Low, Quebec
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Low is a township municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is situated along the Gatineau River north of Wakefield, and it is located within Canada's National Capital Region. Its 2021 population was 1,020.
Low received its name from Charles Adamson Low, a lumber merchant who held timber rights in the Gatineau Valley.
A section of Low called Tucker Lake was home of the Gatineau Clog, a country music festival founded by Wayne Rostad in 1980 until 1995.
The mayor of Low is Carole Robert, who was elected in November 2017. The two most recent former mayors were Morris O'Connor and Michael Francis, who was mayor back in the mid-eighties, and was re-elected in 1997. Francis announced his retirement in the summer of 2009, and finished his term in November 2009.
Geography
Low is situated in a corner of mountainous terrain on the edge of the Gatineau Hills, but conducive to agriculture.[1] It is dotted with an abundance of lakes, most notably Sainte-Marie, Island, Doyle, Cameron, and Venosta Lakes.[2]
In addition to the village of Low itself, other communities in the township municipality are Brennan's Hill,[3] Fieldville,[4] Martindale,[5] North Low,[6] Paugan Falls,[7] Stagsburn,[8] and Venosta.[9]
History
Low represents a rare case where the township was formed after the municipality; the township dates back to 1859 whereas the municipality was founded in 1848 and the municipality township was officially established on 1 January 1857, and came into force on 1 January 1858. It was named after Charles Adamson Low, an important timber merchant of the region in the mid-19th century, a time when many Irish immigrants settled here. Its post office was established in 1854.[1]
In 1928, the village of Low built the Paugan hydroelectric dam. This caused the voluntary flooding of the village to the north, Lac Saint Marie, Quebec. Because of the dam, 90% of the village of Lac Saint Marie had to be relocated to higher ground.
Demographics
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Mother tongue (2021):[10]
- English as first language: 53%
- French as first language: 42%
- English and French as first language: 4%
- Other as first language: 1%
Paugan Hydroelectric Station
The Paugan Station (Centrale de Paugan), built in 1928, is a run-of-river hydroelectric power station and dam on the Gatineau river, operated by Hydro-Québec. It has a head of Template:Convert, and 8 turbines with a total capacity of 202 MW. Its reservoir is Template:Convert.[11]
Local government
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- Michael Francis (...–2009)
- Morris O'Connor (2009–2017)
- Carole Robert (2017–present)
See also
References
External links
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