Amqui

Amqui
City
Aerial view of Amqui
418 and 581
Highways	R-132 R-195
Website	www.ville.amqui.qc.ca

Amqui (

In 1879, the post office opened under the name Amqui. In 1881, the Mission of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre was established, named after Benedict Joseph Labre. By 1884, the town became known as a great destination for salmon and trout fishing.^[9] In 1889, the mission became a parish and the following year it was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre.^[1]

In 1907, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre, renamed to Amqui in 1948. It gained

In January 1991, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre was merged into the Town of Amqui.[1]

On March 13, 2023, a pickup truck hit eleven pedestrians along Route 132, killing three people and injuring eight.^[10][11][12]

Geography

Amqui is located to the south of the

Amqui has a humid continental climate (Dfb).^[13] Being surrounded by the Chic-Chocs creates unique climatic conditions in the region: a long and snowy winter and a hot and humid summer.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amqui had a population of 5,999 living in 2,846 of its 3,015 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 6,178. With a land area of 121.02 km² (46.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 49.6/km² (128.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[16]

According to the Statistics Canada website, 6,090 of Amqui's 6,120 residents speak French as their first language. In addition, 12% can speak both French and English.^{[citation needed]}

Government

Municipal

Members of the city council are elected every four years on the first Sunday of November and are conducted electronically. It is composed of seven members:^[23]

Federal and provincial

Provincially, Amqui is represented by Pascal Bérubé in the Matane-Matapédia electoral district.

Federally, the city is represented by Kristina Michaud in the Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia electoral district.

Infrastructure

Montréal and Matapédia. The building is protected by the federal government under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act

since 1988.

The station is representative of the boom at the turn of the century, and the associated expansion of the railways in general, the

Halifax, and from Montréal to Gaspé

.

The design of the station Amqui is unusual for a station of the IRC.[24] It is distinguished by its two-storey design, housing the station master and his family on the top floor.^[25]

Notable people

• Alfred Belzile - politician and farmer.
• Sébastien Caron - goaltender for the Nashville Predators
• Cathy LeFrançois
  - IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Olivier Roy - goaltender drafted by the Edmonton Oilers

See also

• List of cities in Quebec
• Municipal history of Quebec

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Amqui (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Amqui". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
3. ^
   2021 Census data
   . Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
4. ISBN 978-2746951709
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5. ^ Rand, Silas Tertius (1875-01-01). A First Reading Book in the Micmac Language: Comprising the Micmac Numerals, and the Names of the Different Kinds of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Trees, &c. of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Also, Some of the Indian Names of Places, and Many Familiar Words and Phrases, Translated Literally Into English. Nova Scotia Printing Company.
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8. ISBN 2-9808660-0-8
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9. ^ Harris, W.C. (1885). The Angler's Guide Book and Tourist's Gazetteer of the Fishing Waters of the United States and Canada. American Angler.
10. Montreal Gazette
    . Retrieved March 13, 2023.
11. ^ "2 dead after multiple pedestrians struck by pickup truck in Amqui, Que". CBC News. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
12. ^ "A third person has died after Amqui truck attack, Sûreté du Québec confirms". montrealgazette.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
13. ^ "Normales et records climatologiques 1981-2010 à Amqui , Que. - Infoclimat". www.infoclimat.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
14. ^ "Amqui, Quebec". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
15. ^ "Population. Volume 1. General characteristics, households and families = Population. Volume 1. Caractéristiques générales, ménages et familles". 1958.
16. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
17. ^
    Canada 1996 Census
    . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
18. 2021 Canadian Census
    . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
19. 2016 Canadian Census
    . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
20. 2011 Canadian Census
    . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
21. 2006 Canadian Census
    . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
22. 2001 Canadian Census
    . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
23. ^ "Composition du conseil - Ville d'Amqui" (in French). City of Amqui. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
24. ISBN 9781459733039
    .
25. ^ "Gare et wagon Lynnewood." Ville d'Amqui. Retrieved on 25 June 2012.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amqui.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Amqui.

• Ville d'Amqui official site