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32-611: The Pashashibou River rises in Lake Costebelle and flows south for 17 kilometres (11 mi) to Pashashibou Bay on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The river is scarcely navigable in a canoe for the first 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from its mouth, and then becomes no more than a stream. Its mouth is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Natashquan . The mouth of the Pashashibou River is in the municipality of Aguanish in

64-641: A (regular) municipality. The new term was made official by the Commission de toponymie du Québec . Located along the Gulf of St. Lawrence , northwest of the Little Natashquan River, classified in 2006, the Galets historic site is a place formerly devoted to fishing activities. The site, approximately one hundred square meters, is built on a rocky peninsula which rises three meters above

96-644: A new park, the Natashquan-Aguanus-Kenamu National Park. The landscape of proposed reserve is deemed to have great beauty, exceptional value, recognized heritage interest, and considerable cultural interest. Therefore, the reserve is meant to protect favourable Atlantic salmon habitats, biodiversity of aquatic and riparian habitats, and old-growth forests. It will also manage sustainable harvesting of fur-bearing animals and develop tourism opportunities, while prohibiting mining, forestry, and hydro-electric development. In May 2015

128-475: A ship captain that had settled at that location. The river was mapped in 1684 by Louis Jolliet who called it "Noutascoüan". Jacques-Nicolas Bellin identified it as "Grand R. Natachquoin" on his map of 1744, while the 1776 map by Carver showed "Great Natashkwen". From as early as 1710, a trading post was established on the left (south) bank of the Natashquan River and later on the opposite bank (at

160-612: Is being considered for protection in a biodiversity reserve. The reserve, mostly within the Petit-Mécatina unorganized territory , will extend 190 kilometres (120 mi) along the Natashquan River southward from the Labrador–Quebec border and also include 105 kilometres (65 mi) of the East Natashquan River. Furthermore, some 16,000 square kilometres (6,200 sq mi) is under study to be included in

192-872: Is of Innu origin, who call it Nutahquaniu Hipu , meaning "river where black bear is hunted". Together with the Moisie River , the Natashquan is one of the most renowned salmon rivers on the North Shore of the Gulf . The Natashquan River is entirely within the Grenville geologic province of the Canadian Shield , characterized by a hilly plateau, ranging in altitude from 140 meters (460 ft) to 620 meters (2,030 ft), and consisting of felsic and metamorphic rock (such as gneiss, migmatite and granite), clastic rock (quartzite) and schists in

224-445: Is suitable for cultivation as far as the first lake. From there, there are only mountains and rocks. The dominant plants, according to the surveyor Hould (1894), are pines and fir. In several places the trees are large enough for commercial use. Part of the river basin is in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme and part in the municipality of Aguanish. The river basin covers 154 square kilometres (59 sq mi). It lies between

256-465: The Corneille River , more than 400 miles downstream from Quebec. It is small but can be mounted fairly easily in a canoe up to the first lake, which is seven miles from the sea. From there, the river is just a stream and cannot carry canoes for a distance of about ten miles, to the large lake three miles in diameter that is the source of this river. The land beside the river is flat and clay, and

288-584: The Gulf of Saint Lawrence . The river has its source just south of the boundary between the Atlantic and Saint Lawrence river watersheds. It flows south-east to the Labrador–Quebec border from where it flows southward to the Gulf. The river basin covers 16,005 square kilometres (6,180 sq mi). It lies between the basins of the Aguanish River to the west and the Kegaska River to

320-520: The Gulf of St Lawrence and winters are cold and snowy, with annual snowfall averaging 140 inches (356 cm). Mother tongue (2021): Natashquan was the birthplace of singer Gilles Vigneault , who named a song after the municipality ("C'est à Natashquan") on the 2008 album Arriver Chez Soi . Natashquan River The Natashquan [nəˈtæʃkn] is a river in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador . It flows south into

352-429: The 12 remaining Natashquan Pebbles bear witness to a past of abundant fishing for cod , salmon , herring and even seal hunting in the spring.“Les Galets is our Eiffel Tower ! » says Bernard Landry, a native of Natashquan. Bernard Landry is the initiator of the village collective whit the collaboration of 217 people dedicated a book: «Laissez-nous vous raconter», a volume of more than 1,000 pages, published by

