Baie-de-Shawinigan explained

Baie-de-Shawinigan (Canada 1996 Census population 265) [1] is a small industrial community within the City of Shawinigan in the Canadian province of Quebec. The place is named after its location on a bay of the Saint-Maurice River. For a period of time, it was also known as Belgoville because it faced the paper mill of the Belgo Canadian Pulp Company.[2]

The place was incorporated in 1907 as the Village Municipality of Baie-de-Shawinigan, but merged into the City of Shawinigan in 1998.[2]

It is the childhood home of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and since 1911 is home to Sacré-Cœur Catholic Church (Sacred Heart), which is located at 17, rue de l'Église.

Mayors

From 1907 to 1998, Baie-de-Shawinigan had its own mayor and its own city council. The mayors were:

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1Joseph-Arthur Houle19071911
2Edmond Ménard19111911
3William Dubé19111913
4Émile Julien19131916
5Joseph-Eulage Ménard19161917
4Émile Julien19171919
6Joseph Lajoie19191925
7Émile Matteau19251927
8Alphonse Côté19271929
6Joseph Lajoie19291931
7Émile Matteau19311932
9Arthur Bellemare19321933
10Eddy Boisvert19331941
11Dominique Mercier19411957
12Conrad Lemay19571975
13Victorien Dubé19751998

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=4296&PSGC=24&SGC=2436025&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=All&PlaceName=Baie%2Dde%2DShawinigan&CMA=444&CSDNAME=Baie%2Dde%2DShawinigan&A=&TypeNameE=Village Statistics Canada Website
  2. Web site: Baie-de-Shawinigan (Municipalité de village) . Commission de toponymie de Québec . 2010-10-24 . French.