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Sortir du bois holding open house June 6
Sortir du bois will be having an open house on Tuesday, June 6 at their office in Campbell’s Bay (1405 Hwy. 148) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature a free barbeque and door prizes as well as offering a chance for residents to tour their location and find out more about […]
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Sixth annual Fort-Coulonge Mansfield Country Festival gets underway this evening
This evening (June 1), the sixth edition of the Fort-Coulonge Mansfield Country Festival kicks off at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite. Organizer Phil Denault explained that this year they were expecting about 300 campers to descend on the fields around the arena and stay until things wrapped up on Sunday. By […]
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Sortir du bois holding open house June 6
Sortir du bois will be having an open house on Tuesday, June 6 at their office in Campbell’s Bay (1405 Hwy. 148) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature a free barbeque and door prizes as well as offering a chance for residents to tour their location and find out more about […]
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Sixth annual Fort-Coulonge Mansfield Country Festival gets underway this evening
This evening (June 1), the sixth edition of the Fort-Coulonge Mansfield Country Festival kicks off at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite. Organizer Phil Denault explained that this year they were expecting about 300 campers to descend on the fields around the arena and stay until things wrapped up on Sunday. By […]
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New roof for the Centre Intervalle in Mansfield
The Centre Intervalle, a facility that provides housing for people with mental health issues situated on Hwy. 148 in Mansfield has a new roof. Director Rosalie Boucher explained that they had been having issues with leaks and water seeping into the building for the past several years. “We’re in the process of redoing the roof, […]
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Special Feature - Floods 2023
Mansfield Mayor discusses flood followup
On Tuesday, the provincial Ministry of Public Security held two public meetings at l’École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge for residents affected by this spring’s flooding. The purpose of the meeting was to answer resident’s questions regarding the MSP’s financial assistance program for residents whose primary residences had been damaged. Attendees were able to create appointments to meet […]
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Two upcoming information sessions for flood victims
The Ministry of Public Security will be holding two information sessions on May 23 for homeowners or tenants who had their primary residence flood earlier this year. Both will taking place at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (250 chemin de la Chute), with the first in French at 6:30 p.m. and the second in English at 8 […]
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Esprit Rafting owner discusses this year’s flooding
With the river regulation authorities forecasting the levels declining over the coming week, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Davidson resident and owner of Esprit Rafting, Jim Coffey, about how this spring’s flooding compared to years past. He said that the preparation by both waterfront residents like himself as well as the municipality made the ordeal less […]
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Sandra Armstrong urges people to avoid flooded streets: increased police surveillance planned
The mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract Sandra Armstrong was clear in her latest update to CHIP 101.9, urging motorists to avoid flooded streets. The Sûreté du Québec will be more present throughout the next few hours in these areas, not only to ensure safety of the population, but also to issue tickets if necessary. The situation […]
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