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Rimouski, Quebec
Skyline of Rimouski, Quebec
Motto: Legi patrum fidelis (Fidèles à la loi de nos pères) (Faithful to the law of our fathers)
Location of Rimouski, Quebec
Location of Rimouski, Quebec
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Quebec Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
Constitution date January 1, 2002
Government
 - Mayor Éric Forest (2005–08)
 - Governing body
Area
 - Total 254. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk National regions Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following Regions (generally from west to east Northern Canada The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 16 km² (98. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 42,460
 - Density 167. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (432. 8/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Geographical code 24 10043
People Rimouskois, Rimouskoises
Website: Ville de Rimouski

Rimouski is a Canadian city in the central part of Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A Geocode ( G eospatial E ntity O bject Code) is representation format of a geospatial coordinate measurement used to provide a standard representation Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Rimouski River, north-east of Quebec City. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province

The city, whose population was 42,460 in 2005, offers several tourist attractions. With the new Desjardins-Telus theatre and the expansion of the industrial district to include many department stores, Rimouski has become a major service centre for the region.

Rimouski is a major regional centre and is home of several institutions such as Université du Québec à Rimouski and Cégep de Rimouski. The Université du Québec à Rimouski is a branch of the Université du Québec in Rimouski Quebec. The Cégep de Rimouski is a post-secondary education institution ( Cégep: College of General and Professional Education located in Rimouski, province of It is the seat for the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality. Rimouski-Neigette is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. It is also the centre of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of The Saint-Germain Cathedral is the tallest building in the downtown area. St Germain Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Rimouski ( Québec)

Rimouski is part of Maritime Quebec, a territory which includes the largest group of francophone and bilingual institutions dedicated to ocean sciences and technology in North America. These organizations include the Institut Maritime du Québec (IMQ), the Institut des sciences de la mer (ISMER), the Centre de recherche sur les biotechnologies marines (CRBM),the Centre interdisciplinaire de développement en cartographie des océans (CIDCO) and the Maurice-Lamontagne Institute (the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans Marine Science Research Centre), based in Mont-Joli. Fisheries and Oceans Canada ( DFO) is the department within the government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs Mont-Joli is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec.

The new Desjardins-Telus theatre inaugurated in 2005
The new Desjardins-Telus theatre inaugurated in 2005
The downtown of Rimouski: the St.Germain Cathedral, the Desjardins-Telus theatre and the Regional Museum of Rimouski.
The downtown of Rimouski: the St. Germain Cathedral, the Desjardins-Telus theatre and the Regional Museum of Rimouski.

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History

The city was founded by Sir René Lepage de Ste-Claire in 1696. Rene Lepage de Sainte-Claire ( April 10, 1656, Ouanne, Burgundy - August 4, 1718, Rimouski, Quebec Originally from Ouanne in the Burgundy region, he exchanged property he owned on the Ile d'Orleans with Augustin Rouer de la Cardonnière for the Seigneurie of Rimouski, which extended along the Saint Lawrence River from the Hâtée River at Le Bic to the Métis River. Ouanne is a French commune located in the Yonne département and the Bourgogne région. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Île d'Orléans is located in the Saint Lawrence River about 20 km to the east of Quebec City 's downtown Quebec, Canada. This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here De la Cardonnière had been the owner of Rimouski since 1688, but had never lived there. René Lepage moved his family to Rimouski, where it held the seigneurie until 1780 when it was gradually sold to the Quebec City businessman Joseph Drapeau.

The Lamontagne's house of Rimouski. Built in 1750 per Marie-Agnès Lepage, grand-daughter of the Lord René Lepage, it carries now the surname of the family which resided at it in 1844. It is one of the oldest half-timbered houses in Quebec.
The Lamontagne's house of Rimouski. Built in 1750 per Marie-Agnès Lepage, grand-daughter of the Lord René Lepage, it carries now the surname of the family which resided at it in 1844. Rene Lepage de Sainte-Claire ( April 10, 1656, Ouanne, Burgundy - August 4, 1718, Rimouski, Quebec It is one of the oldest half-timbered houses in Quebec.
Entrance of the Lepage Park of Rimouski. A true oasis of greenery in the downtown.
Entrance of the Lepage Park of Rimouski. A true oasis of greenery in the downtown.
The Walk of the Sea at Rimouski.
The Walk of the Sea at Rimouski.

Today, a boulevard, park and monument at the western entrance of the Rimouski bear the name of the Sir René Lepage de Ste-Claire. Rene Lepage de Sainte-Claire ( April 10, 1656, Ouanne, Burgundy - August 4, 1718, Rimouski, Quebec

On May 6, 1950, Rimouski suffered a terrible fire in which 319 houses burned to the ground. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This event is known as La nuit rouge (French for Red Night). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The fire originated in the Price Brothers Company yard on the left shore of the Rimouski River and quickly crossed the river and spread throughout the city pushed by strong winds, destroying half of the city. No one died in the blaze. Legend has it that a priest sprinkled holy water around the city's cathedral and that the fire would not cross the line.

Districts

The city is divided in 10 districts:

In 2002 Rimouski amalgamated with the following communities. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. (2001 populations)

Culture

Rimouski has a rich cultural life. Pointe-au-Père is a settlement on the center part of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec at the mouth of the St Each year, it hosts a jazz festival (Festi Jazz International de Rimouski) and a film festival for children (Carrousel international du film de Rimouski). Festi Jazz International de Rimouski is a jazz festival taking place each year in Rimouski Quebec. Carrousel international du film de Rimouski is a children's film festival taking place each year in Rimouski Quebec. One of its main tourist attractions is the Musée de la mer (Museum of the Sea), which is centred on the RMS Empress of Ireland disaster and the Pointe-au-Père lighthouse. The Pointe-Au-Père lighthouse was built in 1909 in the city of Pointe-au-Père, near Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. The museum commemorates the most fatal shipwreck after the Titanic tragedy in the 20th century. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland

The city is the host each year of the Book Show of Rimouski, oldest of all the events of the kind in Quebec. It was created in 1964 by a group of impassioned women of literature and who wished to make the literature more accessible to the young public. The Show presents each year more than 125 authors of the area and besides, representing more than 300 quebecers publishers distributed on some 75 stands. Supported by Canada Heritage, the Canada Council of the Arts, the Society of development of the cultural companies of Quebec and the city of Rimouski, the event attracts more than 8000 visitors each year in November.

Sports

Sports are also very popular. Since 1995, the city is home to the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, who were the Memorial Cup champions in 2000 and finalists in 2005. The Rimouski Océanic are a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL Rimouski was the host of the Jeux du Québec as well, during the winter of 1975 and 2001. Rimouski will be the host city for the Memorial Cup in May of 2009.

Transportation

There is a ferry service which crosses the river to Forestville, Quebec on the north shore. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Forestville is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The city can also be reached by train on VIA Rail. VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; ˈviːə 'vee-ah' is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail There is also a municipal airport (IATA airport code YXK). An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many

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