Info Dimanche presents its review of the year. Significant events, inspiring encounters, over the next few days you will find on the site a return to the past of the last 12 months.
Putting your words at the service of others
What if you were told that there is a local service that helps you write and revise letters, fill out various forms or even write biographies? The lover of words and the French language, Corine de Repentigny, has recently held the title of public writer. A job that allows him to lend his pen to people who are experiencing difficulties, or who have specific needs in written communication.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/605477/mettre-ses-mots-au-service-des-autres
The versatility of Tristan Pomerleau
Tristan Pomerleau would not be from the area but he would still be one of the favorites of the fans of the 3L of Rivière-du-Loup, he who stands out for his work ethic, his leadership and his contribution in all aspects of the game. So imagine how much he is appreciated at the Premier Tech Center on match nights, when we add that he is from Louperi and that he has the success of the local team at heart.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/sports/605589/la-polyvalence-de-tristan-pomerleau
Paving the way for harmonious road cohabitation in Rivière-du-Loup
Through the hectic pace of daily life we develop little shortcuts, bad habits, which make us always more in a hurry. On the road, these behaviors result in shortened mandatory stops, excessive honking and even failure to give way at pedestrian crossings. A blatant lack of civic-mindedness denounced by Louperivois walkers, including Réal Proulx, who now fears crossing the street.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/605413/ouvrir-la-voie-a-une-cohabitation-routiere-harmonieuse-a-riviere-du-loup
The status of Simon Croz finally restored
The adopted Pistolois, Simon Croz, officially received his open work permit on March 4 after 10 months of fighting tirelessly. After the #unispoursimon mobilization, the collection of more than 13,600 signatories on the online petition, the media coverage of his situation and the work of the MP for Rimouski-Neigette – Témiscouata – Les Basques Maxime Blanchette-Joncas, the filmmaker was able to recover the full rights.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/605715/le-statut-de-simon-croz-enfin-retabli
Time is running out for Whitefish
The coming weeks will be decisive for the next season of the Whitefish, the ferry which provides a maritime link between Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac and Saint-Juste-du-Lac. If no financial assistance is granted by the Quebec government, it could even be threatened and the boat could be forced to remain at the dock.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606009/le-temps-presse-pour-le-coregone
Disclosure of exchanges between the City of Rivière-du-Loup and the CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent
Between December 2021 and January 2022, the City of Rivière-du-Loup acted as a transmission belt for information between the real estate developer Groupe Medway and the CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent. This is what emerges from numerous correspondence exchanged between the Director General of the City and a CISSS official.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606051/divulgation-dechanges-entre-la-ville-de-riviere-du-loup-et-le-cisss-du-bas-saint-laurent
Looking for a durable solution for the Fort Ingall stockade
Several posts of the palisade surrounding the buildings of Fort Ingall in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac are tilted, damaged by time and mold, since they are directly planted in the ground. The team at this listed heritage site has been working in the shadows for several months to find a restoration technique that could help remedy the situation.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606145/a-la-recherche-dune-solution-durable-pour-la-palissade-du-fort-ingall
Quebec authorizes the reconstruction of the Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac SQ station
After 15 years of waiting and taking steps, the MRC of Témiscouata finally received good news on March 13. The reconstruction of a new Sûreté du Québec station was authorized by the Quebec government in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Notre-Dame-du-Lac district, confirms prefect Serge Pelletier.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606449/quebec-autorise-la-reconstruction-du-poste-de-la-sq-de-temiscouata-sur-le-lac
Temporary bridge: an expropriation denounced in Rivière-du-Loup
The major work that must be carried out on the Amour bridge in Rivière-du-Loup will not be done smoothly and some citizens will not have had to wait for the start of construction in April 2025 in order to experience inconvenience. Talk to Simon Lavoie, a real estate investor in the region, who today has to deal with an expropriation notice from the Quebec Ministry of Transport.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606652/pont-temporaire-une-expropriation-denoncee-a-riviere-du-loup
Between history and motorcycles, Éric Gagnon's great passion
In a small workshop, located in the heart of Rivière-du-Loup, tools, vintage posters, skateboards, helmets and old motorcycle gas tanks cover the walls. Éric Gagnon devotes his free time to restoring his most recent acquisition, a 1979 Harley-Davidson FLH. A true motorcycle and history enthusiast who we can follow through the realization of his project, in the brand new series “ Dream bikes” broadcast from March 21, in Historia.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606305/entre-lhistoire-et-la-moto-la-grande-passion-deric-gagnon
A major cycling project underway in Témiscouata
The MRC of Témiscouata has great ambitions regarding the development of the cycle tourism offer on its territory. Among the projects under construction, she particularly wishes to develop a circuit that would allow two-wheeled travel enthusiasts to complete a complete loop around Lake Témiscouata.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606651/un-grand-projet-velo-en-branle-au-temiscouata
An artist at the service of beauty…and birds
In Saint-Guy hides the bird photographer, Michel April. No one sees him on the roads looking for the rare species that everyone strives to capture, nor sees him on the edge of the forests trying to capture the Great Horned Owl in his lens. He is simply at home, behind his house, in a small cabin specially designed to take photos of the passing birdlife in his little corner of the country.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/culturel/606547/un-artiste-au-service-de-la-beauteet-des-oiseaux
Murder in Cacouna: Steve Chassé accused of indignity to a corpse and two attempted murders
Four new charges have been filed against Steve Chassé in connection with the murder of a septuagenarian who was allegedly committed in Cacouna, in October 2023. Two counts of attempted murder against two police officers were added to his file, in no more indignity to a corpse and reckless discharge of a firearm.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/606805/meurtre-a-cacouna-steve-chasse-accuse-doutrage-a-un-cadavre-et-de-deux-tentatives-de-meurtre
Nearly 8,000 signatures for maintaining the crossing at Rivière-du-Loup
The citizen petition aimed at maintaining the crossing at the Rivière-du-Loup wharf ultimately collected 7,919 signatures. The voluminous document was submitted to the office of the Member of Parliament for Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata, Amélie Dionne, on Monday, March 18 at the beginning of the afternoon.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/606827/pres-de-8-000-signatures-pour-le-maintien-de-la-traverse-a-riviere-du-loup
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! illegally reimburses donations to the CAQ
Another story of a $100 fundraising cocktail from the Coalition Avenir Québec hit the headlines on March 20. This time, this dinner conference allowed local elected officials to meet the Minister of Municipal Affairs Andrée Laforest, in the company of the Member of Parliament for Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata, Amélie Dionne, on October 26, 2023 at the Saint-Louis Golf Club -du-Ha! Ha!.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/607012/saint-louis-du-ha-ha-rembourse-illegalement-des-dons-a-la-caq
Hydro-Fraser hydroelectric plant goes up in smoke
A fire completely ravaged the Hydro-Fraser hydroelectric power station located at 1, rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Rivière-du-Loup, on March 25. The city's Fire Department battled the flames for more than six hours. In the early morning hours of March 26, smoke was still rising from the rubble of the building.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/607391/la-centrale-hydroelectrique-hydro-fraser-senvole-en-fumee
