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Rockslide temporarily shuts down Owl’s Head development project 11 May 2021 Reading time: 1 min 30 s
By Michael Boriero
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The construction site for the Mont Owl’s Head residential development project has been temporarily shut down after a minor rockslide last week swept down into Lake Memphremagog, carrying a small fishing shed along with it.
The incident occurred directly below the construction area between last Wednesday and Saturday. However, the exact date and cause of the rockslide is unknown, according to Potton Mayor Michael Laplume. An investigation is currently underway.
“Everything stopped [Monday], and my understanding is that it’ll be like that until we have answers, if answers can be provided, you know, this a first for us as well, so we’re addressing the situation and we’re trying to address it in the safest way possible,” said Laplume.
Lake Memphremagog conservation group condemns Owl’s Head development project 6 May 2021 at 19 h 09 min Reading time: 30 s
By Michael Boriero
A residential development project on the east flank of Mont Owl’s Head is drawing the ire of the Memphremagog Conservation Inc. (MCI), as construction crews alter the natural landscape using dynamite and excessive backfilling.
The construction involves creating a new, roughly one kilometre road that will lead to four residential lots. The road is about 30 feet wide and 100 metres from Lake Memphremagog. Crews needed to carve into a steep, 45-degree slope in order to level off the surface.
MCI President Robert Benoit told The Record that this will be detrimental to the lake. He was already aware of the project’s existence. Destination Owl’s Head got the permit to build there a few years ago, Benoit explained, but he was still shocked to see the construction site.