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Débitage B&B (Brazeau et Bouwman)
A game-cutting shop on 7e Rang in Lochaber, certified under Chasseurs généreux. Call ahead before you show up with the animal, especially in peak…
- Population
- 504 (2026)
- Area
- 71.76 km²
- Founded
- 1855 (municipalité de canton)
- Town hall
- 259, montée du Gore, Lochaber (Québec) J0X 3B0 · 819 985-3291
The township is named after a region of Scotland and the map still shows it: Gore United church, Gore Baptist church, MacGillivray cemetery, montée du Gore. Lochaber became a municipality in 1855. Thurso split off in 1886, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest in 1891.
What's left is 70 km² of farmland crossed by Routes 148 and 317 and the Blanche River, plus a slice of Plaisance national park. It's farm country for real. The township even published a treasure map of its producers: grass-fed beef, bison, lamb, eggs, honey, maple syrup, berries, pottery.
Cyclists on the Route verte get a rest stop on the 148 with a bike rack, a bike-camping platform and a dry toilet built by a local artist. If you're moving here and want a few chickens or a hobby farm, nobody will blink.
Good to know
- Town hall: 259, montée du Gore.
- Routes 148 and 317; Highway 50 close by.
- Producer and artisan treasure map on the township website.
- Route verte rest stop on Route 148.
- Part of Plaisance national park lies inside the township.
- Heritage: Gore United and Gore Baptist churches, Gore United and MacGillivray cemeteries.
Places in Lochaber
Groceries, bakeries & butchers 2
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Débitage des Cantons
A farm butcher that raises its own rabbits. Pork, beef, horse and poultry too, plus house-made tourtière, terrines and jerky.
Farms, sugar shacks & drinks 2
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Érablière G.M.S. Leduc
Maple syrup and maple butter for sale year-round, not just in sugaring season.
Outdoors 1
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Halte routière du Canton de Lochaber (Route verte)
A rest stop on the 148 built with Route verte riders in mind: bike racks, a platform to pitch a tent, and a dry toilet made by a local artist.
Shops & makers 1
Services 2
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Écocentre du Canton de Lochaber
At the township office, also serving Lochaber-Partie-Ouest and Mayo. Takes mattresses and appliances. Check current hours with the municipality.
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Municipalité du Canton de Lochaber
The Canton de Lochaber office is on montée du Gore, open Monday to Thursday. The township's écocentre uses the same address.
Magazine
Our road-bike day in La Petite-Nation, 82 km from Thurso to Saint-André-Avellin
Route 148 along the Ottawa River to Montebello, a detour up Route 321 for lunch in Saint-André-Avellin, and ice cream back in Thurso. 82 km, or 52 if your legs say no.
The best motorcycle loop in La Petite-Nation, 155 km from Montebello to Duhamel
Route 321 up to Duhamel, then the 315, the 317 and the 148 back. A loop of about 155 km with four places to fill up, maple-smoked barbecue and ice cream to finish.
Butchers, charcuterie and game processing in La Petite-Nation
Tourtière in Chénéville, woolly pigs in Montebello, the hunters' butcher in Lochaber. Where to buy your meat and get your deer processed this fall.
Nearby: Plaisance · Thurso · Lochaber-Partie-Ouest · Papineauville · Saint-Sixte