Bowman, Quebec

The municipality is bordered to the east by the Du Lièvre River and by Whitefish Lake (lac du Poisson Blanc) in the north-west. Its terrain is characterized by several deep lakes (including Reservoir l'Escalier) in a hilly terrain with altitudes between and . ==History==

Bowman Township was formed in 1861 and named after one of the first inhabitants of this place, Baxter Bowman, who operated a sawmill at Dufferin Chutes in Buckingham and was owner of a large tract of forest in the Outaouais in the late nineteenth century. Traffic on Route 307 was diverted while Transport Canada assessed the damage. There were no fatalities. ==Demographics==

Mother tongue: • English as first language: 9.8% • French as first language: 88.6% • English and French as first language: 0.8% • Other as first language: 1.5% ==Local government==

List of former mayors: • Roger Madore (2005–2009) • Michel David (2009-2017) • Pierre Labonté (2017–present) ==See also==