Lac-Simon, Abitibi-Témiscamingue

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Lac-Simon
Indian reserve
Lac-Simon FN 1.JPG
Lac-Simon is located in Western Quebec
Lac-Simon
Lac-Simon
Location in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Coordinates: 48°03′21″N 77°21′30″W / 48.05583°N 77.35833°W / 48.05583; -77.35833[1]Coordinates: 48°03′21″N 77°21′30″W / 48.05583°N 77.35833°W / 48.05583; -77.35833[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
Government
 • ChiefDavid Salembier
Area
[2]
 • Land6.784 km2 (2.619 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,783
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)

Lac-Simon is a First Nations reserve (also known as Simosagigan) and lake in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec located 32 km (20 mi) south-east of Val-d'Or. The reserve occupies 678.4 ha (6.784 km2), an on reserve population of 1,783 (July 2021) and is governed by the  [fr].[2][3]

There are also a number of residential cottages and summer houses around the lake. It is about 24 by 3 km (15 by 2 mi) with a large island containing a smaller pond itself. There are several small islands on it, some of which are large enough to camp on.

Around 1910, the missionary Étienne Blanchin and the Hudson's Bay Company encouraged Algonquin people from Kitcisakik (Grand-Lac-Victoria) to come and establish a community at Lac-Simon. Other Algonquins were then invited to move to Lac-Simon.[4]

In the 1950s, a small Republic RC-3 Seabee with four people on board crashed and sank in very deep water in the lake. In 2007 the aircraft was discovered in 46 m (150 ft) of water.[5]

The return of deer to the area was featured in an episode of Lorne Greene's New Wilderness in the mid-1980s.

Lac-Simon FN 2.JPG

References[]

  1. ^ "Lac Simon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Reserve, settlement or village details for Lac-Simon Reserve at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b First Nation details for the Nation Anishnabe du Lac Simon First Nations at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Origine et signification
  5. ^ "Quebec police divers recover plane wreck 50 years after crash." CBC News. Posted: May 14, 2008

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