 75 12 32.2 W Category Municipalities in Quebec Category Incorporated places in Outaouais Quebec geo stub fr Saint Sixte Qu bec ... more details
File Ripon QC.JPG thumb right 250px Rue Principale Main Street Ripon is a town in the Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region Outaouais region of western Quebec , Canada. It is located in the valley of the Petite Nation River . The town was named after Ripon in North Yorkshire , England . External links http www.ville.ripon.qc.ca Town web site Geographic Location 8 way Centre Ripon North Montpellier, Quebec Montpellier , Lac Simon, Papineau, Quebec Lac Simon Northeast Ch n ville, Quebec Ch n ville East Saint Andr Avellin, Quebec Saint Andr Avellin Southeast South Saint Sixte, Quebec Saint Sixte Southwest West Mulgrave et Derry, Quebec Mulgrave et Derry Northwest image Papineau RCM coord 45 47 N 75 06 W region CA type city source GNS enwiki display title Category Municipalities in Quebec Category Incorporated places in Outaouais Category Designated places in Quebec Quebec geo stub fr Ripon Qu bec ... more details
A chapeau is a flat topped hat once worn by senior clerics. Chapeau may also refer to Chapeau, Allier , a commune in central France Chapeau, Quebec , a village on Allumette Island in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada disambig de Chapeau es Chapeau desambiguaci n fr Chapeau homonymie nl Chapeau ... more details
Len tre or LeNotre may refer to Alain & Marie LeNotre Culinary Institute Gaston Len tre 1920 2009 , French pastry chef and caterer Lac Len tre, Quebec , unorganized territory in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada Marie LeNotre , wife of Alain LeNotre, son of prestigious gastronomy chef Gaston Len tre disambiguation ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 East Aldfield is a small hamlet in the Outaouais region of Quebec , Canada , part of the La P che, Quebec Municipality of La P che . ref toponymie 128316 ref It is located approximately fifty miles north west of Ottawa , on the Cleo Fournier Road, north of the intersection with Quebec Route 366 . Among the small businesses located there are Le Bois Alternatives, a renewable energy company, and the Pontiac Golf Course, a popular nine hole course founded by Mr. Emile Legros who was also the owner of the Chateau Louise, named in honour of his daughter Louise Legros. The Town is also surrounded by a small lake called Lac Long or Long lake. References Reflist Coord 45 44 45 N 76 11 00 W display title Category Communities in Outaouais Quebec geo stub ... more details
The Parti Qu b cois ran one hundred and twenty four candidates in the Quebec general election, 1998 1998 provincial election , seventy seven of whom were elected as the party won a second consecutive majority government under the leadership of Lucien Bouchard . Many of the party s candidates have their own biography pages information about others may be found here. Candidates Chapleau provincial electoral district Chapleau Claude Hall Claude Hall is a founder of a program for single parents in the Outaouais region Outaouais . ref Daniel Leblanc, Program helps single mothers get a grip on their lives , Ottawa Citizen , 28 January 1998, B1 Leah Hendry, Help for teen moms in Outaouais, Ottawa Citizen , 28 February 2000, D7. ref Thirty eight years old in 1998, she focused her campaign on social rather than constitutional issues, downplaying the importance of Quebec sovereignty . ref The Outaouais ridings A primer, Ottawa Citizen , 3 November 1998, C3. Some newspaper sources from the campaign list her age as thirty one this was an error. ref She received 12,600 votes 30.72 , finishing second against Quebec Liberal Party Liberal candidate Beno t Pelletier . In 2003, Hall criticized a plan by Parti Qu b cois leader Bernard Landry to allow the parents of young children to take one unpaid day off per week. She argued that the plan would discriminate against single parents, who would be less likely to afford the pay reduction. ref Jean Francois Bertrand, Outaouais groups pan PQ s 4 day work week, Ottawa Citizen , 6 February 2003, D6. ref References references Category Candidates in Quebec provincial elections Category Parti Qu b cois politicians 1998 ... more details
Infobox settlement name Les Collines de l Outaouais native name settlement type Regional county municipality image skyline imagesize image caption image map Quebec MRC Les Collines de l Outaouais location map.svg latd 45 latm 33 lats latNS N longd 75 longm 52 longs longEW W coor pinpoint 216, chemin Old Chelsea, Chelsea ref name mamrot coordinates region CA QC coordinates display inline,title coordinates footnotes ref name toponymie subdivision type Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 Provinces and territories of Canada Province subdivision name1 QC subdivision type2 Region Quebec Region subdivision name2 Outaouais established title Effective established date December 4, 1991 seat type County seat seat Chelsea, Quebec Chelsea government footnotes ref name mamrot government type Prefecture leader title Prefect leader name Robert Bussi re area footnotes ref name mamrot ref name cp2011 area magnitude area total km2 2199.30 area land km2 2048.24 area water km2 area water percent area urban km2 area metro km2 elevation footnotes elevation m population footnotes ref name cp2011 population ... URL www.mrcdescollinesdeloutaouais.qc.ca footnotes Les Collines de l Outaouais French for The hills of the Outaouais is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec , Canada ... seat is in Chelsea, Quebec . It was created in January 1991 when the Communaut r gionale de l OutaouaisOutaouais Regional Community was split into Les Collines de l Outaouais RCM and Communaut Urbaine de l OutaouaisOutaouais Urban Community, now City of Gatineau . The region is home to the majority ... L Ange Gardien, Outaouais, Quebec L Ange Gardien La P che, Quebec La P che Notre Dame de la Salette ... of Quebec region Outaouais DEFAULTSORT Les Collines De L Outaouais Category Regional county municipalities in Outaouais Category Census divisions of Quebec Quebec geo stub de Les Collines de l Outaouais fr Les Collines de l Outaouais pl Les Collines de l Outaouais pt Les Collines de l Outaouais ... more details
