Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est, Quebec

Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est
Township municipality

Location within Avignon RCM.
Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°03′N 66°52′W / 48.050°N 66.867°W / 48.050; -66.867Coordinates: 48°03′N 66°52′W / 48.050°N 66.867°W / 48.050; -66.867[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM Avignon
Constituted June 30, 1906
Government[2]
 • Mayor François Boulay
 • Federal riding Gaspésie—
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. riding Bonaventure
Area[2][3]
 • Total 53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
 • Land 51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 167
 • Density 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.5%
 • Dwellings 91
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 1V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.ristigouche
sudest.ca

Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est is a township municipality in Quebec, Canada near the head of the Baie de Chaleur. It is a rural township without population centres, situated along the CN Railway line which hosts the VIA Rail Ocean (train) route; the nearest VIA station is Matapedia.

History

At the beginning of the 19th century, the voyage between Quebec and Saint John passed the Temiscouata Portage and via the Saint John River valley. After the War of 1812, it was decided to develop a new maritime route which was to be located away from the border. The Matapedia River valley was selected, and the route would be named Kempt Road, for General Sir James Kempt, then Governor-General of British North America. Construction started in 1830, under the supervision of William MacDonald, Frederic Fournier and Major Wolfe, but the route remained difficult and government decided to abandon it in 1857. A new path between Causapscal and the Restigouche was adopted in 1862, and in 1868 the Intercolonial Railway project that was to transform the British North American Colonies into Canada selected the Matapedia River road to be its route. On 1 July 1876, the Sainte-Flavie-Campbellton section was opened.

The municipality was formed in 1907 when it separated from the Township Municipality of Ristigouche (now Saint-André-de-Restigouche).[1]

On 17 April 1983, the 480ha Ristigouche Ecological Reserve was formed by the Quebec government.

In March 2013, the municipality was served notice of pursuit by the resource extractor Gastem for $1.5 million because the municipality sought to protect its drinking water source from fracking, by imposing an exclusion zone of 2km around water wells. As of August 2014, Quebec Municipal Affairs minister Pierre Moreau declined to support mayor Francois Boulay,[4] and so in September several artists and athletes resolved to draw attention to his cause.[5] Gastem is managed by fr:Raymond Savoie, who was for 10 years a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Liberal Robert Bourassa.[6]

Gastem ceded its exploration permits to fr:Pétrolia,[7] now a subsidiary of the French multinational oil producer fr:Maurel et Prom,[8] and the legal process might not be decided until 2016 or 2017.[7] The municipality had amassed $146,000 in its charitable legal defence fund as of March 2015. Gastem offered an amicable resolution at that time for that cost.[7]

The totality of exploration permits in Quebec consists of 72,000 square kilometers as of March 2015,[7] of which Petrolia holds 20%,[9] and the law does not force the province to consult the municipalities. In October 2014, the Couillard government sent the mayor a letter, which reads in part:[7]

“ Vos arguments ne me permettent pas de justifier une intervention du gouvernement dans cette cause... Je vous rappelle que, par souci d’équité et dans un esprit de neutralité, le gouvernement n’intervient pas dans une cause qui fait l’objet de procédures judiciaires. ”

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est, Quebec community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 167 (-3.5% from 2006) 173 (+4.8% from 2001) 165 (+6.5% from 1996)
Land area: 51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi) 51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi) 51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi)
Population density: 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age: 52.2 (M: 52.0, F: 52.8) 47.8 (M: 45.3, F: 50.5) 45.0 (M: 40.9, F: 48.2)
Total private dwellings: 91 104 85
Median household income: $.N/A $.N/A $.N/A
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[3] 2006[10] 2001[11]
Historical Census Data - Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est, Quebec[12]
YearPop.±%
1991 154—    
1996 155+0.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 165+6.5%
2006 173+4.8%
YearPop.±%
2011 167−3.5%

Language

Mother tongue:[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est (Municipalité de canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  2. 1 2 "Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  4. ↑ lapresse.ca: "Affaire Ristigouche: le ministre entendra le maire", 15 Aug 2014
  5. ↑ lapresse.ca: "Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est: le maire touché par les appuis qu'il reçoit", 7 Sep 2014
  6. ↑ ledevoir.com: "Pierre Moreau rencontrera le maire de Ristigouche", 15 Aug 2014
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 ledevoir.com: "Poursuivie par Gastem, Ristigouche craint la faillite", 17 Mar 2015
  8. ↑ radio-canada.ca: "André Proulx écarté de Pétrolia?", 17 Sep 2013
  9. ↑ petrolia-inc.com: "Les projets en cours"
  10. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  11. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  12. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  13. ↑ "Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-10.


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
St-André-de-Restigouche Pointe-à-la-Croix
Matapédia Listuguj
   Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est  
Restigouche River
New Brunswick Addington Parish, New Brunswick		 Restigouche River
New Brunswick Tide Head, New Brunswick		 Restigouche River
New Brunswick Atholville, New Brunswick


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