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Outaouais is a region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau and is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite the national capital, Ottawa, Ontario. Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Motto: ? Area: 342. ... This is about the river in Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ...


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Outaouais is also the French-language name for the Ottawa River, rivière des Outaouais, the French-language term for Ottawan, a person from Ottawa, >>and<< the name of the Outaouais First Nation. French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... The Outaouais were a First Nation or Native American people who inhabited the area around the present day Canadian cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which...



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Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Bas-Saint-Laurent | Capitale-Nationale | Centre-du-Québec | Chaudière-Appalaches | Côte-Nord | Estrie | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Lanaudière | Laurentides | Laval | Mauricie | Montérégie | Montreal | Nord-du-Québec | Outaouais | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean This is a list of Quebec regions. ... Flag of Quebec. ... for the federal electoral district of a similar name see Abitibi—Témiscamingue Map of Quebec showing Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region of Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Quebec showing Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence) region is located in Quebec. ... Capitale-Nationale is a region of Quebec. ... Map of Quebec showing Centre-du-Québec in red Centre-du-Québec (french for Central Quebec) is a region of Quebec. ... Map of Quebec showing Chaudière-Appalaches in red Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Cote-Nord in relation to Quebec Côte-Nord (literaly Northern Coast) is the second largest (235,742 km², 17%) region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Quebec. ... Categories: Regions of Quebec | Quebec geography | Canada-place stubs ... Map of Quebec with the region highlighted in red Gaspésie-ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine is an administrative region of Québec consisting of the Gaspé Peninsula and the Magdalen Islands. ... Lanaudière is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. ... The Laurentians (in French - Laurentides) is a region of Quebec. ... Map of Quebec highlighting Laval Laval is a city, a regional county municipality and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the greater Montreal area. ... Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. ... Map (2001) of the Regional County Municipalities making up Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... The Nord-du-Québec is the largest of the 17 regions of the province of Quebec in 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. ...

see also: Regional County Municipalities of Quebec Following is a list of the regional county municipalites, territories, and newly amalgamated cities (villes) in the province of Quebec. ...


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Innovation in Canada: Innovation Performance—Profile of the Outaouais Region (5418 words)
According to the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ), the population of the Outaouais region was 323 736 in 2001, or 4.4 percent of the population of Quebec as a whole.
In the Outaouais, the percentages of high school and university graduates are similar in rural and urban areas.
In 1995, the Outaouais region was also 11th in Quebec in terms of the number of people employed by companies to do RandD, with a proportion lower than that for Quebec overall (0.5 per 1000 inhabitants vs 3.1 for Quebec as a whole).
Outaouais - Tourist Guide of Quebec, The Portal of Quebec, Canada, Accommodation, Vehicules Virtual Marketplace, ... (549 words)
During your stay in Outaouais, cross one of the bridges which spans the river of the Outaouais for a tour of "Colline Parlementaire",(Parliamentary Hill), its buildings are imposing.
The frenzy of the city is dissipated in the blue sky and stress vanishes in the water of the rivers.
The "Pontiac" sector is the last one of the Outaouais area and borders the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
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