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37-751: Séminaire Sainte-Marie is a French-speaking and Catholic private school based in Shawinigan , Quebec . The institution was founded in 1950 as an all-boy classical college. In the wake of the education reform implemented during the Quiet Revolution , the Séminaire became a secondary school (middle and high school levels) and opened its doors to female students. Well until the late 1980s, it offered compulsory Latin studies. The school has been hosting an IB Diploma Programme since 1998. The Séminaire's former students include: This Quebec school-related article

74-715: A 1930 report for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce entitled "Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region" encouraging the preservation of outdoor public space in southern California. The report was largely ignored by the city, but became an important urban planning reference. In addition to these higher profile projects, the Olmsted Brothers took on projects beautifying residential areas. The Olmsted Brothers were particularly influential on college campuses, helping to plan and design universities across

111-691: A business association. In 1981, the provincial government enacted a law that gave women access to most taverns. By 1986, women had already been admitted in most taverns. While a handful of local taverns evolved into bistros or restaurants, most of them did not survive the industrial decline that characterized the last third of the 20th Century. In the 1950s, Shawinigan Falls entered a period of decline that would last for several decades. Technological improvements made industries less dependent on Shawinigan Falls' geographic location. Therefore, many employers would relocate to nearby larger cities or close down. In 1958, it received city ( cité ) status, and its name

148-661: A change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 49,349 . With a land area of 729.98 km (281.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 68.0/km (176.1/sq mi) in 2021. The Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League play out of the Centre Gervais Auto in Shawinigan. It played host to the 2012 Memorial Cup hockey tournament and won the Championship, defeating

185-406: A partner in 1927, until his death in 1934. Edward Clark Whiting became an associate partner in 1920 and partner in 1927. In that same year Henry Vincent Hubbard became a partner and remained with the firm until his death in 1947. William B. Marquis became a partner in 1937. The last Olmsted family member in the firm, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., retired from active practice in 1949, but remained

222-511: A partner until 1957. The firm itself remained in operation, with Carl Rust Parker, Partridge Richardson and Charles Scott Riley becoming partners in 1950. By 1958 Joseph George Hudak had also become a partner. In 1962 the firm changed its name to Olmsted Associates to reflect the retirement of Parker in 1960, Riley in 1961, Marquis in 1962, and the death of Whiting in 1962, leaving the firm to continue under Richardson and Hudak with Erno J. Fonagy joining them as an associate. Olmsted Associates

259-491: A result, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières has had difficulties maintaining its churches and merged a number of its parishes. The Catholic churches are: The current church building for Saint-Pierre was constructed between 1908 and 1937. The structure's stained glass was designed by Italian Canadian artist Guido Nincheri between 1930 and 1961. There are eight public schools. Seven of them are under

296-693: A technical school, several church buildings and two landscaped public parks, including the Saint-Maurice Park. Many of the opulent uphill homes located in the somewhat secluded areas of Maple Street and Hemlock Avenue were occupied by more affluent people, many of whom happened to belong to the once vibrant English-speaking community, which at times comprised more than 30% of the local population. As industrial plants began operation eastward and northward, neighbourhoods were established in Uptown Shawinigan Falls. The emergence of these new districts

333-582: A venue similar to those operated by the U.S. presidential library system and which focuses on the gifts received by the former Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003) during his official duties. In 1998, Shawinigan merged with the Village Municipality of Baie-de-Shawinigan . On January 1, 2002, Shawinigan amalgamated with much of the Regional County Municipality of Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie . The following municipalities were part of

370-584: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shawinigan Shawinigan ( / ʃ ə ˈ w ɪ n ɪ ɡ ən / ) is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec , Canada. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census . Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec , coextensive with

407-591: Is the birthplace of former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien . In 1651, the Jesuit priest Buteaux was the first European known to have travelled up the Saint-Maurice River to this river's first set of great falls. Afterwards, missionaries going to the Upper Saint-Maurice would rest here. Before Shawinigan Falls was established, the local economy had been largely based on lumber and agriculture . In

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444-457: Is the establishment of La Cité de l'Énergie , a theme park based on local industrial history, with a 115-metre-high (377 ft) observation tower . Since it opened in 1997, it has attracted thousands of visitors to the area. It currently hosts bus tours and cruises, as well as entertainment shows and interactive exhibits. Since 2012, it is also home to the Museum of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien ,

481-550: The 1960 election . It was completed on September 2, 1962. In the 1950s, a number of taverns provided a male-only social environment for industrial workers. They were mostly concentrated in Downtown Shawinigan Falls (Saint-Bernard and Saint-Pierre), as well as in the Saint-Marc neighbourhood, as Shawinigan-Sud remained a dry town until 1961, and included the following venues: In 1951, the local tavern keepers formed

