2011-12-24

Oiseaux, birds, région de Quyon-Shawville





Preliminary results of the first Quyon-Shawville Christmas bird count, 21 December 2011.

Resultats préliminaire du Recensement ornithologique de Noël Quyon-Shawville, le 21 décembre 2011.

Click on table to enlarge.

Point central sur le ch Sixth Line O, Bristol, 1 km à l'est du ch de Maryland.
Centred on ch Sixth Line O, Bristol, 1 km east of ch de Maryland.

Click on map to enlarge.

The "Dunrobin-Breckenridge" birdcount is on 29 December 2011. This area includes also Aylmer, around ch Perry, and the Luskville beaches. Map.
Contact Garry McNulty for more information: gmcnulty@videotron.ca


2011-12-19

Code d'ethique / Code of ethics for Council

Québec requires municipalities to adopt a code of ethics and professional conduct applicable to elected officials.



This bylaw was passed by a majority of council on 13 December 2011.

2011-12-07

Industry Canada OKs Vidéotron tower

According to the Ottawa Citizen, Industry Canada quietly granted Vidéotron a licence to build the 25 storey telecommunications tower on ch Elm, early in November. An official of Industry Canada referred all questions to the FAQ section of their website. (I could find nothing on this particular tower or decision.)


If you have any more information or better links, please comment or add them. Thanks.

See also the March 28, 2011 post in this blog (search for "tower").

2011-12-05

Pontiac teens win trip to Korea

TatiAna and Tsukimi won the KPop dance contest and will be going to Korea!

Here is the link to the girl's entry for the Korean Dance Contest;

2011-11-17

L'Entrep'rendez-vous

Foire de services aux entreprises

Ateliers performance, CLD des Collines-de-l'Outaouais
le mercredi 7 décembre 2011, de 8 h 30 à 16 h
à Wakefield.

Inscription avant le 25 novembre.

Workshops for small business owners

Business services trade fair

The CLD des Collines is holding workshops for small business owners on
Wednesday December 7 from 8:30 am to 4 pm
in Wakefield. For more information see here.

To take part you must register before November 25, see the website.

2011-11-02

Death, Councillor Jim Coyle

Ward 3 councillor, Jim Coyle died on October 29th, 2011 at the Shawville Hospital at the age of 62.

The funeral will be held in St Mary's Church, Quyon, Pontiac on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 10:30 am. Reception to follow in Quyon Lions Club.

2011-09-28

Piste cyclable, Bicycle trail, La Route verte

• 27 septembre 2011
• Le Droit

PROLONGEMENT DE LA ROUTE VERTE
La Route Verte, le plus grand réseau cyclable en Amérique du Nord, prend de l’expansion. La députée Charlotte L’Écuyer et le ministre responsable de la région de l’Outaouais, Norman MacMillan, ont dévoilé hier une aide financière de 32 000 $ à la municipalité de Pontiac, pour la réalisation de deux portions du sentier, qui relieront le réseau cyclable de la région à celui de Gatineau, et donc au reste du Québec. Les travaux doivent commencer dès cet automne dans le premier secteur (Quyon), et au printemps dans le second (Breckenridge). La Route Verte est un réseau de 4 700 km de voies cyclables, traversant 321 municipalités et 16 régions du Québec.

LA ROUTE VERTE EXTENSION
La Route Verte, the largest cycling network in North America, is expanding. Charlotte L'Écuyer MNA and the Minister responsible for the Outaouais region, Norman MacMillan, yesterday announced a grant of $32,000 to the municipality of Pontiac, for the construction of two portions of the trail that will connect the cycling network in the region to that of Gatineau, and the rest of Quebec. Work should begin this fall in the first sector (Quyon), and in the second (Breckenridge) next spring. The Route Verte is a network of 4,700 km of bike paths, across 321 municipalities and 16 regions of Quebec.

2011-09-20

Auction Sale, 611 ch Crégheur.


