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Val-d'Or

June 12, 2023

This article is about the city in Quebec. For the town in Malaysia, see Val d'Or, Penang. For the racehorse, see Val d'Or (horse).

Val-d'Or (/ˈvældɔːr/,[6] French: [val dɔʁ], locally [val dɑɔ̯ʁ]; "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the Canada 2021 Census. The city is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.

Val-d'Or
City
Val-d'Or city
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Val-d'Or
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°06′N 77°47′W / 48.100°N 77.783°W / 48.100; -77.783[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2002
Government
[3]
 • MayorCéline Brindamour
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
[3][4]
 • City3,955.10 km2 (1,527.07 sq mi)
 • Land3,536.84 km2 (1,365.58 sq mi)
 • Metro
[5]
3,539.98 km2 (1,366.79 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • City32,752
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Metro
[5]
34,037
 • Metro density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
 0.8%
 • Dwellings
15,884
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J9P
Area code(s)819/873
Highways R-111
R-113
R-117 (TCH)
R-397
Websitewww.ville.valdor.qc.ca
Open pit mine in Val-d'Or. Mining forms a major part of its economy.

History

 
Centrale Street in Val-d'Or in 1959

Gold was discovered in the area in 1923. The name of the town is French for "Valley of Gold." While gold is still mined in the area today, base metals, such as copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb) have become increasingly important resources. The ore is usually found in volcanic rocks that were deposited on the sea floor over 2.7 billion years ago. They are referred to as volcanic-hosted (or volcanogenic) massive sulphide deposits (VMS).[2]

The city is known for its vast parks, cycle tracks, and forests. Some other attractions include the City of Gold and the mining village of Bourlamaque, which were officially proclaimed historic sites in 1979.

The city hosted the Quebec Games in 1987. The local hockey team, the Val-d'Or Foreurs, have played in the QMJHL since 1993, winning the league championship in 1998, 2001 and 2014 to claim a spot in the Memorial Cup. They play at Centre Air Creebec. The Foreurs' mascot is called Dynamit, named after dynamite which was extensively used by the mining industry of Val-d'Or.

Val-d'Or was once home to CFS Val-d'Or, a Canadian Forces Station.

In the municipal reorganizations of January 1, 2002, Val-d'Or was merged with the neighbouring municipalities of Dubuisson, Sullivan, Val-Senneville and Vassan.[2]

The Radio-Canada investigative television program, Enquête, revealed in October 2015 numerous allegations of assault and sexual abuse of local aboriginal women by members of the provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec.[7] The news propelled the town into the national spotlight, causing Québec's Public Safety Minister, Lise Thériault, to suspend the officers and launch an independent investigation led by the Montréal police force.[8]

Geography

Val-d’Or is situated on the Canadian Shield at an elevation of 1100 feet (330m) above sea level. Although its name refers to a valley (“Val”), the city is actually situated on a vast, slightly undulating plain.

Val-d’Or is at the heart of a vast hydrographic network which includes to the north Lake Blouin, the head water of the Harricana River and to the south Baie Carrière, a reservoir which feeds the Ottawa River.[9]

Climate

Val-d'Or has a humid continental climate (Köppen Climate Classification Dfb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc) with warm, humid summers and severely cold winters. Winters are snowy with a January mean of −17.4 °C (0.7 °F). There are 18.4 days where the temperature will fall below −30 °C (−22.0 °F) although with the wind chill factored in, it can occasionally drop below −40 °C (−40.0 °F).[10] Snowfall totals are heavy, averaging 288 centimetres (113 in) with reliable snow cover from November to April.[10] Summers are warm with a July daily high of 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) though highs reach above 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) an average of 4.3 days per year. Val-d'Or receives 905 millimetres (36 in) of precipitation per year which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though precipitation is heaviest during the warmest months. Val-d'Or receives 1853 hours of sunshine per or about 39.5 of possible daylight hours, ranging from a low of 19.2% in November to a high of 52.9% in July.