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384-568: The Atlantic Ocean. The main ports of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , on the Côte-Nord shore are: Blanc-Sablon , Harrington Harbor , Natashquan, Havre-Saint-Pierre , Mingan , Port-Menier ( Anticosti Island ), Cap-aux-Meules ( Îles-de-la-Madeleine ). Natashquan experiences a borderline subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc ) that is just short of being classed as a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb ). Summers are mild, moderated by

416-594: The Historical Society of the North Shore, April 2023. At the beginning of the 20th century, the first routes of what would become Route 138 (formerly Route 15) were laid in the vicinity of Sept-Îles . In 1961, a section was added from the Franquelin region to the tip of the Moisie River , some 20 kilometres east of Sept-Îles. On the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , until 1976, there

448-664: The Innu, which means “the point of land”, is located near the Natashkuan Indian reserve , in the municipality of Natashquan. It is home to some fishermen's homes and was served by a post office from 1953 to 1976. Pointe-Parent was named after priest Pierre-Clément Parent (1733–1784) who served as missionary in Tadoussac and Labrador and died in Natashquan. On the Lower-Côte-Nord Shore, except opposite

480-587: The Minganie Regional County Municipality. The shoreline extending to both sides of the river mouth is protected by the 10.88 square kilometres (4.20 sq mi) Pashashibou Bay Waterfowl Concentration Area (Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de la Baie Pashashibou), an IUCN Management Category IV region designated in 2005 and managed by the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks. The Innu of Natashquan call

512-473: The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks of Quebec announced a sport fishing catch-and-release program for large salmon on sixteen of Quebec's 118 salmon rivers. These were the Mitis , Laval , Pigou , Bouleau , aux Rochers , Jupitagon , Magpie , Saint-Jean , Corneille , Piashti , Watshishou , Little Watshishou , Nabisipi , Aguanish and Natashquan rivers. The Quebec Atlantic Salmon Federation said that

544-612: The basins of the Little Watshishou River to the west and the Nabisipi River to the east. A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the river basin in sub-regions 6j-T and 6m-T of the east spruce/moss subdomain. Natashquan (municipality) Natashquan is a municipality located on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Strait , on the Gulf of St. Lawrence , in the Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM , Quebec , Canada . Natashquan stretches along

576-657: The coast, on both sides of the Little Natashquan River, about 120 km east of Havre-Saint-Pierre , near Aguanish and the Natashkuan Indian reserve. In addition to the village of Natashquan itself, the municipality also includes the hamlet of Pointe-Parent located on the Natashquan River shore, directly adjacent to the Natashquan Reserve. The hamlet of Pointe-Parent, once also known as Pointe-du-Poste or Village-du-Poste, name Matshiteu by

608-566: The community. Property of Transport Canada, the port of Natashquan is used by the cargo ship M/V Bella Desgagnés , a boat of the company Nordik Express, for the weekly supply of general merchandise to the local population and by a fishing fleet during the season, in Anticosti Island , Côte-Nord and Bas-St-Laurent regions. Almost all of Quebec's ports are located along the St. Lawrence River seaway, from its source to its gulf, to

640-580: The construction of the church began in July 1859, the pioneer families participated in cutting the necessary wood inland from the great Natashquan River . The Notre-Dame-de-Natashquan Mission was founded on the west bank of the Little Natashquan River. The same year, 1859, the Flora, a three-masted ship 126 feet long, weighing 43 tons, built in Quebec by Narcisse Rosa, ran aground on the banks of Natashquan, it

672-591: The east. About 39.8% of the basin is in Labrador north of the provincial boundary. The river is about 462 kilometres (287 mi), of which about 169 kilometres (105 mi) is in Labrador. The river has a Strahler number of 7. In Quebec , the river forms the boundary between the Minganie and Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipalities before draining into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence , about 370 kilometers (230 mi) east from Sept-Îles . The name