For Mrs. Francine Faucher-Overton

Viewing Fri. Sept. 30/11 2-4 p.m. & Sat. Oct. 1/11 8 a.m.

Sale to be held at 611 chemin Crégheur, Pontiac, Que.

On-site auction in the Pontiac. (In case of rain, sale will take place inside the buildings)

Travel Hwy 148 towards Luskville to ch. Crégheur to #611. Watch for signs.


Wonderful opportunity: Antique business closing down. Property is sold and everything must go! Many years of collecting a variety of interesting items.


The owners, Mrs. Francine Faucher-Overton and the late Mr. Wayne A. Overton were especially fond of antique furniture, collectibles, china/glass and objects from the Victorian era, to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as country antiques from the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s and 50’s, including cast iron objects and Beauceware etc.


Furniture

Pine blanket box (boards 16 and 17 inches wide); several carpenters’ tool chests (an exceptional large oak one in pristine condition complete with inside dividers); tables of various sizes; rustic fire wood box; glass door oak bookcase sits on top of oak desk; German traveller’s wood trunk red in color; 1900’s travelling desk; oak cash register drawer base; “Mission style” oak double desk; assortment of antique chairs; coffee/end tables; several iron beds.


Excellent assortment of glass and china

Dishes, tableware, serving pieces and household objects from the Victorian era, to the late 19th and early 20th centuries; country life pieces from the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s and 50’s; Pattern Glass; kitchen glassware of the Depression years; old Pyrex; collectible glassware from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. Children toy dishes from the 30’s.


Household and Collectibles

Mr. Overton’s personal collection of: carpenters’ tools: 20 old planes and cutters, mostly Stanley’s; levels; panel gauge etc. ; Old tin boxes: cookies, cigars/cigarettes; Medalta Pottery crock and bowl; Tole painting; mirrors; wicker baskets; antique sad irons and trivets; cast iron and forged kitchen utensils; old radios; old bottles and flasks; vintage beer trays: Black Horse, Molson, Dow and Kuntz, bar items: whisky glasses, stirring sticks, ashtrays with beer Co. names; old desk fans; checkerboard with marbles in original box; copper kettles; kitchen scales; sewing basket and related items; drugstore bottles and period labels; Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine 221k; Old typewriter.


Collections of: Spoons; marbles; RCMP souvenirs circa 30’s, 40’s, 50’s; Felt pennants circa 50’s/60’s; Quantity of insulators; Salt & Pepper shakers; Cast iron items (small parlor stove; Stag tobacco cutter; can & bottle openers; muffin pans; German cake mold; miniature stove; rare tooth extractor etc.); license plates: Quebec and Ontario from 1933 on.


Miscellaneous

Wooden shovels; old garden tools; cast iron tractor seats; Magazines: Airplane: Flying 1951, Airplane ideas. 1969-70, Air Power 1980’s, Air Progress 1950s, 1960s, Skyways, Aircraft Spotter, 1943. Photography: Kadakery 1928

and many items not listed.

Visit www.revelstewart.com for listing and pictures.

“Hope you can be with us!”

Terms: Cash or Pre-printed cheques with ID.

Refreshments available.


2011-09-14

Firefighters receive their Pompier 1 certificates.


At the Pontiac council meeting on13 September 2011, ten firefighters received their Pompier 1 certificates from the mayor, Eddie McCann. To pass Pompier 1 requires 150 hours of practical instruction and 150 hours in the classroom. In the photo from left to right:
Daniel Groleau, Fire Chief Mario Allen, Chris Davis, Patrice Leblond, Francis Madore, Denis Martineau, Daniel Duval, Tyler Coté, Daniel Leblond, Trevor Martelock, Evan Prest, and Instructor Pierre Blais..
Click on the photo to enlarge it.

2011-09-01

Fête d'antan 2011 Yesteryear's fest

Du 9 au 11 septembre. Programme

Entrée gratuite pour la famille!