518-462: The London Knights in the final. Many of the oldest streets of Shawinigan were numbered, like the streets of Manhattan , New York . Similarly, Avenue Broadway was named after the famous Manhattan thoroughfare. Several other streets and avenues were named to honour famous people, including: In recent years, the church attendance of Catholics in Shawinigan has been on the decline. As

555-680: The United Kingdom from 1940 to 1944 and contributed to the Allies ' effort in the Normandy Landings in 1944-45, which led to the Liberation of France . In 1948, a cenotaph , known as Monument des Braves , was erected in downtown Shawinigan Falls at the intersection of Fourth Street and Promenade du Saint-Maurice (then Riverside Street) near the Saint-Maurice River , in honour of soldiers who died during that conflict as well as World War I . By

592-399: The provincial government of Jean Lesage nationalized eleven privately owned electricity companies, including SW&P. While benefiting the population in general, the decision may have been damaging to local interests. In order to offset the decline of the heavy industry, leaders have promoted the expansion of the local hospitality industry . The most notable example of that initiative

629-510: The Belgo pulp and paper plant went on strike in 1955. In the 1952 provincial election , Shawinigan sent a Liberal member to the legislature . The gesture was largely considered an affront to Premier Maurice Duplessis , who responded by refusing to approve the construction of a new bridge between Shawinigan Falls and Shawinigan-Sud. The new bridge was not built until after the Liberal Party won

666-501: The SW&;P commissioned Montreal engineering firm Pringle and Son to design a grid plan for a new industrial town on the banks of the Saint-Maurice River , providing the ground work for what would become Downtown Shawinigan. In 1901, the place was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Shawinigan Falls and gained town ( ville ) status a year later in 1902. The hydro-electric generating station contributed to rapid economic growth and

703-551: The Saint-Maurice River was a project to create work during the depression. World War II put Shawinigan Falls, and many others cities in Canada, back on the path of economic recovery . During hostilities, the windows of local power plants were painted black to prevent any possible German aerial attack. The Shawinigan-based 81st Artillery Battery was called to active duty during World War II. Its members were trained in Ontario and

740-500: The Saint-Maurice River, Shawinigan-Sud (then Almaville) maintained home-rule and developed as a residential hub. Local prosperity was interrupted by the Great Depression in the 1930s. Many plants were forced to temporarily reduce or stop their production, which left many residents jobless. Many families needed public assistance to survive. The City Council enacted a public works program to help families. The promenade along

777-439: The city of Shawinigan. Its geographical code is 36. Shawinigan is the seat of the judicial district of Saint-Maurice. The name Shawinigan has had numerous spellings over time: Chaouinigane, Oshaouinigane, Assaouinigane, Achawénégan, Chawinigame, Shawenigane, Chaouénigane. It may mean "south portage", "portage of beeches", "angular portage", or "summit" or "crest". Before 1958, the city was known as Shawinigan Falls. Shawinigan

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814-557: The country by creating close ties between architecture and environment in the built landscape to the purpose of the institution. This can first be tied to their unimplemented work with the College of California, now the University of California, Berkeley , which envisioned a campus that would be integrated with the surrounding community. Other campuses include Stanford University , with a plan drawn specifically to accommodate California's climate;

851-610: The early 1950s, the industrial growth in Shawinigan Falls was such that the city offered the steadiest employment and the highest wages in Quebec. Due to this advantageous position, Shawinigan Falls became a hot bed for organized labor and bargaining power. The rise of its working class also favoured the presence of numerous independently owned taverns. As its working class gained economic ground and political leverage, Shawinigan Falls became fertile ground for labour unions. The workers of

888-605: The founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and played an influential role in creating the National Park Service . Prior to their takeover of the firm, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. had worked as an apprentice under his father, helping to design projects such as Biltmore Estate and the World's Columbian Exposition before graduating from Harvard University . With Charles Eliot , they also designed

925-522: The gardens of Cairnwood House in Pennsylvania and Lady Meredith House in Montreal . The firm employed nearly 60 staff at its peak in the early 1930s. Notable landscape architects in the firm included James Frederick Dawson , Arthur Asahel Shurcliff and Percival Gallagher. After becoming an associate partner in 1904 Dawson became a full partner in 1922. Gallagher become an associate partner in 1906 and

962-531: The late 1890s, Shawinigan Falls drew the interest of foreign entrepreneurs such as John Joyce and John Edward Aldred of the Shawinigan Water & Power Company (SW&P), and of Hubert Biermans of the Belgo Canadian Pulp & Paper Company because of its particular geographic situation. Its falls had the potential to become a favorable location for the production of hydroelectricity . In 1899,

