Shawinigan (/ʃəˈwɪnɪɡən/) is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,620 as of the...
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The Shawinigan Cataractes (French: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)...
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Shawinigan Handshake is the epithet given to a chokehold executed on February 15, 1996, by Jean Chrétien, then-Prime Minister of Canada, on anti-poverty...
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Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. Shawinigan may also refer to: Shawinigan River, a tributary...
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Rouyn-Noranda Sherbrooke Val-d'Or Baie-Comeau Chicoutimi Quebec Rimouski Shawinigan Victoriaville Acadie–Bathurst Cape Breton Charlottetown Halifax Moncton...
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HMCS Shawinigan was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of...
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Shawinigan flows in the rural area to the north of Shawinigan, then through the town of Shawinigan, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. The Shawinigan...
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Established in 1898, the Shawinigan Water & Power Company was one of the dominant, privately owned hydroelectric companies in Canada until 1963, when it...
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Shawinigan station is located on Chemin du CN in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. It is a former CN Rail station and is currently used by Via Rail for two...
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Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Shawinigan. HMCS Shawinigan (K136) (I), a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy...
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Shawinigan High School is an English-language combined elementary and secondary school in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The school is operated by the Central...
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Cégep de Shawinigan is a public college located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. Originally known as the Cégep de Shawinigan at its founding in 1968, it...
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HMCS Shawinigan is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces and the Royal Canadian Navy since 1997. Shawinigan is...
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Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population...
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The Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts are a defunct minor professional ice hockey team that was based in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec. The team played in the Quebec...
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Canada. Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of: Villes Grand-Mère Shawinigan Shawinigan-Sud Municipalities Charette Lac-à-la-Tortue Parish Municipalities...
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Baie-de-Shawinigan (Canada 1996 Census population 265) is a small industrial community within the City of Shawinigan in the Canadian province of Quebec...
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residents as of the 2016 Census. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan. The word Mauricie was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier...
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Saint-Étienne-des-Grès/Hydravion Adventure Water Aerodrome (redirect from Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan/Hydravion Adventure Water Aerodrome)
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès/Hydravion Adventure Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CHA2) is located on the Saint-Maurice River, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast...
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Shawinigan. The territory served is divide in 5 districts: District Shawinigan-Grand-Mère District Maskinongé. District Mékinac District Shawinigan-Sud-Mont-Carmel...
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Aréna Jacques Plante (category Buildings and structures in Shawinigan)
capacity 3,700) multi-purpose arena in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. It was built in 1937. It was home to the Shawinigan Cataractes Ice hockey team. The arena...
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Shawinigan Railway Bridge Railway Quebec-Gatineau linking Shawinigan (sector Shawinigan-Sud to Shawinigan) Marc Trudel Bridge, Shawinigan Shawinigan Bridge...
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List of members of the Legislative Council of Quebec (redirect from Division of Shawinigan (Legislative Council))
The Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the Quebec legislature. It was abolished effective December 31, 1968. The Council was...
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(secteur) of the city of Shawinigan. Until 1919, Saint-Georges had been known as Village Turcotte. It merged with Shawinigan in a municipal amalgamation...
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La Cité de l'Énergie (category Buildings and structures in Shawinigan)
energy) is a theme park based on local industrial history and located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. A science centre, which includes a 115 m (377 ft) high...
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Royal Conservatory of Music. Aline Chaîné was born on May 14, 1936, in Shawinigan, Quebec, the eldest child of Yvonne (Bellemar) and Albert Chaîné. Her...
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Centre Gervais Auto (redirect from New Shawinigan Arena)
in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada that opened on December 27, 2008 and has been the home of the Shawinigan Cataractes since 2008. When the Shawinigan Cataractes...
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The division of Shawinigan was established in 1854, under the Union regime of 1841, after the seats of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada...
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of the elderly. She has headed the Service d'aide au consommateur in Shawinigan, Quebec, since its foundation in 1974 and has also been active with the...
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Mathieu Olivier (category Shawinigan Cataractes players)
only lasted one and a half seasons, however, as he was traded to the Shawinigan Cataractes for a 3rd round pick in December 2014. At the time of the trade...
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