From September 9 to 11. Program

Free admittance for all the family!

Porte ouverte à la Sucrerie Alary

le 11 septembre de 10h à 16h
adresse : 3242 Route 148

Luskville Qc

ACTIVITÉS

Visite de l’installation Visit the sugar shack
Dégustation de produits d’érable Taste our maple products
Beurre, tire Maple butter, taffy

Prix de présence Door prizes

Marche dans les sentiers Walk the trails

Activité pratique : Practical activity:
rinçage de la tubulure rinsing the piping

Animation pour enfants : Animation for kids
TIPI TEPEE
BRICOLAGE CRAFTS

Autres plaisirs à découvrir Other fun things to discover

Apporter votre lunch et cerf-volant Bring your lunch and a kite to fly...


2011-08-26

Newspaper coverage of Savour the Pontiac

The Pontiac Journal has a brief but accurate article by Louise St. Laurent.

The Equity has a much longer article, and mentioned that MP Mathieu Ravignat attended, but accuracy leaves something to be desired.
For example:
  • "Despite the rain, tents were set up..." It didn't rain till the afternoon.
  • "trying to spread the event throughout Pontiac by holding it in a different municipality every year." Luskville and Quyon are both in the municipality of Pontiac, which put on the event.
  • "Action Pontiac is responsible for putting on the event." Councillor Inès Pontiroli organised it for the municipality, with the help of volunteers from Action Pontiac.
  • "great diversity and technical efficiency of the artists here," should be "technical proficiency" !
  • "A band (Patches of Old Times) played live music in the parking lot." Another band, Larry and friends, played on the Jamfest stage behind the "Elvis building" near the Elkburger stand.
  • "Pontiac is a depressed area." Not compared to the MRC Pontiac - click on "Collines" in the right-hand column to see other posts on the two Pontiacs.
  • "This was the third year." or 4th? In previous years it was billed as a business fair/ open house.

2011-08-23

More photos of Savour the Pontiac


Some more photos of Sunday's event. Thanks to all the people who came out.


you don't have to be a member of Facebook to see these.

2011-08-22

Savour Pontiac 2011

Despite some torrential rain mid-afternoon, the 2011 “Savour Pontiac” event in Quyon, Québec was a big success. If you didn’t manage to make it this year, these pictures will give you a taste of some of what you missed — and be sure to watch for the event next year!

2011-07-27

Porte ouverte : Savourer le Pontiac

2011 Porte ouverte : le terroir du Pontiac et ses saveurs

Quand : Dimanche, le 21 août de 11 h 00 à 16 h 00

OÙ : au parc du Club Lions à Quyon, sur la berge de la magnifique rivière des Outaouais (2, rue Ferry, municipalité du Pontiac (Quyon), Québec)

Au menu : des stands des commerçants, des artistes et des organismes locaux et régionaux; des produits frais du terroir; question de faire fonctionner vos papilles gustatives des échantillons de l’excellente cuisine pontiçoise, de la musique, du plaisir pour toute la famille, activités pour les enfants, des animaux et plus encore ...

Notre but : «Acheter localement». Faire connaître nos gens d’affaire, nos producteurs et nos artistes de 11 h 00 à 16 h 00.

Vous aimeriez vous joindre et participer à cet évènement avec votre cuisine, vos oeuvres d’art, votre commerce ou simplement pour exposer votre organisme, veuillez contacter Conseillière Inès Pontiroli à 819-455-9667 ou

Mme Anne Beeton, comité de planification du groupe Action Pontiac, au

819-455-9175 ou courriel à : anne.beeton@sympatico.ca

Nous tenons à remercier M Cliff Bellis de la compagnie Pioneer Wireless qui offrira généreusement les services internet sans fil à toute personne qui en fera la demande dans le cadre des activités de cette journée, aux autorités de la municipalité de Pontiac et aux membres du club Lions de Quyon.


