Mattice-Val Côté, Ontario
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| Township (single-tier) | |
| Township of Mattice-Val Côté Canton de Mattice-Val Côté |
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Voyageur statue in Mattice. Bridge over the Missinaibi River is in the background.
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| Motto: In Futuro Spes | |
 Mattice-Val Côté
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| Coordinates: 49°38′45″N 83°17′13″W / 49.64583°N 83.28694°WCoordinates: 49°38′45″N 83°17′13″W / 49.64583°N 83.28694°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Cochrane |
| Settled | 1910s |
| Incorporated | April 18, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Brière |
| • MP | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPP | Gilles Bisson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 414.64 km2 (160.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 686 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code FSA | P0L |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | matticevalcote |
Mattice-Val Côté is an incorporated township in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Hearst and 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Kapuskasing on Ontario Highway 11.
The township was incorporated on April 18, 1975, as the United Townships of Eilber and Devitt, with Paul Zorzetto as first reeve. Its two primary population centres are Mattice and Val-Côté. Mattice is located on the Missinaibi River, a historic fur-trading route that flows into the Moose River, then into James Bay. The river is a popular destination for canoers, known for its historical significance.
Mattice was founded in the 1910s, fueled by the arrival of the Canadian Transcontinental Railway and free land given away by the government. Most residents came from the province of Quebec.
The town was named after Gregor Lenox Mattice. He was born July 26, 1872 in Cornwall Township, Ontario, Canada, and died April 01, 1940 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Major Gregor Lenox Mattice was educated at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and graduated as a civil engineer. For a time he was with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (now the Canadian National Railway) as District Engineer, with headquarters at Cochrane, Ontario. He had charge of construction between Hearst and Cochrane. When the road was completed, the field office was named Mattice in his honor. When a town built up around the field office, the town was also named Mattice.
The history of Mattice-Val-Côté and its residents is detailed in the two volume book Si Missinaïbi m'était conté. Volume I tells the story of the original settlers in the early 1920s. Volume II tells the story of their descendants.
A majority of residents work in nearby Hearst and Opasatika in the lumber industry. Opasatika's mill is now shut down. Other residents work in the service industry.
A group of local women entrepreneurs have banded together to open a clothing company which manufactures polar fleece clothing, ideal for the cold winter conditions of the area.
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