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Rock Island, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Rock Island, town (1991 pop. 1,067), S Que., Canada, at the Vermont border. It is the seat of Stanstead College. Machine tools, dies, and textiles are made. ...

Reform party, in Canada

(Encyclopedia)Reform party, in Canada: see Canadian Alliance. ...

Smoky

(Encyclopedia)Smoky, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It was explored (179...

Drummondville

(Encyclopedia)Drummondville, city, S Que., Canada, on the St. Francis River, NE of Montreal. Its manufactures include textiles, paper and wood products, and rubber go...

Bersimis

(Encyclopedia)Bersimis: see Betsiamites, river, Canada. ...

Oldman

(Encyclopedia)Oldman, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., SW Alta., Canada, and flowing generally E past Lethbridge to join the Bow River W of Medicine Hat and form the South Saskatchewan River...

Kemano Dam

(Encyclopedia)Kemano Dam: see Nechako, river, Canada. ...

Macmillan

(Encyclopedia)Macmillan, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in two main forks in the Selwyn Mts., E Yukon, Canada, and flowing generally W to the Pelly River. It was an important route to the gold fields from c....

Spanish

(Encyclopedia)Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. Th...

Nipigon

(Encyclopedia)Nipigon, river, Canada: see under Nipigon, Lake. ...