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The University of Quebec in Outaouais (French: Université du Québec en Outaouais, pronounced [ynivɛʁsite dy kebɛk ɑ̃.n‿utawɛ], UQO) is a constituent university of the Université du Québec system located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. As of September 2010, combined enrolment at UQO's Gatineau and Saint-Jérôme campuses was 6,017, of ...
Lac McArthur (EHEZQ) is in Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Quebec, at It is fed by the Rivière Blanche from Lac Saint-Pierre and empties into Lac Grand to the southeast. [ 2 ] The lake is at an elevation of 163 metres (535 ft). [ 3 ]
The mouth of the lake is at 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) in direct line from the mouth of the La Pêche river. From its source at La Pêche Lake in the Pontiac municipality, the La Pêche River flows for about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east, partly in the Gatineau Park , sometimes in woodlands, agricultural or urban.
Administrative regions are used to organize the delivery of provincial government services. They were also the basis of organization for regional conferences of elected officers (French: conférences régionales des élus, CRÉ), with the exception of the Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec regions, which each had three CRÉs or equivalent bodies.
Black Sheep Inn / Le Mouton Noir The village's primary industry is tourism.Attractions in the region include the Gendron covered bridge spanning the Gatineau River; the Wakefield Documentary Film Festival; the Black Sheep Inn (Auberge Mouton Noir), a legendary live music venue; The Wakefield Mill Hotel and Spa, a 4-star hotel, restaurant and spa with views of the Maclaren Falls, [1] and Eco ...
La Pêche (French: [la pɛːʃ], locally [la paɪ̯ʃ]; meaning "Fishing") is a municipality along both sides of the Gatineau River in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, about 30 km (19 mi) north of downtown Gatineau.
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (French pronunciation: [le kɔlin də lutawɛ], "The hills of the Outaouais") is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. The region nearly encircles the City of Gatineau, which is to the south. Its administrative seat is in Chelsea, Quebec.
The negative gap between the region's participation rate and that of Quebec narrowed from 1.0 to 0.4 percentage points. The employment rate increased to 60.2% in the region. The region now has an employment rate comparable to that of Quebec (60.1%). Since 1999, the Outaouais has generally had a lower unemployment rate than Quebec as a whole.