SynonymsBot
Synonyms for mistassini or Related words with mistassini
dolbeau
maniwaki
matane
kuujjuaq
chapleau
etchemin
chibougamau
puvirnituq
cacouna
coaticook
grondines
mistissini
senneterre
deschambault
saguenay
yamachiche
laprairie
yamaska
chicoutimi
portneuf
abitibi
papineauville
amqui
waskaganish
beloeil
matagami
salluit
napierville
plessisville
rouyn
boucherville
nemaska
chisasibi
obedjiwan
soulanges
kamouraska
schefferville
memramcook
causapscal
matawinie
chapais
edmundston
tadoussac
pierrefonds
pikogan
monts
lachute
tasiujaq
bromont
natashquan
Examples of "mistassini"
Despite its name, Lake
Mistassini
is not in the drainage basin of the
Mistassini
River, but is about west from its source. The
Mistassini
River is easily confused with its tributary, the Mistassibi River.
On December 17, 1997, the cities of Dolbeau and
Mistassini
were merged to form the City of Dolbeau-
Mistassini
.
In 1930, the town centre of Saint-Michel-de-
Mistassini
separated from the municipality to form the Village Municipality of
Mistassini
. During the construction of the Chute-des-Passes Dam on the Peribonka River in 1944, it experienced commercial growth and gained city status in 1947. In 1976, the Municipality of Saint-Michel-de-
Mistassini
and the Village Municipality of
Mistassini
were merged again to form the City of
Mistassini
.
The city was formed in 1997 through the amalgamation of the cities of Dolbeau and
Mistassini
. Dolbeau is located on the right (west) bank of the
Mistassini
River, in the geographic township of Parent (not in the adjacent Dolbeau Township). The town of
Mistassini
is on the left (east) bank of the
Mistassini
River at the confluence with the Mistassibi River, directly opposite Dolbeau.
Just like the nearby
Mistassini
River, the Mistassibi River runs in a north-south direction. It passes through Lac au Foin (Hay Lake) and among its tributaries are the aux Oiseaux, du Dépôt, and North-East Mistassibi Rivers. It drains into the
Mistassini
River at Dolbeau-
Mistassini
.
The following are the attractions in Dolbeau-
Mistassini
:
Primula mistassinica, also known as
Mistassini
primrose, Lake
Mistassini
primrose or bird's-eye primrose, is a flowering herb of the genus "Primula". The specific name refers to Lake
Mistassini
in Quebec, Canada. It is native to the northeastern United States and much of Canada.
Dolbeau-
Mistassini
is a town in northern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Riviere aux Rats and the
Mistassini
River, on Lac Saint-Jean. Dolbeau-
Mistassini
is in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality and is the commercial hub of Lac-St-Jean with big stores and shopping centres.
The Monts Otish (Otish Mountains) are a range of tall hills in the geographic centre of Quebec, Canada, north of Lac
Mistassini
and Manicouagan Reservoir. Within the tall hills is the Réserve faunique des Lacs-Albanel-
Mistassini
-et-Waconichi.
The name
Mistassini
came from the Cree "mista assini" or Montagnais "mishta ashini", and means large rock; it probably refers a large glacial erratic stone, about high, located near the outlet of Lake
Mistassini
into the Rupert River.
Lake Albanel, which runs parallel and to the east of Lake
Mistassini
, is named after him.
CBJX-FM also has a rebroadcast transmitter in Dolbeau-
Mistassini
at 90.9 FM.
Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport, , is located southwest of Dolbeau-
Mistassini
, Quebec. Canada.
Lake Troïlus is a lake in Quebec Canada, 80 kilometres west of Lake
Mistassini
.
CHVD-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station in Dolbeau-
Mistassini
, Quebec.
Gagnon was born in Dolbeau-
Mistassini
, Quebec and is the older brother of Marc Gagnon.
From 1961 to 1968, Villeneuve was mayor of
Mistassini
. He continued his notary practice until his retirement in 1985.
CKII-FM is a radio station which broadcasts community radio programming at 101.3 MHz (FM) in Dolbeau-
Mistassini
, Quebec, Canada.
Mistassini
is a geographic name which may refer to several geographic features in the Canadian province of Quebec:
The upper portion of the river is characterized by a succession of rapids, waterfalls, and cascades. Only the last , from its mouth to Dolbeau-
Mistassini
, is navigable. Tributaries of the
Mistassini
River include the Papillon River, the Rivière des Framboises (Raspberry River), the Rivière aux Rats (Rat River), and the Mistassibi River.