Campbell's Bay, Quebec

Campbell's Bay, Quebec

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Campbell's Bay, Quebec
other_name =
native_name =
nickname =
settlement_type = (Municipality)
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = QC
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Outaouais
subdivision_type3 = RCM
subdivision_name3 = Pontiac
government_type =
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =Jean-Louis Auger
leader_title1 =Federal MP
Pontiac
leader_name1 =Lawrence Cannon
(Conservative Party of
(Canada)
leader_title2 =Quebec MNA
Pontiac
leader_name2 =Charlotte L'Ecuyer
(Parti Libéral du Québec)
established_title = Constitution
established_date = 23 Feb, 1904
area_magnitude =
unit_pref =
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 =
area_land_km2 = 3.54
area_water_km2 =
population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_note =
population_total = 745
population_density_km2 = 210.7
population_blank1_title =Change ~2001
population_blank1 = -2.7%
population_blank2_title =Dwellings
population_blank2 = 333
population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
coor_type = 59, rue Leslie
latd=45 |latm=44 |lats=00 |latNS=N
longd=76 |longm=35 |longs=46 |longEW=W
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code =J0X 1K0
area_code =819
blank_name =Access Routes
blank_info = jct|state=QC|QC|148
jct|state=QC|QC|301
blank1_name =
blank1_info =
website =
footnotes =

Campbell's Bay is a village in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality in western Quebec. Its population in 2001 was 766. [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=5921&PSGC=24&SGC=2484030&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=24&PlaceName=campbell%27s%20bay&CMA=&CSDNAME=Campbell%27s%20Bay&A=&TypeNameE=Village&Prov=]

It is the county seat and is home to most government offices for the county, including the Sûreté du Québec, and has French and English elementary schools. Campbell's Bay is in the heart of the Pontiac, as it is situated between Shawville and Fort-Coulonge. It also lies completely enclosed by the municipality of Litchfield on all sides, with the exception of the Ottawa River to the west.

Town festivals

*Campbell’s Bay Annual Fall Art Festival during Thanksgiving weekend
*FallFest at the Church of Faith, Praise and Prayer

History

A hanging took place in 1935 in Campbell's Bay Court Yard. Michael Bradley was convicted for the murder of five family members. He was the last person to be hanged in Campbell's Bay.

References

* [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/accueil.asp/ Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E/ Statistics Canada]
* [http://www.elections.ca/pas/39ge/39official.pdf/ Elections Canada Results - 39th General Election (2006)]
* [http://www.monvote.qc.ca/en/ Director General of Quebec Elections]
* [http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/index.asp Official Transport Quebec Road Map]

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Campbell's Bay
North =


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