Pontiac artists' studio tour, June 9-10 and June 16-17, 10 am to 6 pm.
Tournée des ateliers d'artistes du Pontiac, 9, 10 et 16, 17 juin, 10h - 18h.
2012-06-05
Chats Falls Park / Le Parc du Sault-des-Chats
Public Workshop / Ateliers de travail public
Saturday, June 9, 2012 / Le samedi, 9 juin 2012
Bristol Town Hall / Hotel de ville de Bristol
(Centre communautaire Jack Graham Community Centre)
32 chemin Aylmer Rd, Bristol
9 am - noon. / De 9 h à midi.
Come and learn about the project and recent developments.
Venez-vous renseigner sur le projet et ses récents développements.
Come to enhance the project with your ideas and suggestions in a respectful and collaborative atmosphere.
Venez enrichir le projet par vos idées et suggestions dans un climat de collaboration et de respect.
More information... Plus d'information ...
Saturday, June 9, 2012 / Le samedi, 9 juin 2012
Bristol Town Hall / Hotel de ville de Bristol
(Centre communautaire Jack Graham Community Centre)
32 chemin Aylmer Rd, Bristol
9 am - noon. / De 9 h à midi.
Come and learn about the project and recent developments.
Venez-vous renseigner sur le projet et ses récents développements.
Come to enhance the project with your ideas and suggestions in a respectful and collaborative atmosphere.
Venez enrichir le projet par vos idées et suggestions dans un climat de collaboration et de respect.
More information... Plus d'information ...
SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE... ?
o Samuel de Champlain a portagé le Sault des Chats lors de son voyage de 1613 ?
o LeterritoireduParcaétélelieude l’établissement du premier poste de traite de la région en 1786 ?
o Le territoire a été la scène d’un immense projet inachevé de travaux publics, le Canal de la Baie Georgienne?
o Le chemin de fer à traction chevaline servait à faire la navette entre deux ports de bateaux à aube, Union Dépôt et Pontiac Village?
o 23 espèces fauniques et 65 espèces floristiques sont en situation précaire dans le secteur des marais?
o L’obstacle formé par le Sault- des-Chats a conditionné depuis les temps les plus reculés les formes d’utilisations de la rivière des Outaouais?
DID YOU KNOW...?
o Samuel de Champlain portaged Chats Falls on his 1613 journey?
o In 1786, the first trading post in the region was located on the Park site?
o The site was the subject of an extensive unfinished public works project known as the Georgian Bay Canal?
o A horse-drawn railway was used to commute between two paddle wheel riverboat ports, Union Depot and Pontiac Village?
o The preservation and promotion of the vestiges will be a key feature of the Park?
o A horse-drawn railway was used to commute between two paddle wheel riverboat ports, Union Depot and Pontiac Village?
o The preservation and promotion of the vestiges will be a key feature of the Park?
o 23 animal species and 65 plant species are at risk.
o As an obstacle, Chats Falls defined the range of uses of the Ottawa River throughout history?
o As an obstacle, Chats Falls defined the range of uses of the Ottawa River throughout history?
2012-05-21
"Subscribe" to this blog
If you would like to be told when there's a new entry in this blog, you can "subscribe." Whenever there is a new entry you will receive an email, an RSS feed.
To do this, scroll to the bottom of this page and where it says "Subscribe to Posts (Atom)," click on Posts (Atom).
This will open a new window. Go down to the bottom right and click on Subscribe in Mail.
That was easy, even if not obvious...
To do this, scroll to the bottom of this page and where it says "Subscribe to Posts (Atom)," click on Posts (Atom).
This will open a new window. Go down to the bottom right and click on Subscribe in Mail.
That was easy, even if not obvious...
Citizens Advisory Committee
The next meeting of the Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) will be on Monday, June 4 at 7:30 pm at the Albert Kennedy Centre, 885 rue de Clarendon, Quyon (this was the Quyon Model School building from 1904 until 1950, then the Women's Institute for many years).
All are welcome, bring your ideas.
The agenda is coming soon... watch this space.
All are welcome, bring your ideas.
The agenda is coming soon... watch this space.
Joan Belsher asks that people let her know if they are intending to attend the June 4th meeting.
Her phone is: 819 458 2194 and her email is: joanandrb@pioneerwireless.ca
Her phone is: 819 458 2194 and her email is: joanandrb@pioneerwireless.ca
2012-05-09
Taste this! Savour the Pontiac 2012
Hey groovers -- our next meeting for Action Pontiac, specifically to do with the "Savourer le Pontiac/Savour the Pontiac" event (August 12!) (> save this date!), will be on:
June 7th, at 7 p.m.
Things are looking very good already, but there's lots to do and hands are always needed, so offers of help are welcome!
Contact us here if you'd like to be part of this!
Other cool and fun stuff on the horizon too.... stay tuned. K.
June 7th, at 7 p.m.
Things are looking very good already, but there's lots to do and hands are always needed, so offers of help are welcome!
Contact us here if you'd like to be part of this!
Other cool and fun stuff on the horizon too.... stay tuned. K.
2012-05-08
Another telecommunications tower
Bell Mobility now want to erect a guyed telecommunications tower, 76 m high. The proposed location is 1552 chemin Hammond, northeast of Quyon. (L& J Towing is located at this address.)
The tower will provide wireless phone and high speed wireless internet.
An advertisement to this effect was in the 2012/05/02 Pontiac Journal, page 34 in French only (see image, click to enlarge).
For more information contact:
Robert Menotti, Bell Mobility, 200 boul. Bouchard, Dorval, QC H9S 5X5
Fax: (514) 420-8302
email: consultation@bell.ca
The tower will provide wireless phone and high speed wireless internet.
An advertisement to this effect was in the 2012/05/02 Pontiac Journal, page 34 in French only (see image, click to enlarge).
For more information contact:
Robert Menotti, Bell Mobility, 200 boul. Bouchard, Dorval, QC H9S 5X5
Fax: (514) 420-8302
email: consultation@bell.ca
2012-04-27
$ for new ferry at Quyon, traversier de Quyon
Charlotte L'Écuyer announces financing for building the new ferry for Quyon.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)