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Archive of hometown notes from Saguenay: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.
How Saguenay sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Saguenay follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Saguenay in national context first.
Lac Kénogami is a reason people stay fond of Saguenay.
December 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Saguenay compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Saguenay's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Saguenay is one city that still thinks in boroughs. The arrondissement de Jonquière keeps its own council calendar, Chicoutimi carries
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Saguenay.
Residential mill rates for Saguenay appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saguenay beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
City news marked thirty years since the Déluge as a public memory file in 2026.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
November 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Saguenay sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.
Construction intent in Saguenay shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the Saguenay permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Lac Kénogami is a reason people stay fond of Saguenay.
October 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
City news marked thirty years since the Déluge as a public memory file in 2026.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Saguenay.
Residential mill rates for Saguenay appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saguenay beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay sits at rank 67 of 125. Rankings aside, the hometown read is borough names you can point to,
September 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Saguenay draws municipal drinking water from Lac Kénogami (via Rivière Chicoutimi and Rivière aux Sables) and Lac Kénogami sector lakes / intakes, treated at Usine de filtration de Jonquière.
Ask where Saguenay drinking water begins and the answer is Lac Kénogami sector lakes / intakes, then Usine de filtration de Jonquière. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Rivière aux Sables intake; fully renovated 2016 with membrane filtration.
See the Saguenay water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Saguenay.
Saguenay appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for Saguenay.
Broadband rows for Saguenay come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Saguenay internet page.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
August 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Saguenay sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Saguenay follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Saguenay in national context first.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi is a reason people stay fond of Saguenay.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Saguenay compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Saguenay's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Saguenay.
Residential mill rates for Saguenay appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saguenay beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
July 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Saguenay sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.
Construction intent in Saguenay shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the Saguenay permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi is a reason people stay fond of Saguenay.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
City news marked thirty years since the Déluge as a public memory file in 2026.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay sits at rank 67 of 125. Rankings aside, the hometown read is borough names you can point to,
May 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Saguenay.
Residential mill rates for Saguenay appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saguenay beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Saguenay is one city that still thinks in boroughs. The arrondissement de Jonquière keeps its own council calendar, Chicoutimi carries
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Saguenay draws municipal drinking water from Lac Kénogami (via Rivière Chicoutimi and Rivière aux Sables) and Lac Kénogami sector lakes / intakes, treated at Usine de filtration de Jonquière.
May 2023 is a good week to revisit Saguenay's source: Lac Kénogami (via Rivière Chicoutimi and Rivière aux Sables) and Lac Kénogami sector lakes / intakes. Treatment at Usine de filtration de Jonquière sits between the intake and the tap.
Rivière aux Sables intake; fully renovated 2016 with membrane filtration.
See the Saguenay water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Saguenay.
Saguenay appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
April 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for Saguenay.
Broadband rows for Saguenay come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Saguenay internet page.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Saguenay sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Saguenay follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Saguenay in national context first.
promenade Rivière-du-Moulin is a reason people stay fond of Saguenay.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Saguenay compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Saguenay's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay sits at rank 67 of 125. Rankings aside, the hometown read is borough names you can point to,
February 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Saguenay.
Residential mill rates for Saguenay appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saguenay beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
February 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
City news marked thirty years since the Déluge as a public memory file in 2026.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
Walk or drive through Saguenay long enough and promenade Rivière-du-Moulin comes up. A waterfront promenade that shows up in works notices when railings and retaining walls need repair. Locals know the corridor by that name.
The rivière Saguenay and the wider Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region give the place its outdoor scale, from fjord talk to lake weekends. Promotion Saguenay handles the business and tourism door for investors and newcomers who need a single civic partner instead of a scavenger hunt. Le Quotidien remains the cooperative desk people mean when they say the regional paper, and Radio-Canada Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean keeps the broadcast frame. In 2026 the city marked thirty years since the Déluge, keeping flood memory on the civic calendar instead of burying it under newer headlines.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Saguenay sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.
Building-permit value for Saguenay comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.
Open the Saguenay permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Lac Kénogami is a reason people stay fond of Saguenay.
January 2023 in Saguenay: Lac Kénogami. A named lake on the municipal environment list, part of the wider water geography around Saguenay.
On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saguenay ranks 67 of 125.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Saguenay draws municipal drinking water from Lac Kénogami (via Rivière Chicoutimi and Rivière aux Sables) and Lac Kénogami sector lakes / intakes, treated at Usine de filtration de Jonquière.
Ask where Saguenay drinking water begins and the answer is Lac Kénogami sector lakes / intakes, then Usine de filtration de Jonquière. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Rivière aux Sables intake; fully renovated 2016 with membrane filtration.
See the Saguenay water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
Saguenay is one city that still thinks in boroughs. The arrondissement de Jonquière keeps its own council calendar, Chicoutimi carries
Poste-de-Traite-de-Chicoutimi still orients Saguenay. A Chicoutimi heritage site the city still programs for family visits. It keeps the old trading-post name in everyday outing talk.
Hydro-Jonquière is the municipal utility brand for billing and service requests.
More on Saguenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.