27-509: Pointe-au-Père is a district ( secteur ) of the city of Rimouski , Quebec , which is located in the central part of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River . Its population was 4,240 in 2002, the year it merged with Rimouski. It is named after Father Henri Nouvel , who celebrated the first mass there in 1663. Pointe-au-Père lighthouse along with
54-712: A Micmac word meaning "land of the moose". The city was founded by Sir René Lepage de Ste-Claire in 1696. Originally from Ouanne in the Burgundy region, he exchanged property he owned on the Île d'Orléans with Augustin Rouer de la Cardonnière for the Seigneurie of Rimouski, which extended along the St. Lawrence River from the Hâtée River at Le Bic to the Métis River. De la Cardonnière had been
81-583: A shipbuilding yard at Baie-Saint-Paul . He was able to acquire the seigneuries of Champlain, Lessard (also known as Pointe-au-Père), Rimouski and Saint-Barnabé, Grand-Métis, Pachot (also known as Rivière-Mitis) and Sainte-Claire. After selling part of his holdings, Drapeau then purchased half of the seigneury of Île-d'Orléans . For a time, he also owned a small portion of the seigneuries of Rigaud-Vaudreuil, Gentilly, Perthuis, Beauvais, Rivière-Duchesne, and Sainte-Barbe-de-la-Famine. He died in office in Quebec City at
108-542: A water depth of 7.3 metres, and is mainly used for the transshipment of salt. The tide station located at Pointe-au-Père serves as the reference point for measuring mean sea level for the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 , which is the reference point for determining altitude in North America. Rimouski has an active cultural life, being host of festivals like Festi Jazz International since 1982,
135-537: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rimouski Rimouski ( / ˌ r ɪ m ˈ uː s k i / / ˌ r ɪ m uː ˈ s k i / rim- OO -skee RIM -oo- SKEE ) is a city in Quebec , Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River . It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021 ). Rimouski, whose motto is Legi patrum fidelis (Faithful to
162-553: Is one of musical institutions that form the network of the Conservatoire of Music and Drama in Quebec . Several renowned musicians, among others André Laplante , Marcelle Deschênes , Stéphane Lemelin, Gaston Brisson, David Jalbert , Josée and Martin Caron , Gilles Rioux and Joseph Rouleau , were born in the city or in the surrounding area. One of the town's main tourist attractions is
189-423: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Rimouski had a population of 48,935 living in 23,470 of its 24,849 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 48,664 . With a land area of 339.13 km (130.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 144.3/km (373.7/sq mi) in 2021. The 2021 census found that French was the mother tongue of 97.2% of
216-628: The Grandes Fêtes du Saint-Laurent [ fr ] , a familial musical event taking place the first week-end of July and an international film festival, the Carrousel international du film de Rimouski . In November, the town is the host of the yearly Salon du Livre de Rimouski, the oldest event of its kind in the province of Quebec. It was created in 1964 by a group of women with a passion for literature, who wished to make literature more accessible to young readers. Every year, more than 125 authors from
243-758: The Jeux du Québec in 2001 and was the host of the Memorial Cup Tournament in 2009. Since 1995, the town has been home to a QMJHL team, the Rimouski Océanic . Former Océanic players include Sidney Crosby , Vincent Lecavalier , Michel Ouellet , Brad Richards and Alexis Lafrenière . The city is divided into 11 districts. Six of those districts (Pointe-au-Père, Sainte-Blandine, Rimouski-Est, Sainte-Odile-sur-Rimouski and Le Bic) were small communities but were merged within Rimouski in 2002, except for Le Bic, which
270-615: The Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père museum are major regional tourist attractions. Murderer Dr Crippen was arrested when the steam ship SS Montrose , on which he was trying to escape with his mistress, who was disguised as his son, reached Pointe-au-Père. On May 29, 1914, the RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the Saint Lawrence River near this village, with a loss of 1,012 lives. Pointe-au-Père tide station serves as
297-537: The Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père , which features an exhibit on the RMS Empress of Ireland disaster and the Pointe-au-Père lighthouse . The museum's exhibit on the RMS Empress of Ireland disaster commemorates the loss of 1,012 persons in the most fatal peacetime shipwreck in the 20th century, after the infamous Titanic tragedy. The town is also enthusiastic about sporting events. The town hosted
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#1733084596450324-540: The 1770s. In 1779, he obtained a permit to sell alcoholic beverages and, in 1781, a hotel-keeper's licence. He also operated a general store in the Lower Town of Quebec City and supplied goods to merchants Louis Bourdages and Louis Bélair. Drapeau married Marie-Geneviève Noël , the daughter of the seigneur of Tilly, in 1782. He was an officer in the militia and served during the American invasion of 1795–1796. In 1799, he owned
351-851: The CNM Evolution, a ferry service, operates across the Saint Lawrence River between Rimouski and Forestville, Quebec . This ferry is the fastest in the province of Quebec , crossing the river in only 55 minutes. One end of the Nordik-Express line is in Rimouski; other stops (on the North Shore) of this weekly 1150 km-long line are in Sept-Îles , Port-Menier , Havre-Saint-Pierre , Natashquan , Kegaska , La Romaine , Harrington Harbour , Tête-à-la-Baleine , La Tabatière , Pointe-à-la-truite , Blanc Sablon and St. Barbe . All stops are in
