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Chicoutimi

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Chicoutimi, city, Canada

Chicoutimi (shĭk`tĭmē'), city (1991 pop. 62,670), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Chicoutimi and Saguenay rivers. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Saguenay area. It has aluminum plants, pulp, paper, and textile mills, and it produces wrought iron and leather goods. A Jesuit mission was established there in 1676. In the city is a branch of the Université de Québec.

Chicoutimi, river, Canada

Chicoutimi, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the Laurentian Mts. and flowing N into Lake Kenogami, then E into the Saguenay River at Chicoutimi. A hydroelectric facility on the falls (50 ft/15 m high) just above Chicoutimi supplies power to the region's aluminum and wood-processing industries.
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The 29-year-old leapt to the aid of Canadian sailors aboard HMCS Chicoutimi in October 2004 after fire broke out as the sub sailed from Scotland.
SUB RESCUE GONG by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Now unease is growing across the Atlantic at the length of time the Chicoutimi sub, formerly based at Faslane on the Clyde, is likely to lie in dry dock.
SUBSTANDARD; Jinxed Chicoutimi expected to need two more years of ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Saguenay is a dispersed city, a situation related to the 2001 merger of seven municipalities, including Chicoutimi and Jonquiere.
Toward a culturalist city: a planning agenda for peripheral mid-size ... by Simard, Martin; Simard, Carl / Canadian Journal of Urban Research
 
 
 
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