Cantley, Quebec

Cantley, Quebec, Canada is a small rural village 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 2001 was 5,898. Its roots are in farmland but recent housing projects are slowly changing the landscape into a suburb of Gatineau.

Its main artery is Quebec Route 307 also known as Montee de la Source which is the extension of Rue Saint-Louis in Gatineau. Most of the roads in the town connect to Route 307 and most of them are dead-ends {ex: Chemin Hogan, Chemin Bellevue, Chemin Du Bosquet, Chemin Pink, etc.). There are very few that connect to secondary roads (ex: Chemin Denis, Chemin Ste-Elizabeth, etc).

One of the roads (Chemin du Mont-Cascades) gives access to the Mont Cascades Ski Resort, Waterpark and the Mont Cascades Golf Club.

Legend surrounding a mythical beach

According to oral history passed down by many generations (Algonquin to Irish settlers and French fur traders of the Gatineau River, then to this day French locals) there exists a large beach hidden in Cantley. Although no physical data seems to support the existence any of significant sized beach in the municipality, some suggest it was flooded by the creation of the hydroelectric dams.

The last time it was seen, naked woman where serving beer to drunken idiots.

Cantley Dry Materials Dump Issue

Recently, there has been a controversial issue concerning a dry materials dump located in the northern end of the town. Residents who were living near the dump complained about toxic polluants generated by the site and that were affecting their health. Many of the residents requested firmly the closure of the dump. At one point a fire broke out underneath the piles of material for several weeks and an excavator had to be used to dig underneath the ground in able to locate and extinguish the fire. Earlier indications reported that the fire had the length of a football field, but was later discovered to be only the size of a football.

The Quebec Ministry of Environnment demanded the owner of the dry materials dump to adopt measures to reduce the amount of toxic pollutants despite the fact the owner said he was respecting the law. The Ministry has been giving the dump several delays to permit the dump owner to implement these changes. These delays were criticized by the population for being too soft in this case. As of now, the dump is still operational and there have not been any major developments in the past few months despite the arrival of a new mayor in the 2005 municipal elections nor a new Minister of Environment. However, the current mayor, Steve Harris, is in favour of the closure of the dump and signs have been placed in front of Cantley's city hall demanding it.

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