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The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais confirmed that tomorrow Wednesday April 30 the schools in the Pontiac will be closed; • École des Petits-Ponts (All Pavillons); • École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge; • Centre Pontiac; • Centre de formation professionnelle Pontiac Students and teachers from the school are asked to stay home during this exceptional time and situation. […]

The Quyon ferry announced a suspension of service on Monday, due to the spring flood and the evacuation of the village of Quyon. The Municipality of Pontiac is asking its residents to evacuate the following streets immediately: – Ferry way – St. George Street – St. Andrew Street – St. John Street – St. Patrick […]

Gaston Allard update of the current state of the muncipality of Fort-Coulonge, Monday April 29th, with our reporter Eric O’Brien.

Forced EVACUATIONS in Fort-Coulonge as of 11am today, April 29th 2019. The municipality of Fort-Coulone issued a forced evacuation notice for the municipality as a result of the 2019 spring flooding threatening the security of its residents. The notice calls for the immediate evacuations of the following roads: Bertrand rd, Desrochers rd, Baume rd (after […]

Municipality of Litchfield, APRIL 27, 2019 – 14:00 HRS. The situation in the Municipality of Litchfield is as follows: Due to the high water levels and damage to municipal infrastructures the following roads and bridges have partial closures: Partial closure of Crawford Road and the bridge near the intersection of Giroux and Crawford roads have […]

The municipalities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield have begun evacuating some residents in the last hours in the areas most affected by the floods. François Carrier gives an update with the mayors Gaston Allard and Gilles Dionne. A shelter has been set up at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School for evacuated citizens and municipalities are in communication with […]

Last night, the municipality of Mansfield also declared a state of emergency following forecasts by the Ottawa River Regularization Planning Board predicting river levels as high or worse than 2017. The municipality of Mansfield has said that it will take the necessary steps to ensure the safety of the population. The Sûreté du Québec is […]

NEW EVACUATION ORDERS: The Municipality of Pontiac wishes to inform the population that evacuation operations are currently under way in areas most affected by the flood. These protective measures aiming to ensure the safety of citizens currently affect the following road(s): – Bord de l’eau Road – Dion Road – Ruisseau Road – Saphir Road […]

At 6:30 pm on Wednesday evening, sixteen municipalities in the Outaouais have been listed as being in an emergency situations via the Urgences Québec website. So far, five high flood conditions have been reported in the Pontiac region. The list includes the municipalities of Clarendon, Isle-aux-Allumettes, Mansfield-and-Pontefract, Pontiac and Waltham. Forecasts from the Ottawa River […]

Canadian Armed Forces soldiers were dispatched to the Municipality of Waltham on Wednesday morning to help with prevention efforts related to rising water levels. In this area, the Black River and the Ottawa River are particularly guarded by authorities, as Fire Chief, Larry Perry, explains: « Le niveau de l’eau a rapidement augmenté dans les […]