Shawville, Quebec
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Shawville, Quebec | |
| — Village — | |
 |
|
| Coordinates (350, rue Main): | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Pontiac |
| Constitution | 01 Jan, 1874 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Albert Armstrong |
| - Federal MP Pontiac |
Lawrence Cannon (Conservative Party of Canada) |
| - Quebec MNA Pontiac |
Charlotte L'Ecuyer (Parti Libéral du Québec) |
| Area | |
| - Land | 5.40 km² (2.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 1,587 |
| - Density | 293.8/km² (760.9/sq mi) |
| - Change ~2001 | +0.3% |
| - Dwellings | 737 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Access Routes |  Route 148 Route 303 |
| Website: www.town.shawville.qc.ca | |
Shawville is a village in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality in western Quebec, approximately 75 km west of Gatineau. Its population in 2006 was 1,587. The village is completely enclosed within the municipality of Clarendon.
Shawville is an overwhelmingly anglophone (with 85 per cent of its residents listing English as their first language in the Canada 2006 Census) and Protestant (75 per cent [1]) community. This is unusual in Quebec, a province that is overwhelmingly French-speaking and Catholic. Shawville does not have a Catholic church, and it has also been the site of several conflicts between local shopkeepers and the Office québécois de la langue française over the province's language laws. [2], [3]
Characterized by its red-brick buildings, Shawville is home to an elementary school, a high school, and the regional hospital. Its businesses are mostly small and family run. The Shawville Fair, held the first weekend in September, is the town's major event; in recent years, it has drawn headline entertainers such as Terri Clark, Stompin' Tom Connors, and Paul Brandt, with total attendance at around 50,000.
Famous people from Shawville include the current general manager of the Ottawa Senators, Bryan Murray, his brother Terry Murray (current assistant coach of the Philadelphia Flyers), NHL legend Frank "The Shawville Express" Finnigan and Race Horse Owner and Lawyer Clayton Horner.
Shawville is represented in the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League by the Shawville Pontiacs.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec
- Statistics Canada
- Elections Canada Results - 39th General Election (2006)
- Director General of Quebec Elections
- Official Transport Quebec Road Map
 |
Clarendon (To: Thorne) |
|
|||||
| Clarendon (To: Litchfield & Bryson) |
 |
Clarendon (To: Bristol) |
|||||
 Shawville  |
|||||||
 |
|||||||
| Clarendon Ottawa River |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
