Dubreuilville

Dubreuil
Township of Dubreuilville
Canton de Dubreuilville
Dubreuilville Cultural centre and fire station
Dubreuilville Cultural centre and fire station
Dubreuil is located in Ontario
Dubreuil
Dubreuil
Coordinates: 48°21′N 84°33′W / 48.350°N 84.550°W / 48.350; -84.550
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Established1961
Incorporated1977
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorBeverly Nantel
 • Federal ridingAlgoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
 • Prov. ridingAlgoma—Manitoulin
Area
 • Land89.50 km2 (34.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total613
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0S 1B0
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.dubreuilville.ca

Dubreuilville is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Algoma District. Established as a company town in 1961 by the Dubreuil Brothers lumber company,[2] Dubreuilville was incorporated as a municipality in 1977.

The town is located along the Algoma Central Railway, on Highway 519, 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Highway 17. The turnoff from Highway 17 is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north from the town of Wawa and 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the town of White River.

Dubreuilville sponsored Canada's Strongest Man contests in 2015, 2016, and 2019.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Dubreuilville, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Michael Commito, " ‘A sparkling example of what aggressiveness, imagination, and skill can accomplish": The Rise of Dubreuil Brothers Limited, 1948-1973" Ontario History Vol. CV, 2 (Autumn 2013): 212-229