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Synonyms for kamouraska or Related words with kamouraska
bellechasse
matane
laprairie
napierville
yamaska
soulanges
montmagny
hochelaga
beauharnois
portneuf
repentigny
joliette
boucherville
assomption
charlesbourg
yamachiche
caraquet
beauce
etchemins
outremont
rouville
amqui
pierrefonds
montarville
ahuntsic
neigette
chambly
appalaches
louiseville
bizard
dorion
chapais
saguenay
berthierville
dolbeau
arthabaska
beloeil
deschambault
lachenaie
beauceville
shippagan
laurentides
autray
missisquoi
chicoutimi
memramcook
chibougamau
mauricie
terrebonne
matawinie
Examples of "kamouraska"
Saint-Bruno-de-
Kamouraska
is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the
Kamouraska
Regional County Municipality.
Sainte-Hélène-de-
Kamouraska
is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the
Kamouraska
Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Alexandre-de-
Kamouraska
is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the
Kamouraska
Regional County Municipality.
This riding was created in 1996 as "
Kamouraska
—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" from parts of
Kamouraska
—Rivière-du-Loup riding. Its name was changed in 1997 to "
Kamouraska
—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques".
Saint-Joseph-de-
Kamouraska
is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the
Kamouraska
Regional County Municipality.
Quebec City was struck by the 1925 Charlevoix–
Kamouraska
earthquake.
Hébert won France's Prix de librairies for her 1970 novel "
Kamouraska
" and its for her 1982 novel "Les fous de Bassan". Both books have also been made into movies, "
Kamouraska
" in 1973 directed by Claude Jutra, and "Les fous de Bassan" in 1986 by Yves Simoneau. "
Kamouraska
" also won the Grand Prix of the Académie royale de la langue françaises de Belgique.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Kamouraska
and Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata ridings. It was abolished in 1996, and redistributed between
Kamouraska
—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.
Kamouraska
was also the location of the 1839 murder of Louis-Pascal-Achille Taché. The event inspired Anne Hébert's 1970 novel "
Kamouraska
", which was made into a film in 1973 by Claude Jutra.
The name "
Kamouraska
" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge".
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Bellechasse and
Kamouraska
.
He was born on June 14, 1881 near
Kamouraska
, Bas-Saint-Laurent.
He was born in Saint-Thomas, the son of Charles Taché and Geneviève Michon, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. Taché apprenticed as a notary, was licensed in 1811 and set up practice in
Kamouraska
. In 1824, he married Charlotte, the daughter of John Mure. He did not run for re-election to the assembly in 1824. In 1842, he was named registrar for
Kamouraska
County. Taché died in office at
Kamouraska
at the age of 63.
Kamouraska
was a provincial electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of
Kamouraska
, L'Islet, Montmagny and Rivière-du-Loup.
It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was
Kamouraska
-Rivière-du-Loup; however,
Kamouraska
-Rivière-du-Loup existed for only that one election and disappeared in 1944, and was replaced by the re-created
Kamouraska
.
The "slight earthquake" mentioned in the story is likely the 1925 Charlevoix–
Kamouraska
earthquake.
Saint-Urbain was one of the localities affected by the 1925 Charlevoix–
Kamouraska
earthquake.
Anti-Catholic preacher Charles Chiniquy was born in
Kamouraska
in 1809.
The name "
Kamouraska
" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge".