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Thorne has a new member of council, following the death of councillor Robert Charette earlier this year. Council seat five will be filled the former councillor’s widow Norma Turcotte Charette, as she was the only candidate and was elected by acclamation.

Passing through the Outaouais, the leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre-Plamondon, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about infrastructure needs within municipalities. He believes that the Government of Quebec will have to support municipalities due to the impact of climate change. “The UMQ has hired a firm specializing in estimating the costs resulting from these climatic […]

Mansfield Mayor Sandra Armstrong was visibly upset this morning (May 8) in her daily interview with CHIP 101.9. Over the past few days, council had been notified that some motorists are not following instructions and are driving at high speed through flooded streets. A delivery man from a store filmed himself doing so, which deeply […]

The Western Quebec School Board issued a statement Friday (May 5) regarding the ongoing school bus driver strike, which began last Monday. The statement notes that the school board has been in frequent contact with both Autobus Lasalle and Bigras Transport, as well as their parent company SOGESCO, to be informed of the negotiations, and […]

The levels of our two rivers are currently in a period of decline, but the municipality of Mansfield asks people to be careful. “It would be irresponsible to dismantle the protective measures put in place as the situation is still very fragile”– Mansfield-et-Pontefract. “For those who are isolated and affected by the current disaster, please […]

The most recent report in Mansfield-et-Pontefract indicates that 14 primary residences are flooded and 31 residences have been isolated along with 68 cottages flooded, and 58 cottages isolated. “We remain in evacuation mode. The level of the Ottawa River has made municipal infrastructure dangerous and large areas inaccessible. For people isolated and affected by the […]

The Ministry of Transport is notifying residents that chemin Pembroke will be closed between rue Saint-Jacques and chemin de Chapeau-Sheenboro next week from Monday to Friday (May 8 to 12). The reason given for the interruption is sewer and culvert work at the intersection with rue Front. Residents in that section will be given access. […]

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 […]

Despite current water levels along the Ottawa River reaching higher levels than those seen in 2017, the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes has seen some stability in the last few hours. “Depending on the location, levels only increased slightly over night,” the municipality wrote in a press release. “As we welcome this news, we are advising residents […]

With the soil thawing and green shoots sprouting up around the region, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Martin Riopel, the director general of the Jardin Éducatif to discuss the organization’s plans for the coming season. He said that one of the biggest changes coming this year would be the way they sell their produce. They will […]