Quebec
"Je Me Souviens"..."I Remember"
QUEBEC - QUE.
(La Belle Province)
-the largest province
-located in eastern Canada
-capital city is Quebec City
-Quebec is a French-speaking province.
-flower - the Blue Flag, tree - Yellow Birch, bird - Snowy Owl
-Algonquin called Quebec "Kebe" meaning "the place where the river narrows."
-motto - "Je me souviens" which is French for "I remember".
Flag
The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelise, was adopted for the province by the government of Quebec, during the administration of Maurie Duplessis. It was the first provincial flag officially adopted in Canada, first shown on January 21, 1948, at the Parliament Building in Quebec City. Quebec's Flag Day–January 21–commemorates its adoption each year, though for some time it was celebrated in May.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Quebec
Water and Land
-The land is divided into three regions -
Canadian Shield, St. Lawrence Lowlands and Appalachian Mountains
-The St. Lawrence River (3800 km. long) links Quebec to the Atlantic Ocean.
-Ships sail inland on the St. Lawrence River.
-Quebec has more fresh water than any other province.
-There are more than one million lakes and waterways.
-Forest covers half of Quebec (the most forest in Canada).
Photo of the stunning Autumn hues throughout the forest alongside the Jacques-Cartier River in Quebec, Canada.
by Rolf Hicker
www.hickerphoto.com/jacques-cartier-river-aut...
The People
-population - 7,598,100 (2005)
-largest city - Montreal (3.6 million in 2005).
-Montreal - 67% whose mother tongue is French. Some other languages spoken are English, Italian, Spanish and Greek.
-most cities and towns are along the St.Lawrence River
-home to over 72,000 Aboriginal people: Mohawk, Cree, Algonquin, Montagnais,
Micmac, Malecite, Naskapi, and Inuit.
-people came from France, Britain, Southern Europe, and East and Southeast Asia
-Celine Dion - began recording at age 13, has sung songs for movies
-J.A.Bombarier invented the smowmobile, produced the first ski-Doo (1959)
Picture: Marina at the Old Port in Montreal by Stephan Poulin
sen.parl.gc.ca/wdangus/alma/almaphoto-e.htm
Places and Events
-Bonaventure Island bird sanctuary (home to over 25,000 pairs of gannets).
-Quebec City is the only walled city north of Mexico ( has many historic buildings).
-the Winter Carnival in Quebec City
-held in February, lasts 10 days.
-there are winter sports, dances, ice scupltures and parades.
-snowman mascot is called "Bonhomme".
Pictured Above: Quebec City
www.perfectescapes.com/.../index.php/2008/06/
Pictured Below: Walls of Québec City
by David Paul Ohmer
www.travelmuse.com/.../quebec-overview/3
Resources/Industry
-mining of gold, copper, silver, zinc, nickel, asbestros, and iron ore
-Quebec produces and sells hydro-electricity.
-Largest hydro-electric plants are near James Bay.
-Quebec produces more than a third of Canada's pulp and paper products.
( paper, newsprint, boxes, tissue and cardboard)
-Quebec's lumber is used to make furniture and to build homes.
-largest dairy industry in Canada
-many livestock farms; main crop is hay grown to feed the livestock
-All kinds of fruits and vegatables are grown in the province.
-Quebec is Canada's main producer of maple syrup.
Picture: Maple sap dripping from the tap
www.ontarioparks.com/.../art-03-03-2003.html
History
-first people were the Cree, Innu, Attikamek, Algonquin, Abenaki, Malecite,
Micmac, and Inuit
-Iroquois lived in villages along the St.Lawrence River.
-Monagnais Nation (Innu) hunted moose and lived in movable birchbark homes.
-Inuit of the north hunted seals and polar bears.
-Explorer Jacques Cartier arrived in 1534 and claimed the land for France.
-Samuel de Champlain set up a colony called New France in 1608.
-Farmers called "habitants" settled there.
-Quebec City was captured (1759) by the British.
-Loyalists arrived from the U.S. (1781) and settled farther up the river.
-Quebec was divided (1791) into Upper Canada (English speaking) and Lower Canada (mainly French speaking).
-It became a part of the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
Picture: an Innu wigwam between 1908 and 1932
From Frank G. Speck, Naskapi, (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1935) 32
www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/speck.html