Cantley, Quebec

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Cantley
Municipality
Cantley Town Hall
Location within Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM.
Cantley
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 75°47′W / 45.567°N 75.783°W / 45.567; -75.783Coordinates: 45°34′N 75°47′W / 45.567°N 75.783°W / 45.567; -75.783[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Outaouais
RCM Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais
Constituted January 1, 1989
Government[2]
 • Mayor Steve Harris
 • Federal riding Pontiac
 • Prov. riding Gatineau
Area[2][3]
 • Total 134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi)
 • Land 129.96 km2 (50.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 9,888
 • Density 76.1/km2 (197/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 24.8%
 • Dwellings 3,580
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J8V 2Z9
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 307
Website www.cantley.ca

Cantley, Quebec, Canada, is a rural municipality north of the city of Gatineau, east of the Gatineau River, located within Canada's National Capital Region approximately 15–20 minutes from Parliament Hill. The population in the Canada 2011 Census was 9,888, with a high rate of population growth. French is the first language of 87% of Cantley's residents.[4]

Its roots are in farmland but recent housing projects are slowly changing the landscape into a suburb of Gatineau. Gatineau's Limbour neighbourhood has reached the town's southern limits with the Les Escarpements de Limbour housing development.

Transportation

Cantley's main artery is Route 307 also known as Montée de la Source (formally known as la rue Principale) which is the extension of Rue Saint-Louis in Gatineau. Major collector roads include Chemin du Mont-Cascades, Chemin Ste-Élisabeth, Montée des Érables and Montée St-Amour. Most of the roads in the town connect to Route 307 and most of them are dead-ends. There are very few that connect to secondary roads.

The Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) bus routes 5 and 6 provides weekday rush hour service between Cantley and Ottawa via the Hull sector of Gatineau.

Recreation

Chemin du Mont-Cascades gives access to the Mont Cascades Ski Resort, Waterpark and the Mont Cascades Golf Club. The waterpark is the largest in the Outaouais region while the Ski Resort offers 25 ski trails. Cantley is also home to Nakkertok, the largest cross country ski club in the National Capital Region. Residents have access to a second ski resort, Edelweiss Valley, which is located alongside Route 366 in Wakefield (La Pêche), just beyond Cantley's northern town limits.

History

The town of Cantley was founded in the 1830s by Colonel Cantley, a subordinate of Colonel John By during the period that included the birth of the city of Bytown (now Ottawa). During this time, Colonel Cantley went north and set foot in land several kilometres from Bytown where he remained until his death. In the 1850s, the area started to develop with the construction of its post office in honour of Cantley and a mass arrival of Irish descendents. Education started to play a role in the same period when a Roman Catholic chapel and school were built as a result of the increasing number of residents in the area. Another school was built on a farmer's land in 1858.

In 1925, a new hydroelectric dam was constructed along the Gatineau River, making it the biggest economic and industrial project of the town's history. This is now known today as the Rapides-Farmers Hydroelectric Station (Centrale Rapides-Farmers). However, the station is now within the city of Gatineau limits.

The Mont Cascades resort opened during the 1960s and 1970s and represents a major part of the town's recreational and touristic assets.

Previously, Cantley was a rural village part of Touraine, then Hull-Est until the merger that created the original city of Gatineau in 1975. As this move proved highly unpopular with Cantley's rural residents, they worked to petition the provincial government to recreate an independent municipality. In 1989, Cantley became an independent rural community.

On the outskirts of Cantley, is the Gatineau[5] Landsat Satellite Tracking station for Natural Resources Canada and is also an extension of CFS Leitrim, of Project Echelon.

Cantley Dry Materials Dump issue

From 2005 to 2007 controversy arose concerning a dry materials dump located in the northern end of the town. Nearby residents complained about toxic pollutants generated by the dump that caused effects on their health. Many residents and mayor Steve Harris firmly requested the closure of the dump. In late 2005, a fire broke out underneath the material for several weeks and caused an evacuation from the nearby residents The fire was initially thought to be caused by combustible fuel, but according to the owners of the dump, a criminal hand may have been involved.

Several lawsuits were planned by residents against the owner and on July 11, 2006, the town went to court against the dump for a compensation of over $55,000 for the fire and cover costs for the evacuation process and firefighters salary[6] Tensions rose once more when the owner, Gilles Proulx, launched a $750,000 lawsuit against a local couple. Proulx claimed that the couple had made comments against his reputation.[7]

The Quebec Ministry of Environment forced the owners to adopt measures to reduce the amount of toxic pollutants and gave them several delays to comply.[8] About a year later, it received a second warning and was giving another 10-day notice to meet the Ministry's standards or it would be forced to shut down its operations.[9]

On September 21, 2006, the Minister Claude Béchard ordered its closure but as the owners challenged the decision to court, it was re-opened occasionally. The site is currently not in operation as the case is still under study by a provincial court, but the Tribunal administratif du Québec supported in October 2007 the Minister's decision.[10][11] An appeal to that decision did not lead to changes,[12] and the landfill operator further appealed to the Quebec Superior Court, to no avail.[13]

Due to its closure, it created a significant waste problem across the region as only one landfill site remains in operation in Val-des-Monts. Many businesses are forced to travel longer for waste disposals while costs skyrocketed. In some occasions, various materials were dumped in many fields and lands.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 234319 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 82020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2482020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 
  4. ↑ 2006 Community Profiles, Statistics Canada
  5. ↑ "Gatineau Station". Retrieved March 30, 2011. 
  6. ↑ Bouchard, Régis, "Cantley poursuit les propriétaires du dépotoir" (Translation : Cantley sues dump yard owners), Le Droit, July 11, 2006, page 4
  7. ↑ Bouchard, Régis, "Le dépotoir de Cantley poursuit deux voisins en diffamation" (Cantley dump yard sues two neighbors for slandering), Le Droit, August 26, 2006, page 2
  8. ↑ La Haye, Dominique, "Encore des odeurs au dépotoir de Cantley" (Persistent odors at Cantley dump yard), Le Droit, April 10, 2006, page 8
  9. ↑ Bélanger, Mathieu, "Dépotoir de Cantley : Québec se fache et émet un deuxième ultimatum" (Cantley Dump Yard: angry Quebec government gives a second ultimatum), Le Droit, September 7, 2006, page 7
  10. ↑ Thériault, Charles, Claude Béchard met fin à la saga du dépotoir de Cantley (Claude Bechard ends the Cantley dump saga), Le Droit, September 22, 2006, page 3.
  11. ↑ 2332-4197 Québec inc. c. Québec (Ministre du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs) 2007 QCTAQ 10347
  12. ↑ 2332-4197 Québec inc. c. Québec (Ministre du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs) 2008 QCTAQ 0761
  13. ↑ 2332-4197 Québec inc. c. Tribunal administratif du Québec 2009 QCCS 1059
  14. ↑ Ébacher, Louis-Denis (2006-10-16). "Réouverture du dépotoir : le maire de Cantley garde espoir". Le Droit. 
  15. ↑ Theriault, Charles (2007-10-17). "Le dépotoir de Cantley doit fermer". Le Droit. 

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