Il n’y a aucun coût pour les exposants ou participants sauf le dépôt de 100$ pour réserver un espace de stand sur le terrain. Ce dépôt est entièrement remboursable en fonction de votre participation confirmée sur le terrain à la fin de la journée. Aucun remboursement ne sera fait à un participant qui aura réservé mais qui ne s’est pas présenté.

Vous désirez une vie plus active dans votre municipalité de Pontiac, alors impliquez vous.


Traduction par Gérard Desjardins.

Pontiac open house, Savour the Pontiac

This year, Action Pontiac takes the helm on the community open house, bringing it from the Luskville Community Centre to the Quyon riverfront and morphing it from ''strictly business'' to something for absolutely everyone..

Date: August 21st 2011

Place: Lions hall and playground, Ferry Rd., Quyon
Time: Sunday 11-4, rain or shine.

Featuring: Live music, fresh locally sourced breakfast, games and activites for kids, samples and info on all local businesses, booths by geologists, naturalists, community groups and and regional organisations...

Plus more! People from both the Municipality of Pontiac and the MRC de Pontiac are getting involved with this by the day ...

Expect to see original art, local alpacas, sweet honey, down home fiddles, comic clowns, heritage canoes, native birds, explanatory maps----- it's all here for you on August 21st, and it'll be big!

Keep in touch here at actionpontiac.blogspot AND get involved yourself!

Call Anne Beeton at 819-455-9175
OR councillor Inès Pontiroli at 819-455-9667 for more information.

Hey Pontiacers! GET INVOLVED!

2011-07-26

Antiques and Golden Oldies sought

 
 
Are you a hoarder?
 
Are old and ancient things cluttering up your house and barns?
 
Would you possibly like to see some of them preserved and begin a new life as museum artifacts?
 
The Symmes Inn Museum in Aylmer may be able to accomodate some of your pieces.
Being a regional history museum, we are always on the lookout for original pieces to add to our
collection or to showcase directly.
 
 
If you have any free old, used or vintage items that are no longer of any use and would like to donate them call 819 455-1125 or email at alain.david@rocketmail.com
 
Alain David

2011-07-23

Festival Pontiac Enchanté at Venturing Hills Farm

Festival Pontiac Enchanté brings together seasoned professional players and advanced music students from the Ottawa area, including Carson Becke (piano). This year two young artists from Europe, Hinrich Alpers (piano) and Lauren Steel (cello), as well as Nathaniel Frank-Anderson from Toronto, and bass-baritone Robert Pomakov join the performers.

The 100 mile Gala dinner and concert was last weekend, and last night's program included romantic piano trios by Mozart and Beethoven, and a Schubert nocturne. After the concert a Whip-poor-will could be heard nearby.

There are still five concerts - this weekend (23 and 24 July) and next (29, 30 and 31 July). The concerts on Friday and Saturday start at 7:30 pm, those on Sunday start at 2:30 pm.

For the program see the Venturing Hills website.

Picnic in the Park

hosted by the Waterfront Revitalization Committee

at the Quyon Lion’s Club


Saturday July 30, 2011

1:45 pm Entertainment kicks off

4:00 – 6:00 pm BBQ Chicken Dinner, Tickets $20.00 (Kids under 12 $5.00)


Sunday July 31, 2011

9:00 am - Mayor’s Breakfast

All Proceeds go toward the Heritage Boardwalk Committee and the Waterfront Revitalization Committee


Afternoon and evening festivities are free which include music and entertainment, displays from local artists, etc. Latest news on the Waterfront Revitalization Project which includes plans for a new Community Centre and a Historic Waterfront Boardwalk.



For tickets or information please contact:

Kerry-Lynn Campbell Tel: 819-458-1780

Email: waterfrontrevitlatization@bell.net

FREE ROUGH CAMPING AVAILABLE


Please join us for entertainment by:

House Band – Lorne Daley Band, Friends in Harmony, Daley Family, Johanne Dubeau, Gail Gavan, Mick Armitage, Mike Fahey, Ronnie Trudeau, Dennis Alexander, Cal Cumming & Friends, Joe Teevens


Art displays by Cheryl Dolan and Shannon Purcell.

