Port-Cartier
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Port-Cartier (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.
Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census.[1] It has a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[2] Pointe-aux-Anglais (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[3] Baie-des-Homards (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[4] and Grand-Ruisseau (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[5] are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138.
History
In 1915, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, owner of the Chicago Tribune, visited the Rochers River area to evaluate its forest potential. Soon after, a settlement was established on the west side of the mouth of this river, originally called Shelter Bay.[6] The post office opened in 1916, followed by a sawmill in 1918 and a debarking factory of the Ontario Paper Company in 1920. Yet the exhaustion of timber led to the closure of the factory in 1955.[7]
In 1958, the Québec Cartier Mining Company constructed an iron ore processing plant and an artificial sea port near Shelter Bay, for shipping the iron ore mined from deposits at Lake Jeannine near Fermont. Port-Cartier, named after the mining company, was incorporated as a town in 1959 [7] and the next year, Shelter Bay was added to it.[8] The original town of Shelter Bay is now the suburb known as Port-Cartier West.[9] Today, the port handles approximately Script error: No such module "convert". of cargo per year [6] and ranks third in Quebec in terms of handled tonnage.[7]
Rivière-Pentecôte
In 1875, a mission called Saint-Patrice-de-la-Rivière-Pentecôte was established some 100 km south-west of Sept-Îles at the mouth of the Pentecôte River. This name is attributed to Jacques Cartier who arrived at the place on the day of Pentecost in 1535. In 1884, the "Penticost River" Post Office opened, frenchized to Rivière-Pentecôte in 1933. At the end of the 19th century, it was among the most important industrial centres along the North Shore. In 1972, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was formed out of unorganized territory.[10]
On February 19, 2003, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was amalgamated into the city of Port-Cartier.[10]
Demographics
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Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 1.3%
- French as first language: 97.1%
- English and French as first language: 0.6%
- Other as first language: 1.0%
Jail
The Correctional Service of Canada operates the Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum security prison, about two kilometres to the north. The institution houses male offenders and offers various programs and services to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Port-Cartier Institution is known for its focus on education and vocational training, with a wide range of courses available to help inmates develop new skills and prepare for successful reentry into the workforce upon release.[11] Notable inmates have included convicted murderers Paul Bernardo, Russell Williams, Michael Rafferty, Mohammed Shafia, Robert Pickton, Luka Magnotta, and Guy Turcotte.[12]
Local government
List of former mayors:[13]
- Roger Labrie (1959–1964)
- Hector Maloney (1964–1966)
- Louis Dufresne (1966–1973)
- Gervais Lechasseur (1973–1975)
- Bernard Dionne (1975–1982)
- Ghislain Gagnon (1982–1983)
- Anthony Detroio (1983–2009)
- Laurence Méthot (2009–2013)
- Violaine Doyle (2013–2017)
- Alain Thibault (2017–present)
See also
References
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External links
- Template:In lang Port-Cartier official website
- Québec Cartier Mining Company
- Government of Canada demographic information
- Encyclopædia Britannica entry