In the spirit of Heritage Month, María Inés Subercaseaux received an honorary heritage certificate from Mayor Marc Bureau at a reception held by the City of Gatineau on Saturday, February 18 at Les Jardins du Château. Ms Subercaseaux is a conservation architect, and the vice president of the Aylmer Heritage Association. Ms Subercaseaux is an expert in urban planning and advises Gatineau on this topic. She is seen here with François Arsenault, President of AHA.

Gatineau has set goals and adopted a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its municipal vehicles.  The plan and its targets conform to the requirements of the Climate Program of the provincial Environment Ministry.  “This initiative is one of many actions we’ve proposed to make Gatineau a place that welcomes sustainable development,” Mayor Marc [...]

Gatineau is making progress on meeting its residual waste management goals, saving the taxpayers money in the process.  Councillor Alain Riel, the chair of the Environment Committee, told the Bulletin the City will be issuing a tender call in March for the construction of a facility to treat waste that can’t be recycled or composted. [...]

If you know someone who has done a lot for his/her community and has contributed to the City’s well being, now is the time to recognize their actions. The nomination period for the eight edition of the Ordre de Gatineau, the highest honour awarded by the City, is now open. “With the Ordre de Gatineau, [...]

Sarah Patenaude Bruyère, born on February 20, 1907, celebrating her 105th birthday, at Chartwell Residence Le Monastère on Principale Street where she has been living for the past 13 years.

(Français) The Aylmer Heritage Association held a conference, led by Michael MacDonald, on the story of Jack Couture, a colourful journalist and amateur historian who “brought the region’s history alive to Aylmer residents in the 1950s and 1960s.”
Mr. Couture reported for the Aylmer Reporter, the precursor to the Bulletin d’Aylmer. The photo pictures Mr MacDonald showing mill workers in Deschênes in the year 1890. The next Heritage Month Event will be on February 26 at 1:30 pm on rare postcards of yesteryear; this illustrated talk will be in French and led by Stefan Wodicka.

At an Ottawa hotel conference room, Leonard Lilla and Alison Gerow learned the good news, February 19. With lights and cameras pined to their every smile, this Aylmer couple found out that their two-week house renovation craze won them free commission on the sale of their house. The reality television show “All For Nothing” pits [...]

The Aylmer Civitan Club held a live auction, February 19, to raise funds for its annual “Rock & Rhythme” show, a musical contest in the style of a “Battle of the Bands’.

According to the results of Statistics Canada’s 2011 census, released February 8, Gatineau is growing—with 265,349 residents, the city is 9.6% larger than it was in 2006, when it had a population of 242,124.  The city’s 9.6% growth rate is the largest recorded since the 1991 census.  “Gatineau is a growing city, and it will [...]

Painter and sculptor Dinorah Catzalco, originally from Puebla in Mexico opened a new show at Bistro Ambrosia February 19. The show runs until April 29. Ms. Catzalco moved to the area when she was eight years old, she studied fine arts at l’Université du Québec in Outaouais.. Admire her work at Bistro Ambrosia: 100, rue [...]