Saint-Gabriel-of-Valcartier

Located at the north of the town of Quebec in MRC of the Jacques-Cartier, the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-with-Valcartier occupies a surface of 441.17 km ². It is with approximately 25 kilometers of the downtown area of Quebec. Inhabited spaces concentrate mainly along the Jacques-Cartier river and of road 371. Saint-Gabriel-of-Valcartier is located at the foot of splendid the Laurentides.

The first colonists built in 1812 a road which connected the Jacques-Cartier river to Loretteville. They built their residences, of the sawmills, the mills with flour and the churches catholic and Protestant woman.

In 1815, four business men of Quebec are John Neilson, Andrew Stuart, Louis Moquin and Nicholas Vincent bought most of the grounds belonging to the Fathers Jésuites.

Saint-Gabriel-of-Valcartier was recognized like Municipalité starting from 1845 and civil erection dates from the May 18th 1861 when the municipality was divided in order to form the municipalities of Saint-Gabriel-in-Valcartier and of Western Saint-Gabriel. In October 1985, is 124 years later, these two municipalities amalgamated to become the Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-of-Valcartier.

The main features of Saint-Gabriel-of-Valcartier are: its family spirit, harmonious relations between the english-speaking and French-speaking people, the collaboration of all the residents and a strongly developed Community spirit.

The economic main activities are the industry of the breeding of the poultries and the tourist center Village Holidays Valcartier, the largest watery park of Canada in summer, and the greatest center of plays of winter in North America. Moreover, the economic activity is strongly influenced by the presence of an important military garrison, the Garnison Valcartier (military garrison of the Canadian Armed forces).

The village already sheltered a center of ski, the " Development Valcartier inc" sold later with the Valcartier Lodge . Today, it is a private secondary school, the secondary school Mount-Saint-Sacrament.

Mayors

Mayors of Western Saint-Gabriel

1878-1881 : Patrick Cosgrove
1881-1882: Ulric Gauvreau
1882-1884 : Thomas Brown
1884-1887: James Burns
1887-1890: Thomas Brown
1890-1895: Samuel Clark
1895-1903: Thomas Brown
1903-1909: Lawrence Corrigan
1909-1911: James Bowles
1911-1924: Robert Beam
1924-1930: Thomas Knox
1931-1932: Thomas Murphy
1932-1933: James Clark (3 James Clark)
1933: Albert Corrigan
1933-1941: John Murphy
1941-1946: John McCartney
1947-1955: Cecil Rourke
1955-1961 : Simmons Crawford
1961-1967: George Murphy
1967-1971: John McCartney
1972-1985: Donat Roller

Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-of-Valcartier

1878-1880 : Arthur Wolf
1881: Thomas Dacres
1882: William B. McBain
1883: Francis Ireland
1884-1885: William B. McBain
1886-1888: Thomas Dacres
1889: David B. McCartney
1890: Charles Jack
1891-1896: John McBain
1896-1903: William B. McBain
1903-1905: Lewis McBain
1905-1906: Thomas Knox
1906-1908: Andrew Brown
1908-1914: Thomas Knox
1914-1923: John McCartney
1923-1924: William Neil
1924-1927: Robert Goodfellow
1927-1936: Alfred J. Hicks
1937-1940: William Goodfellow
1941-1946: Irvin Jack
1947-1948: William Hicks
1949-1950: Neilson McBain
1951-1961 : William Hicks
1961-1969: Russel Package
1969-1988: Lewis Jack
1988 -: Brent Montgomery

Municipalities bordering

Sources

Repertory of the municipalities of Quebec
Commission of toponymy of Quebec
municipal Businesses and areas - regional charts

External bonds

Secondary Official site
School Mount St-Sacrament

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