Cabano Explained

Official Name:Ville de Cabano
Settlement Type:Former city
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:MRC
Subdivision Name2:Témiscouata
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1880
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:5 May 2010 (merged)
Area Total Km2:121.78
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:3,199
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:G0L 1E0

Cabano is a former city (3400 pop)in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated on Lake Témiscouata on Autoroute 85. On May 5, 2010, it merged with Notre-Dame-du-Lac to form the new city of Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

History

At first, Cabano was called Poste du Lac or Fort Ingall. It became Saint-Mathias-de-Cabano in 1907, then the municipal village of Cabano in 1923, and finally, the city of Cabano in 1962.

On May 9, 1950, a major fire destroyed 125 houses in the city.[1]

TFI International, Canada's largest trucking company, was founded in Cabano.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Il y a 70 ans, Cabano brûlait . Info-Dimanche . May 9, 2020 . October 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028034425/https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/392822/il-y-a-70-ans-cabano-brulait . October 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: TFI International . 18 February 2021 . Annual Information Form for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813185242/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1588823/000156459021006695/tfii-ex991_97.htm . August 13, 2021 . August 13, 2021 . SEC:EDGAR.