Climate data for Val-d'Or (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 10.6 11.9 17.9 29.0 39.3 46.0 47.9 41.5 39.9 31.5 20.8 16.2 47.9
Record high °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		25.0
(77.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		32.8
(91.0) 		34.0
(93.2) 		36.1
(97.0) 		36.1
(97.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		36.1
(97.0)
Average high °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		15.9
(60.6) 		21.1
(70.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		8.9
(48.0) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		7.3
(45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.4
(0.7) 		−14.7
(5.5) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		1.4
(34.5) 		9.2
(48.6) 		14.6
(58.3) 		17.5
(63.5) 		15.9
(60.6) 		10.5
(50.9) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		1.4
(34.5)
Average low °C (°F) −23.9
(−11.0) 		−21.4
(−6.5) 		−14.7
(5.5) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		2.5
(36.5) 		7.9
(46.2) 		11.3
(52.3) 		9.8
(49.6) 		5.0
(41.0) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−4.5
(23.9)
Record low °C (°F) −43.9
(−47.0) 		−42.2
(−44.0) 		−36.1
(−33.0) 		−26.1
(−15.0) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−13.3
(8.1) 		−30.0
(−22.0) 		−40.6
(−41.1) 		−43.9
(−47.0)
Record low wind chill −55.2 −53.5 −47.2 −32.8 −18.7 −9.2 0.0 −2.9 −10.0 −18.3 −36.0 −50.1 −55.2
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.7
(2.04) 		39.3
(1.55) 		58.6
(2.31) 		66.4
(2.61) 		85.1
(3.35) 		90.4
(3.56) 		97.4
(3.83) 		93.5
(3.68) 		94.8
(3.73) 		83.7
(3.30) 		83.9
(3.30) 		60.4
(2.38) 		905.1
(35.63)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 5.6
(0.22) 		4.2
(0.17) 		16.5
(0.65) 		35.3
(1.39) 		82.3
(3.24) 		90.3
(3.56) 		97.4
(3.83) 		93.5
(3.68) 		93.3
(3.67) 		70.8
(2.79) 		40.9
(1.61) 		9.4
(0.37) 		639.4
(25.17)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 52.2
(20.6) 		39.6
(15.6) 		44.3
(17.4) 		29.9
(11.8) 		2.6
(1.0) 		0.07
(0.03) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.5
(0.6) 		12.6
(5.0) 		46.6
(18.3) 		58.8
(23.1) 		288.1
(113.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 18.3 15.6 14.4 13.8 14.3 14.4 15.1 14.5 16.6 17.8 20.6 21.4 196.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.1 1.5 4.0 8.9 13.7 14.4 15.3 14.4 16.6 13.8 7.7 2.7 115.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 18.2 14.9 12.6 8.3 1.7 0.27 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.9 16.3 20.9 101.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 86.5 124.4 162.3 177.8 220.7 243.0 255.9 227.2 139.9 99.0 53.7 62.9 1,853.4
Percent possible sunshine 31.5 43.3 44.1 43.5 47.0 50.7 52.9 51.3 37.0 29.4 19.2 24.0 39.5
Source: Environment Canada[10]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Val-d'Or had a population of 32,752 living in 15,033 of its 15,884 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 32,491. With a land area of 3,536.84 km2 (1,365.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.3/km2 (24.0/sq mi) in 2021.[11]

