Nestled
in the southeastern part of the territory, on the shores
of beautiful Quévillon Lake, lies Lebel-sur-Quévillon.
The lake’s name is linked to Louis-Amable Quévillon,
a master carpenter/architect who decorated many churches
in Québec. The first part of the town’s
name comes from Jean-Baptiste Lebel, from Clova who,
in 1948, opened the first sawmill in Rapide-des-Cèdres,
10 km from the current location of the city. In busiest
times, the mill employed up to 1,200 people. In 1960,
Domtar was looking for a location to set up a kraft
pulp and paper mill . The richness of resources and
quality of the black spruce tipped the scales in favour
of this region. A town was born, providing services
and a good quality of life to many workers living in
Quévillon. The high zinc, copper, silver and
gold content in its rock enabled Lebel to diversify
its economy, which up to then consisted mostly of forestry.
Today, the corporate citizens and main employers include
the Gonzague Langlois Mine, Abitibi-Consolidated and
Domtar.
| Address : |
500, place Quévillon
PO BOX 430
Lebel-sur-Quévillon
J0Y 1X0 |
| Telephone : |
(819) 755-4826 |
| Administrative
Region : |
Nord-du-Québec (10) |
| Census Canada
Region : |
Nord-du-Québec (99) |
