Malartic, Quebec

Malartic, Quebec
Malartic
—  City  —
Motto: Ma ville, ma famille, ma fierté
("My town, my family, my pride")
Malartic is located in Quebec
Malartic
Coordinates: 48°08′N 78°08′W / 48.133°N 78.133°W / 48.133; -78.133Coordinates: 48°08′N 78°08′W / 48.133°N 78.133°W / 48.133; -78.133
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Regional county La Vallée-de-l'Or
Settled 1928
Incorporated April 28, 1939
Government[1]
 – Type ville
 – Mayor André Vezeau
 – Federal riding Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 – Prov. riding Abitibi-Est
Area[1][2]
 – Total 159.31 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
 – Land 147.96 km2 (57.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 – Total 3,640
 – Density 24.6/km2 (63.7/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code J0Y 1Z0
Area code(s) 819
Website ville.malartic.qc.ca
Malartic QC 2.JPG
Plan of the new open-pit mine directly south of the town centre.

Malartic is a town on the Malartic River in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. It is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of the centre of Rouyn-Noranda along Quebec Route 117 and the Canadian National Railway.

In addition to the main settlement of Malartic, the municipality also includes the smaller settlement of Norrie.

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History

At the time when the Abitibi region was being surveyed and organized in 1907, the name Malartic was chosen for the geographic township and lake, following the pattern of assigning names of regiments and officers of General Montcalm's army.[3] It was named after Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic, aide de camp to Montcalm.[4]

The discovery of major gold deposits in 1923 led to a gold rush in the Abitibi region, attracting settlers (exclusively men during the first six years) to the area in 1928. In 1935, the Canadian Malartic Gold Mines began operation, employing people from all over the province, Canada, and several east European countries. Together with Eastern Malartic and Malartic Goldfields that began operating in 1937 and 1939 respectively, these three became Quebec's largest gold mines. But newly arriving workers were not permitted to settle near the mines and would build a squatter camp on Crown land about 4 km north of Malartic, that became the community of Roc d'Or. The two settlements grew concurrently, duplicating services. But the parishes (Saint-Martin-de-Tours in 1928), railway station, and post office (1936) were established near the mines in Malartic.[4][5][6]

In 1939, the Town of Malartic was incorporated under the auspices of the Quebec Ministry of Mines, in an attempt to halt the proliferation of squatter camps in the Abitibi region. In 1943, the entire community of Roc d'Or was ordered to move to Malartic by the provincial government and the settlement was demolished. Despite a mining accident in April 1947 that killed 12 miners in an underground fire, Malartic was thriving throughout the 1950s, reaching a peak of nearly 7000 residents.[5][6]

But in 1965, Canadian Malartic and Malartic Goldfields closed their mines, followed by the Barnat and East Malartic mines in the 1980s. This led to rapid decline in the economy and population.[5][6]

In 2008 and 2009, renewed exploration by Osisko Mining revealed an untapped new gold deposit, estimated at approximately 9 million ounces, beneath the town. The company received approval from the government of Quebec to launch what would become Canada's largest ever open pit gold mine.[7] The project, which will have an estimated cost of $1 billion if approved, would see most of the portion of the town lying south of Route 117, consisting of about 200 houses and several of the town's public facilities, relocated to a new housing development in the north end of town.[7] This move was featured in season 4 of the television show Monster Moves. As of late 2009, most of the relocation work had been completed, and this, before the end of public consultations by Quebec's Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks.[8]

Government

As of January 2011, the municipal government consists of mayor André Vezeau and councillors Jude Boucher, Sylvie Daigle, Martin Ferron, Daniel Magnan, Guy Morrissette, and Jean Turgeon.[1]

Federally, Malartic is located in the electoral district of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, currently represented in the Canadian House of Commons by Roméo Saganash of the New Democratic Party. Provincially, it is in the district of Abitibi-Est, represented in the National Assembly of Quebec by Pierre Corbeil of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Demographics

Population trend:[9]

  • Population in 2006: 3640 (2001 to 2006 population change: -1.7 %)
  • Population in 2001: 3704
  • Population in 1996: 4154
  • Population in 1991: 4326

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1535 (total dwellings: 1653)

Mother tongue:[2]

  • English as first language: 4.2 %
  • French as first language: 90.3 %
  • English and French as first language: 0.6 %
  • Other as first language: 4.9 %

Tourism and landmarks

Education

  • École Des Explorateurs - Kindergarten to grade 6
  • Polyvalente Le Tremplin High school - secondary grade 1 to 5
  • Trait-d'Union - adult education

References

  1. ^ a b c "Malartic" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/89015/. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  2. ^ a b c "Malartic community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2489015&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Malartic&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  3. ^ "Lac Malartic" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=38201. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  4. ^ a b "Malartic (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=38199. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  5. ^ a b c Gourd, Benoit-Beaudry. "Malartic", in The Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig Publishing, 1988), Volume 2, p.1287.
  6. ^ a b c "Histoire et cartes" (in French). Ville de Malartic. http://ville.malartic.qc.ca/vie-municipale/histoire-et-cartes. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  7. ^ a b Rhéal Séguin, "Tiny Quebec town is sitting on a gold mine". The Globe and Mail, July 14, 2009.
  8. ^ Osisko Mines website
  9. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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