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Val-d'Or (/ ˈ v æ l d ɔːr / VAL-dor, [7] French: [val dɔʁ], locally [val dɑɔ̯ʁ]; meaning "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the 2021 Canadian census.
The following active airports serve the area around Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada: Airport name ICAO/TC LID Location Coordinates Val-d'Or Airport: CYVO/YVO: Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or Airport IATA: YVO ICAO: CYVO WMO: 71725 Summary Airport type Public Operator Aéroport régional de Val-d'Or Location Val-d'Or, Quebec Time zone EST (UTC−05:00) • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00) Elevation AMSL 1,105 ft / 337 m Coordinates 48°03′12″N 077°46′58″W / 48.05333°N 77.78278°W / 48.05333; -77.78278 Website www.arvo.qc.ca Map CYVO Show map of Quebec ...
Originally part of Abitibi RCM, it was created in April 1981 as Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The name, adjusted to La Vallée-de-l'Or on October 11, 2003, means "The Valley of Gold" and refers to the area at the sources of the Harricana River where the Abitibi gold rush took place in the 1930s.
Val-d'Or (Huard) Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CVB6) is located on the Thompson River, 1.9 nautical miles (3.5 km; 2.2 mi) west of Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. See also
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The 1968 merger of the Canadian Army, RCAF and Royal Canadian Navy saw RCAF Station Val-d'Or renamed to Canadian Forces Station Val-d'Or or CFS Val-d'Or; the term station was used since Val-d'Or did not host any major units such as a wing or squadrons. CFS Val-d'Or saw its mission gradually decrease during the 1970s and it was closed.
Caribous-de-Val-d'Or Biodiversity Reserve (French: Réserve de biodiversité des Caribous-de-Val-d'Or) is a biodiversity reserve located in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada, less than 20 km (12 mi) southeast of the city of Val d'Or. It was established on April 28, 2009. [1] The largest lake in the reserve is Sabourin Lake.