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The Red Cross is back in Fort-Coulonge

22 May 2019 à 12:00 am

The Canadian Red Cross is back in Fort-Coulonge today, May 22nd, to register flood victims residents for the $600 bursary from the Red Cross. The office will be located at 520 Baume Street (Former Lion Hall) until 6pm.


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Water level declining but measures still in place to help the victims

22 May 2019 à 12:00 am

The level of the Ottawa River is still very high everywhere across the Pontiac. According to the most recent forecasts, the level is only expected to drop slowly which means that many people are still evacuated in several municipalities. Even certain infrastructures are still off limits due to the Floods such as the park located […]


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Caisse Desjardins: a petition for the branch to stay in Fort-Coulonge

22 May 2019 à 12:00 am

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac’s ‘project d’immobilisation’, which includes the possibility of relocation of the Fort-Coulonge branch, is once again generating interest in the community. A petition has been put in place to keep the current location of the Fort-Coulonge office, 175 Main Street. The main initiator of this petition, Gaétan Viau, is […]


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Sad reality of leaving home

22 May 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 10:55 am

Many residents of Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield have started to assess the flood damage to their homes this week. This is the case of Sandra Armstrong, a municipal councillor of Mansfield, whose family has lived on the Coulonge River for three generations. This year, for the first time, water has risen to the first floor. “In […]


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Funding from MRC for donations and sponsorships

21 May 2019 à 12:00 am

During the most recent meetings of the MRC Pontiac, the council announced that it will support various organizations and events financially. Major financing • A contribution of $ 3,750 for Pontiac International 2019 Edition and Bristol Dryland World Cup 2019. Donations and sponsorships • The Municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes will receive a $ 400 sponsorship for […]


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Application for a local office for the MSP and info session in English

21 May 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 10:55 am

The Regional Council of Mayors recently asks the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) to establish a temporary office in the Pontiac to facilitate access to the services being offered by MSP for residents affected by the floods. In an interview with CHIP 101.9 in English only, the Warden of the MRC asked that the information […]


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The Cooking Class in the Pontiac has started!

21 May 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 10:55 am

Good news for the economy of the region as the cooking class at the CFP Pontiac is started and classes will be given at the Knights of Columbus Hall located on Baume Street in Fort-Coulonge. The director general of the CFP, Serge Lacourcière, explained that students could still be accepted during the next week: Those […]


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How to guard against Lyme disease

21 May 2019 à 12:00 am

Lyme disease has spread throughout Quebec and in some municipalities in the Pontiac, such as Bristol that has been identified as a risk area. The doctor Émilie Mantorp explains the risks and characteristics: For more information on the disease, listen to the complete interview here or visit the Quebec Public Health website.


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The flow of the Ottawa River decreases slowly

21 May 2019 à 12:00 am

According to the Ottawa River Regulatory Planning Board, the reservoirs in the upper watershed continue to store spring runoff, allegedly to reduce flood impacts downstream of the river. In Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the excess runoff where the reservoirs are full are caused by the ongoing rains which is contributing to maintaining the high flows in the river […]


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Victoria Day long weekend: caution on the roads

17 May 2019 à 12:00 am

The Sûreté du Québec is asking motorists during this Victoria Day long weekend to be cautious on the roads. The police will intensify their interventions on the roads from today, May 17th and until Monday May 20th. The SQ would like, by intensifying its interventions, to improve this year’s results by reducing the amount of […]


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