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Matagami (/mətɑːɡəmi/, French pronunciation: ​[mataɡami]) is a small town in Quebec, Canada. It is located north of Amos, on Matagami Lake, at the northern terminus of Route 109 and the start of the James Bay Road (French: Route de la Baie James). It is enclaved within the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government, but administratively independent of it. The town had a population of 1,526 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Not to be confused with Mattagami.
Matagami
City
View of Matagami
Matagami
Coordinates (195, boulevard Matagami[1]): 49°45′30″N 77°37′19″W[2][4]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
RCMNone
Constituted1 April 1963
Government
[1]
 • MayorRené Dubé
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
[1][5]
 • Total65.10 km2 (25.14 sq mi)
 • Land66.85 km2 (25.81 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[5]
 • Total1,526
 • Density22.8/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
1.9%
 • Dwellings
719
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 2A0
Area code819
Websitewww.matagami.com

History


Matagami Lake
Matagami Lake

Matagami was founded in 1963 with the development of mining in the area. Previously, it existed only as a very small prospecting camp accessible only by float plane, but after a viable mineral deposit was found in the late 1950s a permanent settlement began to be established. In 1962, the Quebec Toponomy Commission attempted to name the new community Mazenod after Charles-Joseph-Eugène de Mazenod, the founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, but after a public outcry by local residents the community was named after Matagami Lake.

The name Matagami means "the confluence of waters" in the Cree language.[6]

The first church service in Matagami was held on 17 April 1962.


Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Matagami had a population of 1,402 living in 617 of its 736 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 1,453. With a land area of 75.12 km2 (29.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.7/km2 (48.3/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Population trend:[8]

Mother tongue:


Economy


The two primary employers in the city are Xstrata and Domtar. Domtar has been in Matagami since 1988 when the company bought out Bisson & Bisson.[9]

Xstrata entered Matagami in 2006 when it acquired Falconbridge Ltd. In 2008, Xstrata put Perseverance, a zinc-copper volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit, into production. Perseverance has a mine life of 5.5 years.[10] Since 1957 ten deposits, including the world class Matagami Lake deposit (25.6 million tonnes grading 8.2% Zn, 0.56% Cu, 20.91 g/t Ag, 0.41 g/t Au), have been discovered and mined out for a total of "44.4 million tonnes with a similar average grade."[11]

Further exploration is continuing in the camp through a 50–50 joint venture agreement between Xstrata and Donner Metals.[12] In late 2008, Donner Metals Ltd. announced that Xstrata Zinc Canada was in the process of completing a scoping study at their jointly owned Bracemac-McLeod property.[13] It is the nearest city to the Lac Doré Vanadium Deposit.[14]

The community is also one of the distribution points for goods and services to the James Bay Hydroelectric Project. As well, Matagami has a small tourism industry due to the popularity of fishing and hunting in northern Quebec. Hotel Matagami and motel caribou include full-service bars.


Geography


Matagami is located in the geographic centre of Quebec quite far to the west and on similar parallels to Winnipeg and Vancouver further west in Canada – all of which have milder climates to a various degree. It is several parallels north of Montreal and Quebec City and in a sparsely populated area. In terms of other parts of the world, Matagami is on the same parallel as the hot Rhine shift around Mannheim in Germany, which is more than 10 °C warmer in terms of yearly mean temperature.


Services


Policing in Matagami is done by the Surete du Quebec.


Climate


In spite of being located below the 50th parallel, Matagami has a subarctic climate[15] (Dfc). The winter season is long and cold with a January daily mean of −20 °C (−4 °F),[16] but summer temperatures during the short season are quite warm for subarctic climates. On average around 133 days of the year do not have temperatures above freezing.[17] The cold air is dominant with 224.4 days of the year averaging air frost.[17] Also a full 30.5 days of the year should fall to below −30 °C (−22 °F). Around three days in summer are warm enough to reach 30 °C (86 °F),[17] indicating a very continental climate.