999-425: The merger: Shawinigan has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) featuring cold and snowy winters coupled with warm and humid summers. Precipitation is moderate to high year round, resulting in heavy winter snowfall, typical of Eastern Canada. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Shawinigan had a population of 49,620 living in 25,060 of its 27,444 total private dwellings,

1036-456: The practice of large-scale landscape design and engineering. The site also houses an archive (access by appointment only) of the firm's designs, plant lists, and photos for hundreds of projects. The Olmsted Brothers completed numerous high-profile projects, many of which remain popular to this day, including park systems, universities, exposition grounds, libraries, hospitals, residential neighborhoods and state capitols. Notable commissions include

1073-1017: The roadways in the Great Smoky Mountains and Acadia National Parks ; Yosemite Valley ; Atlanta's Piedmont Park ; Springvale Park ; Uplands ; residential neighborhoods in Oak Bay , British Columbia , Canada , Oakland , California , including the street layout for what is now the Lakeshore Homes Association (the oldest homeowners' association west of the Mississippi River and which includes parts of Oakland's historic Crocker Highlands and Trestle Glen neighborhoods) and Baltimore , Maryland (including parts of Mayfield and Roland Park) ; entire park systems in cities such as Birmingham , Cleveland , Portland , Seattle ; and Washington state's Northern State Hospital . The Olmsted Brothers also co-authored, with Harland Bartholomew ,

1110-512: The secondary curriculum and of the Collège Shawinigan : a CEGEP whose main campus is located at 2263 Avenue du Collège; Olmsted Brothers The Olmsted Brothers inherited the nation's first landscape architecture firm from their father Frederick Law Olmsted . This firm was a successor to the earlier firm of Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot after the death of their partner Charles Eliot in 1897. The two brothers were among

1147-460: The section of town currently known as Shawinigan-Est was annexed in 1932. Uptown Shawinigan Falls had its own fire station by 1922 and its own landscaped public park and swimming pool by 1940. Westside near the Shawinigan River, the existence of the pulp and paper Belgo plant attracted enough residents to form a small, yet stable independent urban community called Baie-de-Shawinigan. Across

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1184-694: The supervision of the Commission scolaire de l'Énergie school board. Children who meet Charter of the French Language requirements for instruction in English can attend Shawinigan High School . Its campus is located at 1125, rue des Cèdres and is operated by the Central Québec School Board . Shawinigan is also home of the Séminaire Sainte-Marie , a private institution that provides

1221-582: The town achieved several firsts in Canadian history : first production of aluminum (1901), carborundum (1908), cellophane pellets (1932). Shawinigan Falls also became one of the first Canadian cities with electric street lighting . For decades, the local pulp and paper , chemical and textile industries created thousands of jobs and stimulated city growth (see Sketch Map of Urban Neighborhoods in Shawinigan, 1899-1951). Urban development steadily increased in Downtown Shawinigan Falls. By 1921, this sector

1258-472: Was abbreviated to just Shawinigan. As a reaction to declining opportunities, many residents, many of whom were English-speakers, left the area. Shawinigan High School is the only remaining English-language school in the city following the closure of St. Patrick's (closed circa 1983). Shawinigan's last English-language newspaper, the Shawinigan Standard, ceased publication at the end of 1970. In 1963,

1295-631: Was defined by and intertwined with the parish structure of the Roman Catholic Church. The Saint-Marc neighbourhood, originally known as Village St-Onge, was annexed in 1902, extending the city limits to Dufresne Street. The uptown presence of the Canadian Carborundum and Alcan no. Two plants favoured the foundation the Christ-Roi neighbourhood, which was annexed in 1925 extending the city limits to St Sacrement Boulevard. The land now occupied by

1332-460: Was densely filled with commercial buildings on Fourth and Fifth street, as well as Station Avenue, one-family residences along the Riverside corridor (current-day St-Maurice Drive) and multi-story tenements elsewhere. The Olmsted Brothers design firm was hired by the city to implement a beautification program. By the late 1920s, Downtown Shawinigan Falls was home to a public market, a fire station,

1369-658: Was dissolved in 1979. Afterwards Richardson continued to practice under the name The Olmsted Office from Brookline in 1980 and continuing in Fremont, New Hampshire until 2000. This created one continuous firm from 1858 to 2000. "Fairsted"—the firm's 100-year-old headquarters and design office—has been carefully preserved as the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site , located on 7 acres (2.833 ha) of landscaped grounds at 99 Warren St., Brookline, Massachusetts . It offers excellent insights into

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