June 12, 2023
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This article is about the city in Quebec For the town in Malaysia see Val d Or Penang For the racehorse see Val d Or horse This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Val d Or ˈ v ae l d ɔːr 6 French val dɔʁ locally val dɑɔ ʁ Golden Valley or Valley of Gold is a city in Quebec Canada with a population of 32 752 inhabitants according to the Canada 2021 Census The city is located in the Abitibi Temiscamingue region near La Verendrye Wildlife Reserve Val d OrCityVal d Or cityLocation within La Vallee de l Or RCM Val d OrLocation in western Quebec Coordinates 48 06 N 77 47 W 48 100 N 77 783 W 48 100 77 783 1 2 CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionAbitibi TemiscamingueRCMLa Vallee de l OrConstitutedJanuary 1 2002Government 3 MayorCeline Brindamour Federal ridingAbitibi Baie James Nunavik Eeyou Prov ridingAbitibi EstArea 3 4 City3 955 10 km2 1 527 07 sq mi Land3 536 84 km2 1 365 58 sq mi Metro 5 3 539 98 km2 1 366 79 sq mi Elevation306 m 1 004 ft Population 2021 4 City32 752 Density9 3 km2 24 sq mi Metro 5 34 037 Metro density9 6 km2 25 sq mi Pop 2016 20210 8 Dwellings15 884Time zoneUTC 05 00 EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 EDT Postal code s J9PArea code s 819 873HighwaysR 111 R 113 R 117 TCH R 397Websitewww wbr ville wbr valdor wbr qc wbr caOpen pit mine in Val d Or Mining forms a major part of its economy Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Education 7 Media 8 Notable people 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory Edit Centrale Street in Val d Or in 1959 Gold was discovered in the area in 1923 The name of the town is French for Valley of Gold While gold is still mined in the area today base metals such as copper Cu zinc Zn and lead Pb have become increasingly important resources The ore is usually found in volcanic rocks that were deposited on the sea floor over 2 7 billion years ago They are referred to as volcanic hosted or volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits VMS 2 The city is known for its vast parks cycle tracks and forests Some other attractions include the City of Gold and the mining village of Bourlamaque which were officially proclaimed historic sites in 1979 The city hosted the Quebec Games in 1987 The local hockey team the Val d Or Foreurs have played in the QMJHL since 1993 winning the league championship in 1998 2001 and 2014 to claim a spot in the Memorial Cup They play at Centre Air Creebec The Foreurs mascot is called Dynamit named after dynamite which was extensively used by the mining industry of Val d Or Val d Or was once home to CFS Val d Or a Canadian Forces Station In the municipal reorganizations of January 1 2002 Val d Or was merged with the neighbouring municipalities of Dubuisson Sullivan Val Senneville and Vassan 2 The Radio Canada investigative television program Enquete revealed in October 2015 numerous allegations of assault and sexual abuse of local aboriginal women by members of the provincial police the Surete du Quebec 7 The news propelled the town into the national spotlight causing Quebec s Public Safety Minister Lise Theriault to suspend the officers and launch an independent investigation led by the Montreal police force 8 Geography EditVal d Or is situated on the Canadian Shield at an elevation of 1100 feet 330m above sea level Although its name refers to a valley Val the city is actually situated on a vast slightly undulating plain Val d Or is at the heart of a vast hydrographic network which includes to the north Lake Blouin the head water of the Harricana River and to the south Baie Carriere a reservoir which feeds the Ottawa River 9 Climate Edit Val d Or has a humid continental climate Koppen Climate Classification Dfb closely bordering on a subarctic climate Dfc with warm humid summers and severely cold winters Winters are snowy with a January mean of 17 4 C 0 7 F There are 18 4 days where the temperature will fall below 30 C 22 0 F although with the wind chill factored in it can occasionally drop below 40 C 40 0 F 10 Snowfall totals are heavy averaging 288 centimetres 113 in with reliable snow cover from November to April 10 Summers are warm with a July daily high of 23 7 C 74 7 F though highs reach above 30 0 C 86 0 F an average of 4 3 days per year Val d Or receives 905 millimetres 36 in of precipitation per year which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year though precipitation is heaviest during the warmest months Val d Or receives 1853 hours of sunshine per or about 39 5 of possible daylight hours ranging from a low of 19 2 in November to a high of 52 9 in July Climate data for Val d Or 1981 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high humidex 10 6 11 9 17 9 29 0 39 3 46 0 47 9 41 5 39 9 31 5 20 8 16 2 47 9Record high C F 9 7 49 5 12 3 54 1 25 0 77 0 28 2 82 8 32 8 91 0 34 0 93 2 36 1 97 0 36 1 97 0 32 2 90 0 26 1 79 0 18 3 64 9 13 7 56 7 36 1 97 0 Average high C F 10 9 12 4 7 9 17 8 1 5 29 3 7 2 45 0 15 9 60 6 21 1 70 0 23 7 74 7 21 9 71 4 16 0 60 8 8 9 48 0 0 2 32 4 7 0 19 4 7 3 45 1 Daily mean C F 17 4 0 7 14 7 5 5 8 1 17 4 1 4 34 5 9 2 48 6 14 6 58 3 17 5 63 5 15 9 60 6 10 5 50 9 4 4 39 9 4 1 24 6 12 5 9 5 1 4 34 5 Average low C F 23 9 11 0 21 4 6 5 14 7 5 5 4 5 23 9 2 5 36 5 7 9 46 2 11 3 52 3 9 8 49 6 5 0 41 0 0 2 31 6 8 3 17 1 18 0 0 4 4 5 23 9 Record low C F 43 9 47 0 42 2 44 0 36 1 33 0 26 1 15 0 11 1 12 0 3 9 