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June 2005: Notice of tabling of proposed new Construction
Regulations and entry into force of the "freeze"
-- that is, from this date on straw bale structures are prohibitied
in Gatineau.
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June 2005: Final adoption of the Construction Regulations
by the Gatineau Municipal Council.
August
2005: Formation of a City of Gatineau working group
on structures insulated with straw bales.
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September 2005: End of the freeze and entry into
force of the new Construction Regulations.
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September 2005: Deadline for the tabling of the work
plan from the Gatineau working group on structures insulated
with straw bales.
Previous
Developments:
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February 2005: A meeting took place with urban planning
(building) officials from the Aylmer, Hull and Gatineau Sectors
as well as an official from the Gatineau regulations department.
Archibio representatives were there (Michel
Bergeron, Pascal Morel) along
with Chantal and Jay. This meeting appears to have been smoke
in our eyes because even with the support of the key building
officials from different Gatineau sectors, the decision was
made to explicitly ban straw bale structures.
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May 2005:
Many straw bale supporters attended the public consultation
to loudly voice our disagreement with actions Gatineau is
taking on straw bale structures. Our message was heard. The
counsellor Marc Bureau promised to present a resolution to
the Municipal Council asking to change section 23 to remove
the prohibition and simply require the seal of an architect
or engineer on plans in order to obtain a permit to construct
a structure insulated with straw.
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May 2005:
Article appears in the MON TOIT section of La Presse.
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June 2005:
Documentary (8 minutes) by Josée Guérin on the
Radio-Canada Outaouais show Fréquence (click
here ).
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