Dozen homes evacuated while crews battle brush fire

A dozen homes near La Pêche were evacuated as a precaution Monday while fire crews battled an “out of control” brush fire nearby.
According to Josée Forest of MRC des Collines, two police officers on patrol spotted a “significant” amount of smoke while en route to Edelweiss around 1 p.m. The officers changed course and discovered the source of the smoke was a large brush fire on Beech Road.
The officers called in the fire department and assisted with preventi