Iroquois Falls, Ontario
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Iroquois Falls is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada.
The town has a population of approximately 5,000.
The town is also home of the top-producing paper mill of pulp and paper company Abitibi-Consolidated, which comprises the town's major industry. The Monteith Correctional Centre, a provincial prison serving a regional catchement area, is also part of Iroquois Falls.
Iroquois Falls is home to the Abitibi Eskimos, formerly the Iroquois Falls Junior Eskis, of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Each summer brings the "Search for Moby Pike" fishing derby on Lake Abitibi.
In January 1935, the town set the record low temperature for all of Canada's provinces of −58 °C (−73 °F).
Porquis Junction, a small community 7 km south of the town centre, and within the municipal boundaries of Iroquois Falls, is home to world renowned blues music festival, the Porquis Blues Festival.
Porquis Junction's annual summer festival, Porquis FunDayz, got an unexpected surprise in 1984, when World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) superstar André the Giant showed up to celebrate in the festivities. During the traditional breakfast at the Porquis Agricultural Hall, André, for breakfast, ate a dozen eggs, a whole package of bacon, a loaf of bread for toast (buttered) and an entire 4 gallon pot of coffee.
Low-power radio station CFIF-FM is licensed to Iroquois Falls.
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