The mouth of the Saguenay is a whalewatching hotspot. A few minke whales, belugas and seals enter the Saguenay. Many of the area’s characteristics are conducive to the concentration of whales’ prey. Can you see whales in Saguenay? Tadoussac, in…
The column headings are: official language and population in percentage.Figure 4.1 Population by knowledge of official languages, Saguenay, 2011. Official language Population (percentage) English only 0.1 French only 80.0 Does Saguenay speak English? Many people in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean speak only French;…
This table shows the percentage of the population by knowledge of official languages. The column headings are: official language and population in percentage.Figure 4.1 Population by knowledge of official languages, Saguenay, 2011. Official language Population (percentage) English only 0.1 French…
This disaster was tragic for this municipality’s population as 31 people died and 37 houses disappeared, sucked into the mud. It was considered as Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean’s and even Quebec’s worst catastrophe to have happened since 1870. What happened in the Saguenay…
Exactly 25 years ago, during the night of Friday, July 19 to Saturday, July 20, 1996, heavy rain triggered floods in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, threatening the entire region and causing one of the largest evacuations in the history of Quebec. Why did…