Chicoutimi (Saguenay). Quebec
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	Photo Credits: © Francis Trudelle Tower Message: Park Industriel du Haut-Saguenay Tower Location: Tower Information (10-07) Built: Height: Capacity: Water Source: Area Information: Chicoutimi (from Shkoutimeou , meaning the end of the deep water in the Montagnais dialect) is situated at the confluence of Chicoutimi river and Saguenay River. The city of Saguenay was formed on February 18, 2002, by the merger of the cities of Chicoutimi, Jonquière, La Baie, and Laterrière, along with the municipalities of Lac-Kénogami and Shipshaw and part of the township of Tremblay. Two Canadian Forces naval ships have been named HMCS Chicoutimi, named after the town of Chicoutimi, Quebec. The first HMCS Chicoutimi corvette that served in World War II. The Chicoutimi was commissioned in 1940 and retired in 1945. The second HMCS Chicoutimi is a submarine who was sold by the Royal Navy to the Canadian Forces in 1998, and was officially renamed HMCS Chicoutimi at Faslane in 2004.
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