Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Access Routes Route 105 Area 277.6 km² Area code Area codes 819 and 873 Local time Tuesday 12:39 AM | Constituted January 1, 1858 Postal code(s) J0X 2C0 Website www.lowquebec.ca Population 920 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Weather -12°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 55% Humidity RCMs Outaouais, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality | ||
Low is a township municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is situated along the Gatineau River north of Wakefield, and it is located within Canada's National Capital Region. Its 2006 population was 956.
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Map of Low, QC, Canada
Low received its name from Charles Adamson Low, a lumber merchant who held timber rights in the Gatineau Valley.
A section of Low called Tucker Lake was home of the Gatineau Clog, a country music festival founded by Wayne Rostad in 1980.
The mayor of Low is Morris O'Connor elected in November 2009. Former mayor was Michael Francis who was mayor back in the mid- eighties, and was re-elected in 1997. However Michael announced his retirement in the summer of 2009, and finished his term until November 2.
Geography
Low is situated in a corner of mountainous terrain on the edge of the Gatineau Hills, but conducive to agriculture. It is dotted with an abundance of lakes, most notably Sainte-Marie, Island, Doyle, cameron, and Venosta Lakes.
History
Low represents a rare case where the township was formed after the municipality; the township dates back to 1859 whereas the municipality was founded in 1848 and the municipality township was officially established on 1 January 1857, and which came into force on 1 January 1858. It was named after Charles Adamson Low, an important timber merchant of the region in the mid 19th century, a time when many Irish immigrants settled here. Its post office was established in 1854.
In 1928 the Village of Low Quebec built the Paugan hydroelectric dam. This caused the voluntarily flooding of its Village to the North Lac Saint Marie, Quebec. Because of the Dam, 90% of Lac Saint Marie village had to be relocated to more higher grounds
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 408
Languages:
Paugan Hydroelectric Station
The Paugan Station (Centrale de Paugan), built in 1928, is a run-of-river hydroelectric power station and dam on the Gatineau river, operated by Hydro-Québec. It has a head of 40.5 metres (133 ft), and 8 turbines with a total capacity of 202 MW. Its reservoir is 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi).