Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent

城市概覽

The population of the Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent municipality is 787 inhabitants in 2021. The main economic activity is fishing. Interestingly, the municipality does not have an elected municipal council, it is run by an administrator appointed by the Government of Quebec. This page also contains tourist information about the First Nations reserve of La Romaine.

Kegaska – The village of Kegaska is a crab fishing centre, which is the gateway to the Lower North Shore. It has about 130 inhabitants, mostly English-speaking; they call themselves the Coasters. Generally, these inhabitants are descendants of fishing families who settled there thanks to the fishing resources. It is built on a strip of land between two bays and on Kegaska Island. Since the arrival of route 138 in 2013, these inhabitants welcome tourists who want to add to their life course a self-portrait next to the sign indicating the end of route 138; the end of the road fascinates. Tourists also come to Kegaska to fully live an adventure of remoteness at the "end of the world", the wild immensity and immersion in coastal life in a territory that is not marked out for mass tourism. La Romaine – Laid out near the mouth of the Olomane River, the village of La Romaine is made up of a large Innu reserve (known as Unamen Shipu) and a small Francophone community. In the spring, runoff water is red ocher in colour. Today, many residents of La Romaine work in the lobster fishing industry and in private sport fishing camps. Chevery – Built on a point of sand, the village of Chevery has approximately 240 inhabitants. This village is the capital of the MRC Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent. Trout sport fishing is popular on the Nétagamiou and La Croix rivers, near the village. Moose hunting is recognized in season. Its marina is well located against heavy seas, being 2 km upstream from the mouth of the Nétagamiou River. From the marina, a 4-km hiking trail leads up along the Nétagamiou River. 500 m away

如何抵達

By plane 1 Chevery Airport (YHR IATA). Airport without control, but equipped with an automated weather station. Scheduled flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Kegaska, La Romaine, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Saint-Augustin, Sept-Îles and Tête-à-la-Baleine. (updated Jul 2022) 2 Kegaska Airport (ZKG IATA) (at 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north of Kegaska). Scheduled flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, La Romaine, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Saint-Augustin and Tête-à-la-Baleine. (updated Jul 2022) 3 La Romaine Airport (ZGS IATA) (4.6 km (2.9 mi) north of La Romaine). Regular flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Kegaska, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Saint-Augustin and Tête-à-la-Baleine as well only by Air Liaison from Baie-Comeau, Mont-Joli, Natashquan, Quebec City and Sept-Îles. (updated Jul 2022) 4 St. Augustine Airport (YIF IATA) (on the bank of the Saint-Augustin River near Saint-Augustin and Pakuashipi). Scheduled flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Kegaska, La Romaine, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Sept-Îles and Tête-à-la-Baleine as well as by Air Liaison from Baie-Comeau, La Romaine, Mont-Joli, Natashquan, Quebec City, Rouyn-Noranda, Sept-Îles and Wabush. (updated Jul 2022) 5 Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB IATA), Tête-à-la-Baleine. (updated Jul 2022)

By boat Bella Desgagnés (Maritime service Anticosti Island-Basse-Côte-Nord) - Departing from Rimouski, the vessel Bella Desgagnés offers weekly maritime service to the ports of Port-Menier (L'Île-d'Anticosti), Sept-Iles, Havre-Saint-Pierre and Natashquan, reaching as far as Blanc-Sablon. Operated by the Government of Quebec, this ship makes the connection between the localities of the MRC Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent (formerly called "Basse-Côte-Nord") which is part of the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent: Saint-Augustin, La Tabatière (Gros-Mécatina), Tête-à-la-Baleine, Harrington Harbour, La Romaine, Kegaska and Blanc-Sablon.

必看景點

Kegaska 1 Le Brion (observation site of the gulf) (Le Brion (site d'observation du golfe)) (in a bay on the south side of Kegaska Island). Historical point of interest with a view of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Washicoutai archipelago. (updated Jul 2022) 2 St. Philip's Anglican Church, chemin Jacques-Cartier, Kegaska (located near the bridge leading to Kegaska Island and to the Relais Nordik Kegaska wharf). (updated Jul 2022)

La Romaine 3 La Romaine Museum and Interpretation Centre (Musée et Centre d'interprétation de La Romaine), 24, chemin du Ruisseau, La Romaine (Unamen Shipu), ☏ +1 418-229-2912, [email protected]. Museum presenting the great history of the region of La Romaine: regional economy, traditions, a large family tree of the first occupants and their descendants. (updated Jul 2022) Mary Queen of the Indians Roman Catholic Church, La Romaine. Catholic church with an unusual altar made of caribou skin. (updated Jul 2022)

Harrington Harbour 4 Rowsell House Interpretation Centre (Centre d'interprétation de la maison Rowsell) (on the northwest side of Harrington Island, approximately 3 km from the north coast). May to September. The RHIC is more than a century old. This building was renovated in order to preserve artifacts from Harrington and the Lower North Shore. This period home symbolizes the Islanders' pride in their culture and heritage. The exhibits in Rowsell House are educational about the rich local history for visitors of all ages. (updated Jul 2022) 5 Cable cove (on the northwest side of Harrington Island, approximately 3 km from the coast). (updated Jul 2022)

Tête-à-la-Baleine Providence Island Interpretation Centre (Centre d'interprétation de l'île Providence), Tête-à-la-Baleine, ☏ +1 418-242-2015. In the summer season. Its schedule coincides with the arrival of the ship Le Balla Desgagnés, and on request. This museum interprets the history of the church and the archipelago. Museum accessible in the summer sea

體驗活動

Kegaska Hiking on Kegaska Island. Main trails of Kegaska:**The rocks of Île Kegaska (Les roches de l'Île Kegaska): distance of 6.8 km allowing to go around the island of Kegaska;**Brion Trail (Sentier Brion): distance of 1, 9 km in a north-south direction;**Kegaska Coastal Trail (Sentier côtier de Kegaska): 7.2 km from Kegaska Island, along Kegaska Bay (east-west direction). (updated Jul 2022)

La Romaine 1 Boat trip. Boat excursions offered on site by local boat owners, in the Washicouata archipelago on the west side of the Olomane River delta or the Ouapitagone archipelago on the east side. Such an excursion led by a local guide allows you to learn in particular about the rich local history, to observe marine mammals and to admire the rugged relief of the coast, the immense beaches, the islands frequented by sea birds and the bays. wild. (updated Jul 2022) Walking trails. Pedestrian path starting from the village of La Romaine, heading north; another trail heads east. In winter