Parent, Quebec

Parent
Village
Parent
Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 74°37′00″W / 47.91667°N 74.61667°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
MRC	Mauricie
Established	1910
Government
• Type	Village
• Mayor	Normand Beaudoin
Area
• Total	41 km^2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation1400	434 m (1,424 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	611
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	(819) 667

Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the City of La Tuque and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of La Tuque's town centre. In 2011, it had a population of 611.^[1]

During the summer, it becomes the supply point for several dozen outfitters, and in the winter it is a major centre for the snowmobile industry. The Kruger sawmill, with 150 workers, is the main employer of the region. The Bazin River that flows through town is popular for 5- to 7-day canoe trips that end at the Gatineau River.

History

Parent was founded in 1910 when the National Transcontinental Railway was built through the area. It was named after Simon-Napoléon Parent, Québec Premier from 1900 to 1905 and Chairman of the Board of Transcontinental Railway from 1905 to 1911. In 1913, the Parish of Saint-Thomas was formed and two years later in 1915, the Parent Post Office opened.^[2]

In 1947, the Village Municipality of Parent was established. The town was the site of a Pinetree Line radar site (RCAF Station Parent) from 1954 to 1963.

On March 26, 2003, Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality was dissolved and all its municipalities and unorganized territories, including Parent, were amalgamated into the new City of La Tuque.^[2]

References

1. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Parent community profile
2. "Parent (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-06.

Aerial view of Parent from the Radar Station mountain

Radar Station in Parent

Coordinates: 47°55′01″N 74°37′01″W / 47.917°N 74.617°W