Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec
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Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Location of Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues in Quebec
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues is a parish municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Montmagny and the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It is known for bird-watching, goose-hunting and cheeses.
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[edit] Transportation
L'Isle-aux-Grues has a small airstrip, which provides the only access to the island during the winter, with Air Montmagny the main airline. A ferry operates during the summer months.[1]
[edit] Education
Children from Isle-aux-Grues attend school in Montmagny, Quebec, travelling by plane each day.[1]
[edit] 2010 plane crash
On May 19, 2010 at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a Cessna 172 airplane carrying four people crashed on Isle-aux-Grues, killing three people.[1] Coordinates: 47°03′43″N 70°32′53″W / 47.062°N 70.548°W
[edit] References
- ^ a b c White, Marianne (May 19, 2010). "Small plane crashes into Quebec island, 3 dead". The Gazette. Canwest News Service (Montreal). http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Small+plane+crashes+into+Quebec+island+dead/3048536/story.html. Retrieved May 19, 2010.[dead link]
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