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Chibougamau

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[shi-boo-guh-moo, -moh, shee-boo-ga-moo, -moh] / ʃɪˈbu gəˌmu, -ˌmoʊ, ʃi bu gaˈmu, -ˈmoʊ /

noun

  1. a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.


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Several fires are also threatening other nearby indigenous communities, like Chibougamau, which has also been evacuated.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023

Ms. Cabrera, 49, who works at a McDonald’s in Chibougamau, and Ms. Huerte, 38, who works in logging, said they did not realize how climate change could upend lives in Canada.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

The largest town in Northern Quebec - Chibougamau, population about 7,500 - was evacuated Tuesday, and Legault said the roughly 4,000 residents of the northern Cree town of Mistissini would likely have to leave Wednesday.

From Washington Times • Jun. 8, 2023

When Guy Boisvert, 79, moved to Chibougamau as a child, a white fog blanketed much of the city in winter, as temperatures regularly dropped to minus 45 Fahrenheit.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

The largest town in Northern Quebec — Chibougamau, population about 7,500 — was evacuated Tuesday, and Legault said the roughly 4,000 residents of the northern Cree town of Mistissini would likely have to leave Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023