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704-710: The happiness of others, the pioneers of Natashquan, once again, retired from this shipwreck a significant quantity of wood which they used in the construction of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church or Notre-dame de Natashquan Mission. Natashquan is an Innu name generally translated as "where we caught the Black bear " or as "he hunts the bear". In 1684, the explorer Louis Jolliet spelled other spellings appearing with time. Noutascoüan, Nontascouanne, Natasquan, Nataskwan, Natashkwan, Natosquan, Nataskouan. A trading post already existed in 1710 at

736-468: The large Natashquan delta and in the bottom of the bays, the coastline is rocky. At this place, the cliffs are scattered and we find rather large arms of the sea and a multitude of islands and reefs , testifying to a submerged terrain. The natural province is entirely included in the Grenville geological province . Between 1855 and 1860, the pioneers of Natashquan lived without a parish organization,

768-460: The lower portion, with a few intrusions of mafic rock (diorite and gabbro) in the central part. The river largely runs through narrow valleys, and is fed by about 30 tributaries, of which the most significant are in downstream order: the Lejamtel, Mercereau, Mahkunipiu, Mistanipisipou, East Natashquan, Pehatnaniskau, Doré, West Natashquan, and Akaku Rivers. The last 18 kilometers (11 mi) of

800-609: The mouth of the Natashquan River , the settlement of Natashquan in the eponymous township was not founded until 1855 when the first settlers arrived. They were Acadians from the Magdalen Islands , particularly Île du Havre Aubert (in English Amherst Island), Île du Cap aux Meules (in English Grindstone). In 1855, the name Notre-Dame-de-Natashquan was given to the mission founded on

832-522: The river Pihu Hipu , which means "river with a lynx". Jacques Cartier named the bay Havre sainct Nicollas in 1535. The present name is derived from the Innu language term pishi-shebau . This can be interpreted as meaning "sharp rock" or "dry river". The Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec (1914) says, This watercourse on the north coast of the Saint Lawrence is east of

864-431: The river forms a large sandy estuary, separated from the gulf by Natashquan Point and Cape Tiennot. Sainte-Hélène Island ( île Sainte-Hélène ) is located at the very mouth of the river. The climate of the basin is subarctic continental , with a short growing season. The upper portion has a cold subhumid climate, whereas the lower part is humid. In 1534, Jacques Cartier sailed by the area and named Cape Thiennot after

896-461: The river's mouth at present-day Natashquan FN Reserve ) to conduct fur trade with the indigenous Innu people. The post was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company in the middle of the 19th century, but abandoned circa 1914 due to lack of profitability. A bridge carrying Quebec Route 138 across the river was opened on September 26, 2013. An area of 4,089 square kilometres (1,579 sq mi)

928-434: The sea. In the 1880s, there were 23 stores or shingles, there were 30 at the beginning of the 20th century, in 2024, twelve small buildings remain, some of which are 150 years old. From the start of settlement in 1855 until 1937, the height of fishing, the place was mainly exploited by local and independent fishermen and sometimes, itinerant merchants and a few fishing companies. Red and white, clinging to their rocky bases,

960-510: The west bank of the Little Natashquan River. In 1869, Natashquan became the name of a township on the North Shore, in 1907, the name was transferred to the township municipality established in 1907. The post office opened in August 1872. In 1958, the first electricity cooperative was formed and electricity was finally installed in homes. Television followed in the 1970s. On June 18, 2016, Natashquan changed status from township municipality to

992-536: Was no continuous route to go further east than the Moisie River. Only bits of paths connect a few coastal villages to each other, Natashquan connects to Aguanish by a dirt road (1959). Before 1996, it was only accessible via boat or airplane. That year, Route 138 was extended to Natashquan, connecting it to Havre-Saint-Pierre and ending its isolation from Quebec's road network. Natashquan Airport and Natashquan (Lac de l'Avion) Water Aerodrome also served

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1024-455: Was so silted up that it was impossible to refloat it. However, the pioneers of Natashquan managed to remove pieces of wood to build their houses, but above all, their new church. In September 1860, the American sailing ship Moses Taylor, weighing 6,000 tons, loaded with wood, arriving from Liverpool was shipwreck in Natashquan while heading towards Quebec . The misfortune of some making

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