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Thurso is a city in the Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec. It is located on the Ottawa River, and is within Canada's National Capital Region. Its 2001 population was 2436. Papineau is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. ...
Outaouais is a region of the province of Quebec, Canada. ...
, Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...
This is about the river in Canada. ...
The National Capital Region is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec and the surrounding area. ...
Transportation
Thurso is currently served by Route 148 (running west-east) and Route 317 (running south-north). By 2008, Autoroute 50 will enhance Thurso's connection to Gatineau and Ottawa. Quebec Route 148 (formerly Quebec Route 8 before 1970) is a major east/west highway on the north shore of the St. ...
The Quebec route 317 is a regional road in Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. ...
Autoroute 50 (also called Autoroute Maurice-Richard and formerly Autoroute de lOutaouais) is an Autoroute in western Quebec. ...
Industry Thurso is known for the infamous smell emanating from its paper mill.the smell comes from the burning of chemical residu when they make the pulp For other uses, see Paper (disambiguation). ...
The smell is not actually conducted from the other side of the paper mill, which is in fact where all "bathroom" residue from the city goes. the smell was there well before the retaining basin was built.(Fraser Papers) employs 335 people in Thurso to produce 250,000 tonnes hardwood kraft market pulp. However, the company had financial difficulties and even temporarily shut down its operations in 2006. The Lauzon sawmill was another major employer for the community but its building was destroyed by a fire on March 8, 2007 putting 100 workers temporarily out of work. However, plans for relaunching the production activity started shortly after the event.
Earthquake Wikinews has related news: Earthquake Hits Ottawa, Canada An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 was centered north in Thurso at 8:39 pm, on February 24, 2006. Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ...
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Guy Lafleur Hockey legend Guy Lafleur was born in Thurso and has an arena and street named after him. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Guy Damien Lafleur, OC, CQ, (born September 20, 1951 in Thurso, Quebec), is one of the greatest and most popular players ever to play professional ice hockey. ...
External link Coordinates: 45°35′N, 75°14′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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