Témiscaming, Quebec
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Témiscaming is a town located at the south end of Lac Témiscamingue on the upper Ottawa River in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. Also nearby is Lac Kipawa, which is the lake that has the most coastline in Canada.
CKVM-FM has a retransmitter in Témiscaming.
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[edit] History
The town was established in 1917 by the Riordon Pulp and Paper Company who built the Kipawa Mills pulp and paper mill there. The town was originally named Kipawa in 1920 but was renamed the following year. The town and mill were bought by the Canadian International Paper Company in 1925. In 1972, when the company decided to close the mill, the employees formed Tembec to take over the operation of the mill.
The Timber Train, an excursion train, traveled between Témiscaming and Mattawa, Ontario.
On November 1, 1935, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake had its epicentre a few kilometres east of Témiscaming. See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake.
[edit] Statistics
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
- Population: 2,697
- % Change (2001-2006): -7.1
- Dwellings: 1,259
- Area (km²): 717.87
- Density (persons per km²): 3.8
[edit] Sports
Starting in the 2007-08 season, Temiscaming will be the home of the Temiscaming Royals Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team of the Ontario-based Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.
