The Caisse Populaire Desjardins donated $5,000 to the Symmes Inn Museum (located on Front Street near the Marina), May 10. “Thanks to the “Placements culture” program of the Quebec Arts Council (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec), the Quebec government will triple that amount, adding $15,000. The money will be kept in donation [...]

Photo : DD The Kelly Metro-Plus celebrated its second anniversary, joined by the Caisse Populaire Desjardins of Aylmer and the Brunet-Plus Pharmacy, both of whom celebrated their first year in businesses at their location off Allumettières at Wilfrid-Lavine Blvd, May 12.  The collective birthday celebration attracted a great crowd, all day long. Children were treated [...]

Aylmer’s Espace Pierre-Debain is presently hosting Pontiac County artist Valerie Bridgeman’s exposition from May 2 to June 10.  Her approach to art is very natural, incorporating botanical elements to different practical objects. “The forms and textures I see around me in nature find their way into my work, whether it is clay or paper. I love [...]

Thanks to the City’s Green Fund, the Boucher Forest Foundation will get two grants for a 7.5-metre high observation tower.  The first grant of $20,000 will cover construction costs, while the second grant of $3,750 will pay for information materials designed to raise awareness of the forest and its biodiversity.   According to the Foundation’s [...]

It’s almost official—the councillor for Aylmer’s Lucerne ward, André Laframboise, has told the Bulletin he has accepted the proposal of François Legault, head of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), to run as a candidate in the Pontiac/Aylmer riding in the coming provincial election.  The councillor went to CAQ’s convention in Victoriaville, April 20 – 21, [...]

The city has announced grants totalling nearly $285,000 from its Green Fund for public and non-profit organizations (except schools) so that they can realize projects of an environmental nature. The Deschênes sector will get two of those grants. Deschênes: An Ecological neighbourhood The “Deschênes: An ecological neighbourhood” project, coordinated by the Deschênes Residents’ Association, will get [...]

                          Over thirty artists of all types and all media had their work on display for the AAC’s annual spring show, April 13 – 15, at the Aydelu Centre. Public attendance was at near-record levels. The Council’s mentoring program included student artists from [...]

  Photo : courtesy of the Craz E Crew Stunt Team Aylmer’s professional BMX performers Patrick Chénier-Laflamme and Ben Kaufmann, and other extreme sports professionals from their Craz-E-Crew Stunt Team, will compete in the semi-finals of the popular TV-Show Canada’s Got Talent, on Sunday April 15. The show will start at 8pm and the winners [...]

The residents who mobilized against the work underway at the Domaine des Frênes housing project, 700 Aylmer Road, were claiming victory, April 5.  Environment Minister Pierre Arcand issued an order temporarily suspending the authorization certificate of the developer, Développement DRB.  According to the minister, some information concerning the 240-home project was hidden from him.  Residents [...]

Gatineau’s emerald ash borer infestation is expanding, so much so that, as of May 2012, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will quarantine any products created from ash trees in Gatineau. It will be prohibited to export anything coming from this type of tree in order to contain it within the region, whether firewood or planks. This [...]