25 0 0 1 31 8 2 8 27 0 6 2 20 8 13 3 8 1 30 0 22 0 40 6 41 1 43 9 47 0 Record low wind chill 55 2 53 5 47 2 32 8 18 7 9 2 0 0 2 9 10 0 18 3 36 0 50 1 55 2Average precipitation mm inches 51 7 2 04 39 3 1 55 58 6 2 31 66 4 2 61 85 1 3 35 90 4 3 56 97 4 3 83 93 5 3 68 94 8 3 73 83 7 3 30 83 9 3 30 60 4 2 38 905 1 35 63 Average rainfall mm inches 5 6 0 22 4 2 0 17 16 5 0 65 35 3 1 39 82 3 3 24 90 3 3 56 97 4 3 83 93 5 3 68 93 3 3 67 70 8 2 79 40 9 1 61 9 4 0 37 639 4 25 17 Average snowfall cm inches 52 2 20 6 39 6 15 6 44 3 17 4 29 9 11 8 2 6 1 0 0 07 0 03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 12 6 5 0 46 6 18 3 58 8 23 1 288 1 113 4 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 18 3 15 6 14 4 13 8 14 3 14 4 15 1 14 5 16 6 17 8 20 6 21 4 196 8Average rainy days 0 2 mm 2 1 1 5 4 0 8 9 13 7 14 4 15 3 14 4 16 6 13 8 7 7 2 7 115 1Average snowy days 0 2 cm 18 2 14 9 12 6 8 3 1 7 0 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 16 3 20 9 101 0Mean monthly sunshine hours 86 5 124 4 162 3 177 8 220 7 243 0 255 9 227 2 139 9 99 0 53 7 62 9 1 853 4Percent possible sunshine 31 5 43 3 44 1 43 5 47 0 50 7 52 9 51 3 37 0 29 4 19 2 24 0 39 5Source Environment Canada 10 Demographics EditIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Val d Or had a population of 32 752 living in 15 033 of its 15 884 total private dwellings a change of 0 8 from its 2016 population of 32 491 With a land area of 3 536 84 km2 1 365 58 sq mi it had a population density of 9 3 km2 24 0 sq mi in 2021 11 Population trend 12 Census Population Change 2021 32 752 0 8 2016 32 491 2 2011 31 862 2 4 2006 31 123 1 2001 31 430 29 4 1996 24 285 1 9 1991 23 842 7 1 1986 22 252 3 8 1981 21 430 7 6 1976 19 915 14 1 1971 17 451 43 7 1966 12 147 10 6 1961 10 983 11 2 1956 9 876 13 7 1951 8 685 98 1 1941 4 385 N AMother Tongue 2021 English 2 6 French 93 3 English and French 1 1 Other only 2 4 Economy Edit Air Creebec a regional airline has its headquarters in Val d Or and the Val d Or Airport serves as its hub 13 Val d Or s proximity to the Abitibi gold belt has made it a large gold producer being part of a region that produced 45 million ounces of gold since the 1930s 14 15 In 2012 Quebec Lithium Corp re opened a lithium mine which had operated as an underground mine from 1955 65 planning to carve an open pit mine over pegmatite dikes the mine is about 60 kilometres 37 mi north of Val d Or 38 kilometres 24 mi southeast of Amos and 15 kilometres 9 3 mi km west of Barraute Access to the mine is via paved road from Val d Or 16 Government Edit City council as of 2022 17 Mayor Celine Brindamour Councillors Maxime Gagne Benjamin Turcotte Eveline Laverdiere Martin Lavoie Jean St Jules Sylvie Hebert Lisyane Morin Yvon RodrigueEducation Edit The Centre de services scolaire de l Or et des Bois operates French language public schools while the Western Quebec School Board operates English language public schools The city also hosts campuses of Cegep de l Abitibi Temiscamingue and of UQAT Media Edit Main article Media in Abitibi Temiscamingue Almost all media in Val d Or and the nearby city of Rouyn Noranda serves both cities Although the cities are far enough apart that radio and television stations in the area serve the cities from separate transmitters almost every broadcast station in either city has a rebroadcaster in the other city The only nominal exceptions are the cities separate NRJ stations although at present even these stations share the majority of their broadcast schedule Notable people Edit Yolette Levy 1938 2018 Haitian born Canadian politician and activistSee also Edit Parc Roland Veillet a public park List of towns in QuebecReferences Edit Val d Or Geographical Names Data Base Natural Resources Canada a b c Val d Or Ville in French Commission de toponymie du Quebec Retrieved 2010 12 03 a b Ministere des Affaires municipales des Regions et de l Occupation du territoire Repertoire des municipalites Val d Or a b Val d Or census profile 2021 Census data Statistics Canada 29 March 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 08 a b Val d Or census profile 2021 Census data Statistics Canada 29 March 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 08 The census agglomeration includes the indian reserve of Lac Simon Val d Or Merriam Webster Dictionary Retrieved 14 September 2019 Aboriginal women s claims of police sex abuse under investigation CBC News Retrieved 2015 10 29 Quebec police officers put on leave pending sex abuse investigation CBC News Retrieved 2015 10 29 http www ourroots ca e page aspx id 806869 a b c Val D Or A Canadian Climate Normals 1981 2010 Environment Canada Archived from the original on 2020 07 17 Retrieved November 6 2013 Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories and census subdivisions municipalities Quebec Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved August 29 2022 Statistics Canada 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 census Contact Us Archived 2008 01 22 at the Wayback Machine Air Crebeec Retrieved on May 29 2009 titan resources plans exploration of abitibi gold belt val d or property 2010 02 10 malartic val d or projects Retrieved 2010 05 03 Quebec Lithium Canada Lithium Corp Retrieved 2013 03 07 Conseil municipal External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Val d Or Municipal website in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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