Hull, Québec, as seen from Ottawa

Hull is part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian capital National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand fonctionnaires or civil servants. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x734, 160 KB) Summary The sun sets on downtown Gatineau, as seen from Ottawa. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x734, 160 KB) Summary The sun sets on downtown Gatineau, as seen from Ottawa. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... Motto: Ursus super montem ivit Area: 342. ... For the capital, see Quebec City. ... The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. ... This is about the river in Canada. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... The National Capital Region is an informal designation for the Census Metropolitan Area consisting of the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec and the surrounding area. ...

Hull was founded in 1800 by Philemon Wright as a remote lumber camp in what was at the time mosquito-infested wilderness at the head of navigation of the Ottawa River. While Wright arrived by way of Woburn, Massachusetts, he gave the settlement the name of his family's original home town Kingston-upon-Hull in the United Kingdom. Philemon Wright (November 23, 1340 – June 3, 1839) was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded the first settlement in the vicinity of what would later become Ottawa. ... Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts. ... Kingston upon Hull, more usually referred to simply as Hull, is a city and unitary authority which is situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary in northern England. ...

The Gatineau River, like the Ottawa River, was very much the preserve of the draveurs, people who would use the river to transport logs from lumber camps until they arrived downriver; the Gatineau River drains into the Ottawa River, which ends at Montreal. The log-filled Ottawa River (as viewed from Hull) appeared on the back of the Canadian one-dollar bill until it was replaced by a dollar coin (the "loonie") in 1987; the very last of the dwindling activity of the draveurs on these rivers ended a few years later. City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... See also loony (short for lunatic), which is sometimes spelled loonie. Loonie is the unofficial but commonly-used name for Canadas gold-coloured, bronze-plated, one-dollar coin. ...

Ottawa was founded later, as the terminus of the Rideau Canal built under the command of Col. John By as part of fortifications and defences constructed after the War of 1812. Originally named Bytown, Ottawa did not become the Canadian capital until the mid-1800's and then only because its greater distance from the international border left it less vulnerable to foreign attack. A portion of the worlds largest skating rink Canal during Winter The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ... Lieutenant-Colonel John By (probably 7 August 1779 – 1 February 1836) was a British military engineer, best remembered for supervising the construction of the Rideau Canal and, in the process, founding what would become the city of Ottawa. ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Strength United States Regular army : 99,000 Volunteers: 10,000* Rangers: 3,000 Militia: 458,000** Naval and marine: 20,000 Indigenous peoples New York Iroquois: 600 Northwestern allies: ? Southern allies: ? United Kingdom Regular army: 10,000+ Naval and marine: ? Canadian militia: 86,000+** Indigenous... Bytown is the former name Ottawa, Canada. ...

Nothing remains of the original 1800 settlement; the downtown Vieux-Hull sector was destroyed by a terrible fire in 1900 which also destroyed the original pont des Chaudières, a road bridge which has since been rebuilt to join Ottawa to Hull at Victoria Island.

Navigation beyond Ottawa-Hull was and still remains difficult as watercraft must be removed from the Ottawa River due to obstacles posed by rapids such as the Rapides des Chaudières or kettle rapids.

Scott Paper factory

Hull now depends primarily on the civil service as an economic mainstay, although two paper mills (Scott Paper and the E.B. Eddy division of Domtar Inc.) still retain some industrial facilities on the Ottawa River in the centre of Hull, Québec. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2448x1588, 492 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2448x1588, 492 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... International Paper Company:kraft paper mill Georgetown, South Carolina When built, this mill was the largest in the world A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or similar apparatus. ... The Scott Paper Company is a USA based corporation which manufactures mostly paper based consumer products. ... The E.B. Eddy Company was originally incorporated in 1886 as The E. B. Eddy Manufacturing Company with Ezra Butler Eddy as its president. ... Domtar Inc. ...

It is also the home to the Casino du Lac Leamy and to the Canadian Museum of Civilization directly opposite Parliament Hill. Hull is also Outaouais's cultural centre. The Casino du Lac Leamy The Casino du Lac Leamy (formerly the Casino dHull) is a government run casino in Gatineau, Quebec. ... Categories: Museums in Canada | Ottawa buildings | Canadian federal departments and agencies ... Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, (French Colline du Parlement), -The Hill for locals- is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... Outaouais is a region of the province of Quebec, Canada. ...

Hull is in the Outaouais region and is located within the City of Gatineau; the name "Gatineau" itself sometimes is more specifically used to refer to a mostly-suburban former city of Gatineau on the opposite side of the Gatineau River. Outaouais is a region of the province of Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Quebec with Gatineau highlighted in red. ...

In 2002, the Parti Québécois, leading the provincial government, forced the cities of Hull, Gatineau, Aylmer, Buckingham and Masson-Angers to fuse into one city. Although Hull was the central city in the lot, and despite the fact it had 200 years of history, the name Gatineau was voted by the citizens for the new city. The main reasons usually given to explain this fact are that Gatineau had more inhabitants, was the name of the former county, the valley, the hills, the park and the main river within the new city limits: thus its name was less restrictive than Hull. Some argued that the French name of Gatineau was more appealing than a name from England to most French-speaking residents. Hull-Gatineau had been the most popular choice in the polls, but the transition committee excluded all hyphenated possibilities from being included on the ballot. Since the former city of Hull represents a large area distinct from what was formerly known as Gatineau, to be officially correct and specific many people say "vieux secteur Hull" (the former Hull part of town) when speaking of it. The Parti Québécois or PQ is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement though unlike other social democratic parties it has no formal ties with labour. ... Motto: Ursus super montem ivit Area: 342. ... Aylmer is a former city and the western sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, is located on the Ottawa River and Quebec route 148. ... Map of Quebec with Gatineau highlighted in red. ... Masson-Angers, Quebec is a town located on the north bank of the Ottawa River approx. ...

In 2004, there was a referendum to decide whether Hull would remain in Gatineau, but the population in majority voted against the deamalgamation thus the status quo prevailed.

Approximately 86% of the hullois or hulloise residents speak French as their first language.