FrançaisCommuniqué – Sixteen Island Lake Municipality – Budget Update 2016
Below is a link to a letter from the municipality providing budget information for 2016.
Communiqué – 25 April 2014
To Members of Amis du Lac/Friends of the Lake:
As most of you know, on Tuesday, April 15th at about 11:30 in the morning a landslide tore down the mountain on the east side of the Lake near the village. This landslide, approximately 300 meters wide by 500 meters long destroyed a cottage and a boathouse as it sent debris of rocks, gravel, dirt, trees and cottage rushing into the lake. This caused a wave of ice and water estimated to be 3.5 meters high to surge across the lake and destroy one cottage and some boat houses and seriously damaged three other cottages. This wave of ice also destroyed a boat house and damaged the cottage on Rodger Island (Drinkell’s) and destroyed or severely damaged numerous boat houses along the east side towards the village. Fortunately nobody was hurt. However, property damage is extensive and the environmental cleanup will be a major challenge.
Mayor Baillargeon told me that emergency response was excellent. Police and firefighters responded very quickly and secured the area. Provincial geologists and landslide specialists from the Quebec government have visited the site and declared two more cottages immediately south of the slide area in jeopardy and evacuated the residents. Hopefully, they will determine the cause of the landslide and the risk to other properties around the lake.
I offered Mayor Baillargeon the help of our association in any way we could be of assistance. He informed me that the specialists who worked the Lac Megantic disaster cleanup have visited the site. With the municipality, a plan for cleanup is being formulated. In the meantime nobody is to use the lake water for drinking purposes. The mayor issued a call for volunteers this Saturday April 19th, and so far over 140 have indicated that they will attend. The mayor has been in touch with numerous levels of government from the Premier of Quebec to our MNA who will visit Sixteen Island Lake tomorrow, and our Federal representative, Mylene Freeman, who has already visited the site. I would guess that the environmental cleanup will be an expensive proposition.
Mayor Baillargeon will be issuing a statement to the residents in the near future. Bill Clelland, representing Friends/Amis, is working with Council members Corina Lupu and Dave Estall and will assist in getting the mayor’s message to all residents.
Many of you will have seen the photos of the destruction. Access to the cottages and boat houses is limited and it is expected that within a week or so the ice will not be passable. Friends/Amis will remain available to assist our neighbours and friends as we learn how best to be of help.
Chris Campbell
Communiqué – April 2014
Good evening everyone,
Today I met Mr. Jacques Madore who is the D-G of an environmental company called “Environnement Rive-Nord”. They are the third largest company to have worked on the clean-up after the Lac Mégantic tragedy.
After having surveyed the damage caused by the landslide, M. Madore spent the day analyzing the measures required to correct the situation. He personally visited each boathouse to withdraw any materials which could cause environmental damage (i.e. gas, paint cans, etc).
He then informed me that there would be no fees for his services – that he was volunteering his time (his rates are usually $125/hr).
At the end of the day, he confirmed that tomorrow he would come back and assist us with two employees, again at no cost. He explained that he has been blessed by life (I will not expand with details…) and that he can afford to live a luxurious life for the rest of his days and that now he wants to “Pay it forward” (I’m not sure if you’ve seen the movie).
When Mr. Madore went home this evening, he explained our situation to his wife and she decided that she would also like to participate in the clean-up on Saturday and they have already recruited 12 other volunteers amongst their friends. If it rains there will be raingear available for all.
I ask each and everyone to please come help with the clean-up. Please dress warmly and wear rubber boots. If you can, bring tools (rakes, chain saws, crowbars, etc…) Invite your friends also to come help.
Those who would prefer lending a hand other than physically, we will also need help distributing water and food to the volunteers.
Together we can move mountains! Lets show solidarity and help our neighbours who need us!
The government does not seem inclined to open their coffers to help us…
Please confirm if you are coming to: maire@lac-des-
Thank you all in advance for your support,
Yves
Yves Baillargeon
Maire de Lac-des-Seize-Îles
Communiqué – September 7, 2013
News on municipal elections:
The Vote by Mail registration forms are available for download (see links below). Note that the deadline to register is September 26. Forms must be received by the municipality by that date.
Communiqué – June 17, 2013
Just a reminder that our Annual General Meeting will take place on:
Friday, July 12, 2013
7:00 PM
Municipal Center
We look forward to seeing you all there!!