2011-07-18

Route 148 is now reopened.

Culvert repairs on route 148 near Nugent's were completed by August 30 (before then there was a 3 km detour by way of Parker, McKibbon and Curley).

Updated 1 September 2011.


According to LeDroit, 30 July, the washout on 24 June made a hole 3.6 metres wide and nearly 20 m deep, cutting highway 148. Repairs are expected to cost $2 million.

Le glissement de terrain survenu le 24 juin a créé un trou de 3,6 mètres de diamètre et d’une profondeur de près de 20 m, emportant avec lui un morceau de la route 148. Les travaux sont évalués à 2 millions $.

2011-07-15

Parc du Sault-des-Chats de Pontiac, Chats Falls Park

Sommaire exécutif (une page, pdf)

Executive summary (one page, pdf)

Élaboration d'un concept d'aménagement - Rapport final (285 Mo, tres long pour télécharger)
(The full report is in French apart from Executive summary.)

Following this report, the seven partners (Municipality of Pontiac, Municipality of Bristol, MRC des Collines, MRC Pontiac, CLD des Collines, CLD Pontiac, and Conférence regionale des élus (CRÉO) aim to do an economic feasibility study in 2011/12. If the results are positive an Environmental Assessment will be done as well as other studies.

Plus d'informations:

Marc Fortin

Agent de développement culturel et touristique

Centre local de développement des Collines-de-l'Outaouais
1694 Montée de la Source
Cantley, Qc J8V 3H6

sans frais: 1 877 457 2121
tél. : 819 457 2121 poste 225

mfortin@cldcollines.org

2011-06-29

Action Pontiac vous invite à une activité populaire

2011 Porte ouverte : le terroir du Pontiac et ses saveurs

Quand : Dimanche, le 21 août de 11 h 00 à 16 h 00

OÙ : au parc du Club Lions à Quyon, sur la berge de la magnifique rivière des Outaouais (2, rue du traversier, municipalité du Pontiac (Quyon), Québec)

Au menu : des stands des commerçants, des artistes et des organismes locaux et régionaux; des produits frais du terroir; question de faire fonctionner vos papilles gustatives des échantillons de l’excellente cuisine pontiçoise, de la musique, du plaisir pour toute la famille, activités pour les enfants, des animaux et plus encore ...

Notre but : «Acheter localement». Faire connaître nos gens d’affaire, nos producteurs et nos artistes de 11 h 00 à 16 h 00.

Vous aimeriez vous joindre et participer à cet évènement avec votre cuisine, vos oeuvres d’art, votre commerce ou simplement pour exposer votre organisme, veuillez contacter Mme Sandy Saint-George, responsable, comité de planification du groupe Action Pontiac téléphone au

819-455-2726 ou courriel à : sandy_stgeorge@pioneerwireless.ca

Nous tenons à remercier M Cliff Bellis de la compagnie Pioneer Wireless qui offrira généreusement les services internet sans fil à toute personne qui en fera la demande dans le cadre des activités de cette journée, aux autorités de la municipalité de Pontiac et aux membres du club Lions de Quyon.


Il n’y a aucun coût pour les exposants ou participants sauf le dépôt de 100$ pour réserver un espace de stand sur le terrain. Ce dépôt est entièrement remboursable en fonction de votre participation confirmée sur le terrain à la fin de la journée. Aucun remboursement ne sera fait à un participant qui aura réservé mais qui ne s’est pas présenté.

Vous désirez une vie plus active dans votre municipalité de Pontiac, alors impliquez vous.


Traduction par Gérard Desjardins.

