Jonquière was a city on the Saguenay River in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, near Chicoutimi. In 2002, Jonquière became an arrondissement, or borough, of the mega-city Ville de Saguenay. The Saguenay River is a major river of Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Quebec showing Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in Quebec, Canada is distinguished by its physical beauty, especially the Fjord du Saguenay, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region, and by the cordial character of its inhabitants. ... ... Chicoutimi was a city of 63 326 (2001 statistics) located 150 to 200 kilometres north of Quebec City on the Saguenay River in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saguenay (officially Ville Saguenay) is a city (2001 pop. ...

Jonquière itself was the result of the agglomeration of three cities: Kénogami, Jonquière and Arvida.

Much of Jonquière's development owed its strength to the Price family who ran a pulp and paper factory in Kénogami. Today that pulp and paper factory is owned by Abitibi-Consolidated. Arvida is the home of an aluminum plant owned by ALCAN. An International Paper mill in South Carolina The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Sweden, Finland) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13 (IIIA), 3, p Density, Hardness 2700 kg/m3, 2. ...

Jonquière is probably most well known in the United States because of its Wal-mart store, which attempted to unionize and was closed down shortly thereafter. The official reason for this shutdown was labeled as "financial problems." Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...

History

Jonquière was founded in 1847 by Marguerite Belley who came from La Malbaie, Quebec to settle on the Rivière-aux-Sables river. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... La Malbaie is a city in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the province of Quebec, situated on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Malbaie River. ...

Mayors

• Jean Allard ( - January 20, 1868), (1872 - 1876) and (February 5, 1894 - August 26, 1895 Death)
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• Camil Gagné
• Francis Dufour (1975 - 1985) (Arvida 1967 - 1975)
• Gilles Marceau
• Marcel Martel ( - November 7, 1999)
• Daniel Giguère (November 7, 1999 - February 18, 2002)