Shawinigane – Proposed Boundaries
This name reflects the designation of the land traditionally occupied by Aboriginal peoples. The spelling "Shawinigane" was frequently used in 19th-century writings by Francophones such as Arthur Buies and Stanislas Drapeau to refer to the municipality of Shawinigan.
(Population: 95,698)
Consisting of:
- (a) the City of Shawinigan;
- (b) the City of La Tuque;
- (c) Communauté de Wemotaci Indian Reserve, Coucoucache Indian Reserve No. 24A and Obedjiwan Indian Reserve No. 28;
- (d) that part of the Regional County Municipality of Portneuf comprised of the Municipality of Lac-Lapeyrère;
- (e) the Regional County Municipality of Mékinac, excepting the parish municipalities of Saint-Adelphe and Saint-Séverin;
- (f) that part of the Regional County Municipality of Les Chenaux comprised of: the parish municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Narcisse; that part of the Parish Municipality of Champlain lying northwesterly of Highway No. 40 westbound (Félix-Leclerc Highway); that part of the Parish Municipality of Saint-Maurice lying northwesterly of Highway No. 40 westbound (Félix-Leclerc Highway); and
- (g) that part of the City of Trois-Rivières lying northwesterly of Highway No. 40 (Félix-Leclerc Highway) and northeasterly of Thibeau Boulevard.
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