Climate data for Matagami (1971–2000 normals; extremes until 2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 6.1 6.7 15.1 29.0 35.4 35.8 44.5 41.1 35.9 25.3 19.0 15.7 44.5
Record high °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)		 9.1
(48.4)		 15.5
(59.9)		 28.7
(83.7)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.8
(91.0)		 39.4
(102.9)		 36.7
(98.1)		 28.8
(83.8)		 23.0
(73.4)		 17.8
(64.0)		 13.5
(56.3)		 39.4
(102.9)
Average high °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 5.5
(41.9)		 14.7
(58.5)		 19.7
(67.5)		 23.1
(73.6)		 20.8
(69.4)		 14.0
(57.2)		 6.8
(44.2)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 5.5
(41.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20
(−4)		 −17.3
(0.9)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −1
(30)		 7.7
(45.9)		 12.8
(55.0)		 16.1
(61.0)		 14.3
(57.7)		 8.8
(47.8)		 2.5
(36.5)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −16.1
(3.0)		 −0.7
(30.7)
Average low °C (°F) −26.6
(−15.9)		 −24.3
(−11.7)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 0.6
(33.1)		 5.8
(42.4)		 9.0
(48.2)		 7.8
(46.0)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −9.1
(15.6)		 −21.8
(−7.2)		 −6.9
(19.6)
Record low °C (°F) −43.2
(−45.8)		 −43.2
(−45.8)		 −44.1
(−47.4)		 −28.9
(−20.0)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −6
(21)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −15.6
(3.9)		 −31.3
(−24.3)		 −42
(−44)		 −44.1
(−47.4)
Record low wind chill −54 −50.1 −44.9 −34.4 −21.4 −10.7 −0.9 −3.5 −9.7 −16.5 −37.2 −52.8 −54
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.0
(2.17)		 34.1
(1.34)		 48.1
(1.89)		 55.4
(2.18)		 77.4
(3.05)		 101.1
(3.98)		 109.3
(4.30)		 110.2
(4.34)		 108.9
(4.29)		 86.0
(3.39)		 65.6
(2.58)		 54.5
(2.15)		 905.5
(35.65)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.7
(0.03)		 2.3
(0.09)		 10.5
(0.41)		 24.6
(0.97)		 68.9
(2.71)		 99.9
(3.93)		 109.3
(4.30)		 110.2
(4.34)		 105.1
(4.14)		 58.9
(2.32)		 24.4
(0.96)		 3.0
(0.12)		 617.7
(24.32)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 60.4
(23.8)		 35.6
(14.0)		 40.6
(16.0)		 32.1
(12.6)		 8.6
(3.4)		 1.2
(0.5)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3.6
(1.4)		 27.7
(10.9)		 45.9
(18.1)		 58.1
(22.9)		 313.8
(123.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 17.6 13.5 14.6 12.1 13.9 15.8 15.5 16.7 17.9 18.0 19.4 19.6 194.6
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.50 0.72 2.8 5.7 12.1 15.6 15.5 16.7 17.5 11.9 4.8 1.2 105.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 17.5 13.1 13.4 8.0 3.2 0.53 0 0 1.2 9.1 16.7 19.3 102.1
Average relative humidity (%) 67.1 61.4 55.6 54.7 50.4 52.6 52.9 56.8 65.0 68.4 75.8 73.1 61.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 78.0 128.4 153.7 183.3 234.4 239.3 249.7 203.7 125.2 93.5 46.6 66.7 1,802.5
Source: Environment Canada (sun 1951–1980)[18][19]

Geography


Nearby lakes include Lake Olga.


Media


Matagami is served by a community radio station, CHEF-FM, as well as by a rebroadcaster of Première Chaîne's CHLM-FM.


Notable people



References


  1. "Geographic code 99015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. "Matagami". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Matagami". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  4. "Reference number 39658 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  5. "(Code 2499015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  6. "Matagami :." Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. "Matagami". Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  10. Xstrata Zinc Canada Archived 27 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Kaiser Bottom-Fish Online[permanent dead link]
  12. Exploration Archived 27 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Bracemac-McLeod Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "Apella Resources reports on exploration effors at Lac Dore North Vanadium Project". Proactive Investors UK. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  15. "Matagami, Québec Climate Summary". Weatherbase. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  16. "Matagami, Québec Temperature Averages". Weatherbase. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  17. "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  18. "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  19. "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 7: Bright Sunshine". Environment Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2020.



На других языках

[de] Matagami

Matagami ist eine Stadt im Südwesten der kanadischen Provinz Québec. Die Stadt liegt in der regionalen Grafschaftsgemeinde (municipalité régionale de comté) Jamésie und wurde 1963 gegründet, nachdem in der Umgebung Ablagerungen entdeckt worden waren. Nördlich der Stadt liegt der gleichnamige See, Lac Matagami.
- [en] Matagami


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