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Val Gagné, Ontario
Unincorporated rural community in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Val Gagné is an unincorporated rural community in the township of Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) east of Highway 11,[3] between Matheson and Iroquois Falls.[4] For many years the community was accessible by train.[5] The Ontario Northland Railway's Northlander from Toronto to Cochrane, which passed through Val Gagné, made its final passenger run in 2012.[6] An Ontario Northland bus now stops at Val Gagné.[7]
Val Gagné | |
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Unincorporated rural community | |
![]() The abandoned National Tavern in Val Gagné | |
Coordinates: 48°37′1″N 80°38′20″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Cochrane |
Township | Black River-Matheson |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
GNBC Code | FCZKZ[1] |
Previously called "Nushka", the settlement was completely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1916,[8] which burned more than 3,100 km2 (1,200 sq mi) of forest.[9] The town was rebuilt and renamed "Val Gagné", for Wilfrid "Little Father" Gagné, a Catholic priest who died trying to rescue his parishioners from the fire.[8][10][11][12]