Ville de Cabano
Former city
Fort-Ingall in Cabano
Fort-Ingall in Cabano
Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W / 47.68°N 68.88°W / 47.68; -68.88
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
MRCTémiscouata
CityTémiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Established1880
Disestablished5 May 2010 (merged)
Area
  Total121.78 km2 (47.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[1]
  Total3,199
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
G0L 1E0

Cabano is a former city 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

References

  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.
  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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