Fauquier-Strickland

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Access, Transport	Businesses
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by Priscilla Marcoux

Fauquier (near the dam) by Constant Ratte

Fauquier hair stylist Madelaine Tremblay Coiffeuse de Fauquier

Lac Gerard Snow Covered in Early Winter, Fauquier, Ontario

Frozen Ground Hog River from the shore. Fauquier

Bibliotheque Public Fauquier Public Library by Sly Fortin

Hydro dam .. barrage électric by Constant Ratte — in Fauquier, Ontario.

First Snow, Groundhog River, Fauquier, Ontario

Le Domaine Du Bel Age, Apartments, Fauquier, Ontario

Lac Gerard Cottages, Fauquier, Ontario

Centre de Sante- Fauquier -Health Centre/ Nursing Station, Fauquier, Ontario

Skating Rink and Community Building, Fauquier, Ontario

Depanneur Blanchette – Fauquier

River at Thomas Road & Highway 11, Fauquier, Ontario

Caisse Populaire, Fauquier, Ontario

Centre Communautaire/ Community Centre – Banquet Hall, Meeting Rooms, Public Library, Municipal Offices, Fauquier, Ontario

Fauquier Bridges, Fauquier

Shackleton Lake, Fauquier, Ontario

Fauquier by Priscilla Marcoux

Sunset on the water in Fauquier by: Jocelyne Robichaud Ratté

Groundhog Chipstand, Fauquier, Ontario

Eglise St. Agnes, Community Centre, Public Library and Nursing Station Fauquier

L’église à Fauquier/The church in Fauquier

Bibliotheque Public Fauquier Public Library by Sly Fortin

Eglise St. Agnes, Fauquier, Ontario

History

The first settler, Alphonse Brunet, arrived in 1909 to what would later become the town of Fauquier, where he established a farm on the hill overlooking what would later become the railway and Highway 11. The current township of Fauquier-Strickland includes the smaller communities of Strickland and Gregoire Mills.

Location

The town of Fauquier is located at the junction of Highway 11 and Groundhog River. The township covers approximately 1,012.90 km² with a population density of 0.5 people for every km²compared that to Toronto : 4149.5 persons per km², Montreal 4,517 persons per km2, Kitchener-Waterloo 576.7 persons per km2.

Population

2016 Census Data

Population: 536

Age Profiles: 9.3% under the age of 14

50.3% Average Working Age (15 to 60)

40% is 60+

The average age of the local population is 51.7 years old. The average household size is 2.4 persons per household.

Languages: The community is largely Francophone, however the majority of residents are bilingual in both French and English.

Average Family Income:$68,442.00

Educational Level: (that of residents of working age) 79.9% have a minimum of a High School Diploma

Highest Educational Level attained (as percentage of working age population)

High School Diploma : 32.4%

Trades: 14.7%

College Diploma: 17.8%

University Degree:15%

Types of Employment:

Trades, Manufacturing & Transport

Retail

Health Sciences

Education

Access & Transport

Roadways in the community are well maintained, paved in the village and gravel along the surrounding concessions. Winter tires are a must if traveling in the area between October and April.

Fauquier is situated along Highway 11, part of the Trans-Canada Highway linking Eastern and Western Canada. The Ontario Northland Railway also runs through the community providing potential access to freight transportation services linking Northeastern Ontario and Northwestern Quebec over a rail system that spans from Moosonee to North Bay, and from Calstock to Rouyn Noranda, Quebec, over 700 miles of rail line. National Shipping is available via their connections in Hearst, Rouyn Noranda and North Bay.

The communities of Cochrane, Kapuskasing and Timmins offer access to Airports. It is possible to get from here to Toronto in less than 3 hours via Porter Airlines at Timmins Airport which offers twice daily connections to Downtown Toronto Billy Bishop Airport.

Ontario Northland Bus Service operates a daily service through the community traveling both west to Hearst, and East to connections in Timmins, North Bay, Sudbury, Toronto and beyond.

Businesses

Auto Repair

Maurice Fraser Service Center, 12 Doyon Street, Fauquier, (705) 339-6101

Bank

Caisse Populaire de Kapuskasing (Fauquier Branch) (705) 339-2221