Dolbeau-Mistassini

Dolbeau-Mistassini
City
Dolbeau-Mistassini

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°53′N 72°14′W / 48.883°N 72.233°W / 48.883; -72.233Coordinates: 48°53′N 72°14′W / 48.883°N 72.233°W / 48.883; -72.233[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled 1892
Constituted December 17, 1997
Government[2]
 • Mayor Richard Hébert
 • Federal riding Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Roberval
Area[2][3]
 • City 355.60 km2 (137.30 sq mi)
 • Land 295.67 km2 (114.16 sq mi)
 • Metro[4] 651.79 km2 (251.66 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • City 14,384
 • Density 48.6/km2 (126/sq mi)
 • Metro[4] 16,019
 • Metro density 24.6/km2 (64/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Decrease 1.1%
 • Dwellings 6,755
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G8L
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Climate Dfb
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.

History

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.[5][6]

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.[6]

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.[7]

On December 17, 1997, the cities of Dolbeau and Mistassini were merged to form the City of Dolbeau-Mistassini.

Demographics

Population trend:[8]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6,312 (total dwellings: 6,755)

Mother tongue:[9]

Industry

The main source of employment in Dolbeau is a paper mill factory. In June 2009, the mill was shut down but has since been restarted in August 2012. It is owned by Resolute Forest Products.

The environmental 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.

Tourism

The following are the attractions in Dolbeau-Mistassini:

Blueberry Festival

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

Climate data for Mistassini
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.8
(46)		 8
(46)		 16
(61)		 28.5
(83.3)		 33
(91)		 36.1
(97)		 36
(97)		 36.7
(98.1)		 31.5
(88.7)		 26.1
(79)		 17.8
(64)		 10.5
(50.9)		 36.7
(98.1)
Average high °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −1.1
(30)		 7.3
(45.1)		 16.4
(61.5)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.9
(75)		 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)		 −46.1
(−51)		 −40
(−40)		 −27.8
(−18)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −5
(23)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −7
(19)		 −13.3
(8.1)		 −32.2
(−26)		 −45
(−49)		 −46.1
(−51)
Average 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)
Average 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)
Average 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[10]

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 339385 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Dolbeau-Mistassini
  3. 1 2 "Dolbeau-Mistassini census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. 1 2 "Dolbeau-Mistassini (census agglomeration) census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-24. The census agglomeration consists of Dolbeau-Mistassini, Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc. In the 2006 census, the census agglomeration had consisted of only Dolbeau-Mistassini itself.
  5. ↑ "Dolbeau-Mistassini" (in French). GrandQuebec.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  6. 1 2 "Mistassini (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  7. ↑ "Dolbeau (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  8. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. ↑ "Dolbeau-Mistassini community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  10. ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 for Mistassini. Retrieved 2010-11-23
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Albanel Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
Péribonka
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