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CHIP’s François Carrier spoke with Gilles Dionne, the mayor of Mansfield, to get a overview of the current flooding situation in Mansfield and Fort-Coulonge and to know more about the measures that will follow this flood season. The Minister responsible for the Outaouais region, Mathieu Lacombe, being in the region, François Carrier also took the […]

The Commission Scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais, the schools here in the Pontiac will be closed tomorrow and Friday, those schools are: • École des Petits-Ponts (All pavillons); • École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge; • Centre Pontiac; • Centre de formation professionnelle Pontiac. As for the Western Quebec School Board: As requested by the municipalities, the following schools will […]

As we approach the end of the floods in the Pontiac during this 2019 spring flooding season, affected residents across the Pontiac major concerns moving forward will be financially. Yesterday, CHIP 101.9 spoke with the General Manager of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières De Pontiac, Stéphane Labine, who said that the Caisse will be offering […]

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) informed CHIP 101.9 that the police identified the two people who drove a truck in the flooded streets of Fort-Coulonge. The driver of the vehicle was apprehended and will receive two fines totalling $ 2027; for having the endangerment of the properties in the neighbourhood and for distracted driving (using […]

The municipality of Pontiac issued an advisory to its population yesterday. A summary of the current state of flooding in the municipality. Here are the statistics they have available: – The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board anticipates a 17cm increase in water levels by tomorrow night. – The municipality of Pontiac remains in a state […]

In the west of the Pontiac (Pontiac Ouest), at 2:30pm, CHIP 101.9 spoke with the Mayor of l’Iles-Aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstum, to get and updated assessment of the current state of the Pontiac Ouest. According to Sunstrum, 12 roads in the municipality have been evacuated and the current priority is public safety; On their Facebook page, […]

The Pont Blanc(White Bridge) in the municipality of Mansfield remains in high alert. The bridge remains open at this time, but in the event of a road closure, the municipality is advising the population that a detour will be set up on Terry Fox road, crossing Terry Fox Bridge. According the municipal office and the […]

MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller was visiting the CHIP 101.9 studios, eager to share a message for the public.

François Carrier was in Waltham this morning to gather information about the flood. Interviews with Paul Morin and David Rochon (in english, at 3:10 of the video), mayer of Waltham.

Floods have made it difficult for fire departments across the Pontiac. In the municipality of Isle-aux-Allumettes, a cottage on the row H was engulfed in flames on Sunday morning at around 10am, unfortunately, the municipal firefighters could not intervene as the road was inaccessable due to the flooding. The residence was reported as being a […]