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Yesterday, Tuesday April 23rd at 3:44 pm, the municipality of Pontiac issued an update on the current flooding status of the municipality on their Facebook page. According to the municipality; the water levels continue to rise. They remain on high alert and are continuing to monitoring the situation closely. No evacuation order has been issued […]

Following the assessments of the rain and spring melt over the course of Easter weekend in the Pontiac region, in part by the Ottawa River regulation Planning Board and the municipalities of the Pontiac. Yesterday, CHIP 101.9 learned more on the current situation in the municipality of Waltham. Eldon Denault of the municpality of Waltham, […]

The municipalities of the Upper Pontiac; Sheenboro, l’Isle-aux-Alumettes and Chichester, are advising its residents that sand bags and sand are available from the municipalities in limited supply. Citizens can, however, carry and fill their own bags. Sandbags can be picked up at the Demers Center Garage at 450, Rang 5 and in Chichester and Sheenboro […]

The Canadian Armed Forces deployed 45 soldiers in the municipalities of Mansfield and Fort-Coulonge on Tuesday morning in anticipation of rising water levels in the region. The mayor of the municipality of Mansfield, Gilles Dionne, gave more details. According to Director general of Mansfield, Éric Rochon, nearly 10,000 sandbags were filled by the army and […]

ACTIVITY DELIVERED TO LATER DATE DUE TO FLOOD FREE WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS 4 GOING ON 5: OFF TO SCHOOL WE GO! Instructor: Lorraine Paradis How far can you go in preparing your child for kindergarten? What are the challenges that stand ahead for your child? What will be your challenges? What role does the daycare […]

Over the last few hours, in the municipality of Rapide-des-Joachims, the current carried away certain hydro poles. The municipality has confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that a Hydro-Québec team is on site and is currently working on finding a solution. The affected area is in the ZEC of Rapide-des-Joachims. According to the information obtained, two ‘customers’ […]

The Municipality of Pontiac, along with the various services ensuring the protection of citizens in the municipality, held a press conference yesterday morning at 10 am at the community center in the Luskville sector of the Municipality of Pontiac. The Mayor, Joanne Labadie, first extended her sympathies to the family of Louise Séguin-Lortie who tragically […]

According to the latest update from the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Commission, water flows and levels in the Ottawa River are expected to increase further in the coming days due to snowmelt which is increasing and that rainfall of 15 to 50 mm is forecast for the center and the north of the watershed. Along […]

Following a press conference held Monday April 22nd, by the Municipality of Pontiac, an initial assessment of the spring melt was done with the help of the Canadian Armed Forces, who were stationed in the municipality on Saturday. Public security and the municipality, including the various municipal staff and volunteers on the ground, were mobilized […]

A woman died in the municipality of Pontiac last night due to water levels on Clarendon Street. It would seem that a culvert gave out causing the women’s vehicle to be submerged in a sinkhole. Mayor Joanne Labadie said the culvert, located in west of Quyon, was washed away around 3:30 am on Saturday morning. […]