Baie-de-Shawinigan

Baie-de-Shawinigan (Canada 1996 Census population 265) [1] is a small industrial community within the City of Shawinigan in the Canadian province of Quebec. The place is named after its location on a bay of the Saint-Maurice River. For a period of time, it was also known as Belgoville because it faced the paper mill of the Belgo Canadian Pulp Company.[2]

The place was incorporated in 1907 as the Village Municipality of Baie-de-Shawinigan, but merged into the City of Shawinigan in 1998.[2]

It is the childhood home of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and since 1911 is home to Sacré-Cœur Catholic Church (Sacred Heart), which is located at 17, rue de l'Église.

## Mayors

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From 1907 to 1998, Baie-de-Shawinigan had its own mayor and its own city council. The mayors were:

# | Mayor | Taking Office | Leaving

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1  | Joseph-Arthur Houle  | 1907  | 1911
2  | Edmond Ménard  | 1911  | 1911
3  | William Dubé  | 1911  | 1913
4  | Émile Julien  | 1913  | 1916
5  | Joseph-Eulage Ménard  | 1916  | 1917
4  | Émile Julien  | 1917  | 1919
6  | Joseph Lajoie  | 1919  | 1925
7  | Émile Matteau  | 1925  | 1927
8  | Alphonse Côté  | 1927  | 1929
6  | Joseph Lajoie  | 1929  | 1931
7  | Émile Matteau  | 1931  | 1932
9  | Arthur Bellemare  | 1932  | 1933
10  | Eddy Boisvert  | 1933  | 1941
11  | Dominique Mercier  | 1941  | 1957
12  | Conrad Lemay  | 1957  | 1975
13  | Victorien Dubé  | 1975  | 1998

## References

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1. ^ Statistics Canada Website
2. ^ a b "Baie-de-Shawinigan (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie de Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-24.

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