Salaberry de Valleyfield

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a metropolis among southwestern Quebec, Canada, among the Regional County Municipality about Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population namely on the Canada 2011 Census was 40,077. Situated concerning Grande-lle, an island between the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordered at its ultimate cease by way of Lake Saint Francis, along the Saint Lawrence after the northern yet the Beauharnois Canal to its south. The Port regarding Valleyfield is located concerning the canal.

Salaberry was once named below Colonel Charles de Salaberry anybody served including the British military throughout the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" got here from the Valleyfield Mills, a bill mill graceful of Edinburgh among Scotland. It is the bottom on the Roman Catholic Diocese on Valleyfield. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is the basis about the judicial township regarding Beauharnois. The Ecomusee des Deux-Rives, which covers the economic then cultural history of the region, is located into the city. The city has been the website online of the Valleyfield Regatas considering the fact that 1938.

The tournament takes location each yr at the beginning over July atop a three-day period in the mettle concerning the town concerning Bay Saint-Francois. The Regata is an international hydroplane boat race, where the hydroplanes planes without wings do reap speeds about up in conformity with 225 km/h. Attracting atop 130,000 site visitors per year, it is a tremendous weekend over thrilling hydroplane races, dinners, parties, out of doors concert events proposing renowned Quebec artists. It is capped aloof by way of a fireworks show.