10 Facts About Saguenay Quebec

1.

Saguenay Quebec is the seat of the judicial district of Chicoutimi.

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2.

Name Saguenay Quebec is possibly derived from the Innu word "Saki-nip", which means "where water flows out".

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3.

The Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay was founded in Chicoutimi in 1967, and the Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi was founded in 1969.

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4.

Saguenay Quebec is located in a depression in the Canadian shield called the Saguenay Quebec Graben, which has a somewhat more temperate climate than the surrounding region.

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5.

Saguenay Quebec has a humid continental climate with large variation between summer and winter.

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6.

The low winter temperatures characteristic of Saguenay Quebec are caused by a combination of factors, such as the cold waters of the Labrador Current and Hudson Bay to the north and east of the city.

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7.

Saguenay Quebec was mayor of the now defunct city of Chicoutimi from 1997 until 2001.

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8.

Saguenay Quebec is one of several "megacities" where the pre-merger telephone rate centres have never been amalgamated.

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9.

In 2007, the Saguenay Quebec government announced, in conjunction with Genome Saguenay Quebec, Universite de Montreal, the Centre for Health and Social Services and UQAC Chicoutimi, the creation of a biobank specializing in genomics research.

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Cultural events in the Saguenay Quebec region include the Saguenay Quebec International Short Film Festival .

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