About the Canadian railway station the Oslo Metro station Montebello station The Montebello railway station was a Canadian Pacific railway station in Montebello, Quebec Montebello , Quebec , which served the nearby Ch teau Montebello hotel and the community of Montebello. Like the hotel, it was built of Red Cedar logs. ref cite book last Brown first Ron authorlink title The Train Doesn t Stop Here Anymore An Illustrated History of Railway Stations in Canada publisher Dundurn Press Ltd. edition 3rd pages 121 122 year 2008 doi isbn 9781550027945 ref The building now serves as a tourist information centre. ref cite web url http outaouais.quebecheritageweb.com attraction train station montebello title Train Station, Montebello first Matthew last Farfan author authorlink coauthors date month year work Outaouais Heritage Web Magazine publisher accessdate March 9, 2011 ref References Reflist coord 45.6498 74.9426 type railwaystation region CA display title Category Canadian Pacific Railway stations in Quebec Category Transportation in Outaouais Category Buildings and structures in Outaouais Canada railstation stub Quebec geo stub fr Gare de Montebello ... more details
Coord 45.861609 76.739652 display title format dms unreferenced date April 2011 File Pont Marchand.JPG thumb F lix Gabriel Marchand Bridge F lix Gabriel Marchand Bridge commonly known as just Marchand Bridge or simply the Red Bridge is a covered bridge in the Township of Mansfield et Pontefract, Quebec , Canada, that crosses the Coulonge River near Fort Coulonge, Quebec Fort Coulonge . Constructed in 1898, this bridge is unique in Quebec because of is combination of Lattice truss bridge Town and Queen post Queenpost trusses . It is also the only surviving covered bridge in Quebec built in the 19th century outside of the Eastern Townships . External links Commons inline Category Marchand bridge F lix Gabriel Marchand Bridge cite web url http www.historicplaces.ca en rep reg place lieu.aspx?id 4463 title Pont F lix Gabriel Marchand publisher Canada s Historic Place language french DEFAULTSORT Felix Gabriel Marchand Bridge Category Covered bridges in Canada Category Transportation in Outaouais Category Historic monuments of Quebec Category Buildings and structures in Outaouais Category Visitor attractions in Outaouais Quebec stub Link GA fr fr Pont F lix Gabriel Marchand ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 unreferenced December 2009 orphan February 2009 Rupert is a village located about 10 kilometers NNW of Wakefield, Quebec , at the convergence of the Shouldice Road and Maple Lane. Rupert has an ice rink, community center, and a library. It is served by a United Church located in the village. Coord display title name Rupert, Quebec 45 41 10 N 75 59 32.1 W Subdivisions of Quebec Category Communities in Outaouais Quebec geo stub ... more details
Saint mile or Saint Emile can mean Saint Emile was martyred in Carthage in the mid third century and his feast day is May 22. Saint mile, Quebec City , a former city in central Quebec, Canada, now amalgamated into Quebec City Saint mile de Suffolk, Quebec , a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada Saint Emile Island disambig ... more details
Claire Vaive born March 6, 1940 in Hull, Quebec was a politician in Quebec , Canada . She was the member of National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1998 and was a councillor for the city of Gatineau for 14 years. Vaive is a graduate from the Universit du Qu bec Hull now Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais with a degree in teaching for administration and commercial courses. She was a teacher since 1965. She entered Municipal council municipal politics and was elected councillor for the old city of Gatineau in 1983 and remained there until 1994 when she was elected in 1994 as MNA for Chapleau provincial electoral district Chapleau as a Quebec Liberal Party Liberal until 1998 when she did not seek a re election, giving way to Beno t Pelletier , a Liberal Minister for the Jean Charest Cabinet since the Liberal won in 2003. She returned to municipal politics and was re elected to the former City of Gatineau council. After the amalgamation of the five communities of the Outaouais Urban Community, she faced another incumbent from a neighboring ward and was narrowly defeated in the 2001 municipal elections. After her defeat, Vaive did not run again in any elections in any government level although she is currently working for the Liberal Party of Canada s Outaouais division as a vice president. External links QuebecMNAbio vaive claire 5673 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Vaive, Claire ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1940 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Vaive, Claire Category 1940 births Category Living people Category Gatineau city councillors Category Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Category Universit du Qu bec en Outaouais alumni Category Canadian women in municipal politics Category Women MNAs in Quebec ... more details
There are several municipalities in Quebec named L Ange Gardien or Ange Gardien L Ange Gardien, Outaouais, Quebec , in Les Collines de l Outaouais Regional County Municipality L Ange Gardien, Capitale Nationale, Quebec , in La C te de Beaupr Regional County Municipality Ange Gardien, Quebec , in Rouville Regional County Municipality in Mont r gie The former L Ange Gardien in Mont r gie which amalgamated into Ange Gardien, Quebec Ange Gardien in 1997 See also L Ange Gardien, Ontario geodis fr L Ange Gardien ... more details
wiktionary sixte Sixte may refer to Saint Sixte, Loire , a commune in the Loire department in central France Saint Sixte, Lot et Garonne , a commune in the Lot et Garonne department in southwestern France Saint Sixte, Quebec , a small town in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 1825&ndash 1891 , a Quebec farmer and political figure disambig de Sixte fr Sixte homonymie ... more details
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