page_title: Sayabec
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Sayabec / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Jamie Salé and David Pelletier compete "Love Story" at the 2002 Grand Prix Final in Kitchener, Ontario. Author: en:User:Vesperholly
context_page_description: Sayabec is a municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Matapédia Valley between the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Appalachian near Lake Matapédia. The main activities of the village are agriculture and forestry. It has a population of approximately 2,000, the third biggest municipality in its RCM after Amqui and Causapscal. Due to the presence of the chipboards plant called Panval, the biggest industry of the valley, Sayabec is an important regional economic centre.
  The territory was historically occupied by Mi'kmaq people, a First Nation who occupied much of the Gaspe Peninsula. Its first French Canadian inhabitant was Pierre Brochu, who came in 1833. At the end of the 19th century settlers began to come in the region to work in sawmills. The municipality was first officially created in 1887 as a school municipality under the name Sainte-Marie-de-Sayabec. The catholic parish was erected in 1894. In 1917, the village of Saindon was created, and it took the name of Sayabec in 1951.
context_section_description: Joseph Kaeble, first French-Canadian soldier to be decorated by the Victoria Cross, the highest military distinction of the Commonwealth. He received this honor for an act of bravery during the First World War. He also received the Military Medal.
  David Pelletier, Olympic Gold Medalist in figure skating at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games (along with Jamie Salé)
  Irvin Pelletier, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rimouski
  Jordan Caron, 2009 1st round draft pick of the Boston Bruins
  Jules Boucher, politician
  Claude Rioux, politician and judge
  Carolanne D'Astous-Paquet, singer who participated in Star Académie
caption: David Pelletier and Jamie Salé
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