HISTORY

Although their respective development is not similar, the Municipalities of Temiscaming and Kipawa are alike due to the fact that both owe their origins to the processing and commerce coming from the forest.

There is no doubt that the citizens of Kipawa as well as those of Temiscaming have  one thing in common: the near majority of them enjoy the forest and its spendors – its lakes, rivers and wildlife.

It is on January 1st 1985 that the Municipality of Kipawa, whose population now exceeds 900 with its seasonal inhabitants, is created.  A Citizen Committee is created on August 9th 1977 under the name of “Municipal Committee of Kipawa”.  After  continuous efforts, the villages of Kipawa and Tee Lake as well as the Jawbone sector are amalgamated.  By itself, this area now has 240 permanent residences.

The president of this committee that started such a population growth is Mr. Gilbert Vaillancourt assisted by councilors Rupert Mongrain, Patrick Bucher, Lloyd Duguay, Robert Denault, Robert Robinson and Leonard Cunningham.  The first secretary-treasurer is André Lacoste.  Following his departure on April 1st 1978, he is replaced by Mrs. Marie-Rose Tremblay.

By its lush and varied nature, far from large centers, Kipawa is in fact a haven where life is good and where “all is calm, beauty and delight”.  (Beaudelaire)

TREMBLAY, Marie-Rose and Guy MILJOURS,  Our Roots, Our History, 1996,  433 p.