2011-06-28

Route 148 à Luskville

28 juin 2011 Le Droit LOUIS-DENIS EBACHER ldebacher@ledroit.com
Six semaines pour réparer la route 148
Le ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) prévoit six semaines de travaux pour réparer la route 148 à Luskville, complètement défoncée à la suite des importantes averses de la fin de semaine. Le glissement de terrain a créé un trou de 3,6 m de diamètre et d’une profondeur de près de 20 m, emportant avec lui un morceau de la route 148. Aucune circulation n’y sera permise jusqu’à la fin des travaux. Un détour de 3 km, via les rues Parker, McKibbon et Curley, a été prévu afin de permettre aux automobilistes de passer de l’autre côté de la 148.

2011-06-27

Photos of 148 washout



Photos contributed by Gordon Jenkins. (click on photo to enlarge)



2011-06-26

Feedback on the 148 detour

This is on Facebook:
Is the 148 open? I read it but I am just checking....
7 hours ago · ·
    • Julie Kirkham I am wondering the same thing so I know which way to go home tonight
      6 hours ago ·
    • Rhonda Sharpe Morrison I think there is a new detour that is not as bad as the other one.
      6 hours ago ·
    • Kim Wilson the hwy wasn't open last night at 10pm... but the a lil detour around it.. We were up at shawville for the grad last night. And the way bk home we took the detour.
      6 hours ago ·
    • Helen Routliffe I understand it will probably be closed until next Wednesday, that is what the radio said.
      5 hours ago ·
    • Rhonda Sharpe Morrison Thanks Kim. So it isn't that bad to take the "lil detour" then.
      5 hours ago ·
    • Kim Wilson lil detour is good to take
      5 hours ago · · 1 person
    • Heather Egan Duggan Took the detour today and it only takes a couple extra minutes. The washout on the highway doesn't look any where near fixed.
      2 hours ago ·

More on highway closure

Further to Kate's post below, this is what the Route 148 washout looked like on Saturday afternoon:

Washout on Hwy 148 at Therrien Rd after heavy storm on June 24, 2011.


It looks like a beaver dam in Gatineau Park burst to create a sudden surge of water that was too much for the culvert.

The Eardley-Masham road was still open at 14:30, but quite deep water was flowing over the pavement at the Masham end. Vehicles with good clearance could make it through, but a small car might have trouble.

Water flowing over Eardley-Masham Road on N side of Gatineau Park.

When we returned later from Wakefield, the road was closed at the bridge in Masham, and vehicles were being detoured through Lac Des Loups.

Highway 148 closed, difficult detour in place

I don't know what else has happened to our dearly beleagured highway this week, but the heavy rains on June 23rd and 24th have completely decimated the culvert and bridge at the intersection of the 148 and Ch. Therrien in Luskville, past St. Luke's on the hill from the east, and just past Nugents machinery depot from the west.
There is now a 30 foot deep gap where the road used to be, and that's not something that's going to be fixed overnight, I can tell you.
To re route traffic, there is a detour set up along the very muddy narrow and twisting Parker Rd, leading to the tiny McKibbon, leading back to the highway up poor old Ch. Curley, where the Depanneur Pontiac is. People, please give yourselves a LOT more time to get around this difficult situation.
Those in cars and small vans, please slow down!
Those driving trucks and busses, pulling boats or trailers, you guys are in trouble.
Those on bikes, forget it.

Good luck.

Taken Friday evening before the whole thing went down.

Vision & Mission Statement

These statements were written some time ago when the group was re-inventing itself and honing and defining its function. Got something to add? Don't agree with this? Write your comments below and get involved.

ACTION PONTIAC VISION
To see the Pontiac thrive as a hidden treasure in the eyes of residential/commercial dwellers and newcomers.

ACTION PONTIAC MISSION
To serve as a vehicle for the Pontiac community to communicate and grow as one by:

o   encourage community development

o   attract tourism and potential new residents

o   enable cohesiveness in the community

o   enhance communication within the community

o   promote local services/businesses

o   facilitate resource sharing