Ephemerides of September 17: 2nd opening day of the Giant Tiger in Matane in 2017
September 17, 2017, 2nd day of opening of the Giant Tiger store on avenue du Phare Ouest Matane.
Covering some 22,000 square feet, the store offers affordable merchandise, on-trend home décor items and fashionable family apparel, as well as groceries and staples at low prices.
More than 260 stores
The Canadian chain of discount stores wants to increase its number of stores to 300, while it has more than 260. It is investing in upgrades both in its stores and in its e-commerce activities.
According to the daily "La Presse", the retailer's first store was opened by founder Gordon Reid in Ottawa's ByWard Market in 1961. Giant Tiger now has approximately 10,000 employees and its annual sales have surpassed the 2 billion mark in 2018.
Other ephemerides
On September 17, 1837, Father Gabriel Nadeau was ordained a priest. First missionary in MacNider Township (Baier-des-Sables) from 1837 to 1850, he served all the missions spread out along the river from Rimouski to Mont-Louis.
On September 17, 1860, Mgr Baillargeon, Bishop of Quebec, appointed Father Joseph-Pierre Dumas, the first resident priest at the mission of L'Assomption-de-Notre-Dame (Baie-des-Sables) which had 500 communicants with service of Saint-Ulric. Appointed parish priest in 1869, he left in 1872 for Baie-des-Chaleurs.
September 17, 1866, width of 30 feet for gravel roads, construction and calvettes in a Matane settlement.
On September 17, 1878, Liberal Jean-Baptiste-Romuald Fiset was elected MP for Rimouski.
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On September 17, 1924, after driving too close to the shore of Matane, the "Clearpool" partially sank.
On September 17, 1939, the Caisse populaire de Saint-Édouard-de-Méchins was founded.
On September 17, 1962, the Government of Quebec created a hunting and fishing reserve in the forests of Matane County.
On September 17, 1986, construction in progress of an imposing apartment building in Sainte-Félicité.
On September 17, 1997, “La Voix gaspésienne” announced André Boucher's candidacy for mayor of Matane. He is a councilor for District 1.
On September 17, 1997, Gilbert R. Bossé published a book on navigation: “Navigating the lower St. Lawrence in the 19th Century, volume one”.
On September 17, 2008, the Tembec pulp mill in Matane announced the suspension of its activities for one week to reduce its inventories and carry out maintenance work.
On September 17, 2013, the City continued its repair work along the Promenade des Capitaines.
On September 17, 2014, Pope Francis ordered the promulgation of a decree recognizing a miracle granted to Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon, paving the way for the beatification of the foundress in Rimouski of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre-Dame du Saint-Rosaire.
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