Shawinigan, Québec
Canada
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Initiated:
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By then-mayor Lloyd Jackson and Shawinigan's
mayor, after a Canadian municipalities conference,
where such French-English twinnings were encouraged. |
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Pulp and paper mill
town north of Trois Rivières, on St. Maurice
River, industrial, with a large hydro station. Also
produces aluminum, abrasives, chemicals, cellulose
and textiles. Mostly French-speaking. Prime Minister
Jean Chrétien's hometown. 1996 population:
18,678. |