378-457: The Quebec, except St. Barbe, which is in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian National south shore railway passes through town, and there is a VIA Rail service three times weekly in each direction, which heads westbound toward Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) and Montreal and eastbound toward Moncton and Halifax. The Orleans Express bus service also serves Rimouski; Rimouski station is on
405-487: The headquarters of the St. Lawrence Global Observatory , an inter-institutional group seeking to provide, through its Internet portal, an integrated and rapid access to data and information concerning the global ecosystem of the St. Lawrence, in order to promote sustainable management. A ferry used to cross over from Forestville twice daily from May to September, but it is not currently running. The port operates five berths ranging from 130 to 213 metres in length, with
432-415: The hospital such as cardiology, endocrinology, fertility, gastroenterology, hematology, obstetric-gynecology, neurology, oncology, otorhinolaryngology, orthopedic, pediatric, rheumatology, surgery, and urology. The hospital also has several departments such as emergency, intensive care, and pharmacy. Several medical clinics surround the hospital located on Rouleau Avenue. The CLSC however is located in front of
459-634: The law of our fathers), is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence Estuary , around 300 km downstream of Quebec City. It is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the Cégep de Rimouski (which includes the Institut maritime du Québec ) and the Music Conservatory . It is also the home of some ocean sciences research centres ( see below ). The name Rimouski most likely derived from
486-471: 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. Rimouski has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) with cold, snowy winters and warm, rainy summers. In
513-490: The main thoroughfare from Quebec City to the maritime provinces. The largest employer in Rimouski and the region is the Regional Hospital of Rimouski with 2200 employees and 170 doctors. It handles a budget of more than 150 million dollars. Since 2004 the hospital is known as CSSS Rimouski-Neigette. The hospital serves the large majority of patients in the region as far as Gaspé . Several medical specialties are present at
540-644: The obstetrics and gynecology clinic on du Gouverneur Street. Rimouski is twinned with: Joseph Drapeau Joseph Drapeau (April 13, 1752 – November 3, 1810) was a seigneur , merchant and political figure in Lower Canada . He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1809 to 1810. He was born in Pointe-Lévy , the son of Pierre Drapeau and Marie-Joseph Huard, dit Désilets. Drapeau moved to Quebec City during
567-563: The oldest half-timbered houses in Quebec and is within what is now called the District of Rimouski-Est. Today, a boulevard, park and monument at the western entrance of Rimouski bear the name of René Lepage. On May 6, 1950, Rimouski suffered a severe fire, in which 319 houses burned to the ground. This event is known as La nuit rouge ( French for Red Night ). The fire originated in the Price Brothers and Company [ fr ] yard on
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#1733084596450594-405: The owner of Rimouski since 1688, but had never lived there. René Lepage moved his family to Rimouski, where it held the seigneurie until 1790, when it was sold to the Quebec City businessman Joseph Drapeau . The "Maison Lamontagne" was built in 1750 per Marie-Agnès Lepage, granddaughter of René Lepage de Ste-Claire . It carries now the surname of the family that resided at it in 1844. It is one of
621-498: The population. The next most common mother tongues were English (0.8%), Spanish (0.3%), Arabic (0.2%), and Swahili (0.1%). One of Rimouski's primary economic fields is its maritime sector. Around 1900, the port was important for operating mail tenders such as HMCS Lady Evelyn for transatlantic liners. These could take mail from an arriving ship in the mouth of the St Lawrence, then speed it by rail to Quebec, arriving long before
648-670: The reference point for measuring mean sea level for the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 , which is the reference point for determining altitude in North America. Since 1986, the Government of Canada officially created the Pointe-au-Père National Wildlife Area , which houses a variety of fauna and flora, very popular for birdwatchers . 48°31′N 68°28′W / 48.517°N 68.467°W / 48.517; -68.467 ( Pointe-au-Père, Quebec ) This Bas-Saint-Laurent location article
675-556: The region and its surroundings participate in the event, and over 300 Quebec Publishers distribute about 75 stands among themselves. 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 per year. The Music Conservatory of Quebec at Rimouski, founded in 1973,
702-521: The ship. The town welcomes students at the Institut Maritime du Québec, which offers exclusively marine-related programs of studies. Rimouski is also the home of many marine research centres, such as the Institut des sciences de la mer (ISMER), the Centre de recherche sur les biotechnologies marines and the Centre interdisciplinaire de développement en cartographie des océans . Rimouski is also home to
729-580: Was merged in 2009. The municipal council is composed of the mayor and eleven councillors, each one representing a district. Source: Ville de Rimouski The city is served by the municipal Rimouski Airport ( IATA airport code YXK), which caters to general aviation and cargo aircraft, and by the regional Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), 35 km to the east of Rimouski, which caters to commercial passenger aircraft. There are daily passenger flights to destinations in Quebec (Quebec City, Montreal, and others) and Newfoundland and Labrador . Between April and October,
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