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==History== |
==History== |
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=== Administrative Chronology === |
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* [[1889]] - Proclamation creating Trudel township |
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* [[1891]] - Proclamation creating Laure township |
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* [[1901]] - Proclamation creating Bickerdike township |
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* [[1904]] - Proclamation creating Gendron township |
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* {{date|1|January|1951}} - Constitution of the municipality of Lac-Edouard from the entire territory of the townships Bickerdike, Gendron, Laura and Trudel. |
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* {{Date|26|March|2003}} - Lac-Édouard is fused to [[La Tuque]] |
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* {{date|1|January|2006}} - Reconstruction of the City of Lac-Edouard in the former territory of 1951. |
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===Sanatorium=== |
===Sanatorium=== |
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Revision as of 22:19, 29 September 2013
Lac-Édouard | |
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 Location within La Tuque TE. | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | None |
| Agglomeration | La Tuque |
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Larry Bernier |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Laviolette |
| Area | |
• Total | 987.10 km2 (381.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 916.22 km2 (353.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 175 |
| • Density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  12.9% |
| • Dwellings | 495 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-155 |
| Website | www |
Lac-Édouard is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its village centre is located along the Canadian National Railway at the north end of the eponymous Lake Édouard.
On March 26, 2003 it became part of the City of La Tuque as part of the early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec, but following a 2004 referendum, the Municipalities of La Bostonnais and Lac-Édouard were reconstituted on January 1, 2006. It remains part of the urban agglomeration of La Tuque. It had formerly been part of Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality, which was abolished in the wake of the merger; after demerger, it is one of the few municipalities (other than in the Nord-du-Québec region) that is not part of any regional county municipality.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
| Year | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2011 | 175 | 12.9%
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| 2006 | 155 | 13.1%
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| 2001 | 137 |  11.6%
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| 1996 | 155 | 2.5%
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| 1991 | 159 |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 93 (total dwellings: 495)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
History
Administrative Chronology
- 1889 - Proclamation creating Trudel township
- 1891 - Proclamation creating Laure township
- 1901 - Proclamation creating Bickerdike township
- 1904 - Proclamation creating Gendron township
- 1 - Constitution of the municipality of Lac-Edouard from the entire territory of the townships Bickerdike, Gendron, Laura and Trudel.
- 26 - Lac-Édouard is fused to La Tuque
- 1 - Reconstruction of the City of Lac-Edouard in the former territory of 1951.
Sanatorium
The sanatorium of Lac-Édouard, which has been in operation from 1904 to 1967, contributed greatly to the local economy. The five historic buildings on the site were built between 1910 and 1926. Tunnels built in cement were used in particular to get the pipes coming from the boiler and from raised huge reservoir of drinking water. The main tunnel was used for the movement of personnel, supplies and, if necessary, to remove the deads body from the hospital.
The primary purpose of the sanatorium was to house and treat tuberculosis patients. This infectious disease, with variable clinical signs, was once treated in sanatoriums, for cures under the sun and outdoors activities. The disease was much better controlled in the 1950s, thanks to newly discovered antibiotics. Subsequently cures to sanatoriums in the fight against tuberculosis became less and less necessary.
Located on a point of land jutting out into the Lac Edouard, the site of the sanatorium and outbuildings was well equipped. The natural setting, on the edge of the lake, attracted beneficiaries, generally wealthy. They arrived by train at the Lac-Edouard railway station by train, from's Hervey-Jonction, Quebec or Chambord. A shuttle was required between the railway station and the sanatorium. Many visitors were coming by train to see their sick relatives or friends living at the sanatorium. Many beneficiaries of the sanatorium died there during its history[5].
After 1967, the sanatorium served as a hospital dedicated to military veterans. Then, the building was transformed into a center for people with intellectual disabilities. Finally, the sanatorium was closed in 1982 and abandoned, thus weakening the local economy. The building of the sanatorium had four floors (wearing a turret as the fifth floor), with a solid concrete structure, exterior walls in red brick and lots of windows all around. Religious and lay staff nursed hundreds of resident beneficiaries. Doctors, nurses and support staff were housed in adjacent buildings or houses in the village of Lac-Édouard. After 1982, this historic site (except the sanatorium) continued to be used for several years for tourist activities. Finally, the site became a ghost town.
On the night of May 10 to 11, 2013, a fire completely destroyed the building of the house of nuns, located a few hundred meters from the sanatorium[6]. This large house had a large atrium, two stories high, at the entrance. The rooms of the nuns were furnished on the second floor.
In 2006, businessman Jean-Guy Pronovost Trois-Rivières acquired the site and outdoor base from Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife.
See also
- Batiscanie, Quebec
- Batiscan River
- Jeannotte River
- La Tuque
- Mauricie
- Lac-Édouard railway station
- Cookies Lake
- Lac Édouard (Québec)
- Lake of the cross - Haute-Batiscanie
- Lordship of Triton
References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Édouard
- ^ a b "Lac-Édouard, Quebec (Code 2490027) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388451". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Gabriel Delisle, article "Un sanatorium en ruine attire les chasseurs de fantômes" (A sanatorium in ruins attracts ghost hunters), journal Le Nouvelliste, August 1st, 2011.Template:Fr
- ^ Pierre Louis Paquin, article "Incendie suspect à Lac-Édouard: un joyau patrimonial brûlé" (Fire suspect in Lake Edward Island: a gem heritage burned), journal Le Nouvelliste, May 13, 2013. Template:Fr
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