The Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs was a semi-pro ice hockey team based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec , which is now defunct. The team was part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). The Chiefs played at the Stade L.P. Gaucher .
5-937: The team started in Acton Vale, Quebec as the Acton Vale Nova in 1996 and later became the Acton Vale Beaulieu. They moved to Saint-Hyacinthe in 2001–2002 and were named the Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin . The team was renamed the Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal in 2005–2006, before becoming the Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design. In 2008, the team was once again renamed, becoming the Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs. The team eventually folded permanently after
10-576: The Canada 2021 Census was 7,605. The town covers an area of 90.96 km (35 sq. mi.). By road, Acton Vale is 100 km (60 mi.) from the province's largest city, Montreal , and 190 km (120 mi.) from the province's capital, Quebec City . It is also 100 km (60 mi.) from the border with the United States . While the Township of Acton was proclaimed in 1806, the area
15-599: The 2008–2009 season. This Quebec -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Canadian ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Acton Vale, Quebec Acton Vale is an industrial town in south central Quebec , Canada. It is the seat of the Acton Regional County Municipality and is in the Montérégie administrative region. Its population in
20-471: The parish municipality of Saint-André-d'Acton was merged into the Town of Acton Vale. Beside Acton Vale is Lavoie, a community in the south of the municipality, accessible by Highway 139. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Acton Vale had a population of 7,605 living in 3,479 of its 3,628 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 7,656 . With
25-456: Was opened up for settlement only in 1850 by the construction of the railroad. Incorporated in 1861, the town was named for Acton , a suburb of London , England . The name means "oak town." The town was once a centre for copper mining. Between 1860 and 1875, the Acton copper mine was one of the most important copper mines in the world, but the deposits were quickly depleted. On January 26, 2000,
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