Cabano

Ville de Cabano
Ville de Cabano
Former city
	Fort-Ingall in Cabano
	Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W / 47.68°N 68.88°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
MRC	Témiscouata
City	Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Established	1880
Disestablished	5 May 2010 (merged)
Area
• Total	121.78 km2 (47.02 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	3,199
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	G0L 1E0

Cabano is a former city (3400 pop)in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated on Lake Témiscouata on Autoroute 85. On May 5, 2010, it merged with Notre-Dame-du-Lac to form the new city of Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

History

At first, Cabano was called Poste du Lac or Fort Ingall. It became Saint-Mathias-de-Cabano in 1907, then the municipal village of Cabano in 1923, and finally, the city of Cabano in 1962.

On May 9, 1950, a major fire destroyed 125 houses in the city.^[1]

TFI International, Canada's largest trucking company, was founded in Cabano.^[2]

Notable people

Paul Triquet - Recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions in Italy during the Second World War
Ingrid St-Pierre - Singer-songwriter
Pierre Bérubé - Quebec researcher and author

References

^ "Il y a 70 ans, Cabano brûlait". Info-Dimanche. May 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ TFI International (18 February 2021). "Annual Information Form for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020". SEC:EDGAR. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

External links

City web site (archived)

[cabanofire1950-1] "Il y a 70 ans, Cabano brûlait". Info-Dimanche. May 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[tfi-2] TFI International (18 February 2021). "Annual Information Form for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020". SEC:EDGAR. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

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