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Local artists’ organization artPontiac has a full schedule coming up this spring and summer, and president Cheryl Beillard spoke with CHIP 101.9 about what they had in store. Coming up on the first of May, they will be hosting a professional development day at Café 349 in Shawville, and the featured speaker will be Canada’s […]

A ribbon cutting was held this afternoon (April 19) to celebrate the reopening of the Commonwealth Plywood mill in Rapides des Joachims The mill, which had been closed for more than a decade has been in the process of reopening since late last year. They currently employ around 20 people in the mill on one […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract has already seen multiple municipal sectors affected by spring flooding caused by the Coulonge River. The Mansfield emergency services continue to surveil the situation closely, inspecting the roads nearest the current floods and its different waterways. Despite the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board projecting this spring’s highest water levels to be […]

The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board released an update on its projected water levels of the Ottawa River this afternoon (April 18, around 5 p.m.). According to the Commission, water levels are expected to continue to rise today and tomorrow and then stabilize at levels near the major flood thresholds. “Water levels and flows on […]

With the waters of the Ottawa river and its tributaries rising this week, many municipalities along the length of the river are taking precautions and filling sandbags. Ottawa River Regulating Committee issued a press release yesterday warning that major flood levels may be exceeded on the Ottawa River in flood-prone areas between Lac Coulonge and […]

The rising river levels have caused the closure of the Centennial Park (located on rue Baume) in Fort-Coulonge this afternoon (April 18). The Municipality Fort-Coulonge asks the population to exercise the greatest caution around the Coulonge River.

Ottawa River Regulating Committee issued a press release yesterday warning that major flood levels may be exceeded on the Ottawa River in flood-prone areas between Lac Coulonge and Montreal starting tomorrow (April 19). “The major flood level is defined as the level at which one or several streets are beginning to flood, with several houses/buildings […]

There’s a new place for Pontiacers to buy, rent and service small engine tools, as O’Malley’s Equipment opened up in Shawville this morning (April 17). Owner Derek O’Malley told CHIP 101.9 that starting his own business is something that he’s been considering for quite some time, and he saw a need that wasn’t being fulfilled […]

Access to a section of the PPJ trail has been restricted due to a broken culvert near rue Romeo-Boucher in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The barriers giving access to the area have been closed. “We ask that you avoid the area until it is repaired,” officials noted through the Cycloparc PPJ Facebook page.  

On Friday (April 14), the Municipalities of Mansfield-et-Pontefract and Fort-Coulonge issued public notices regarding the level of the Coulonge River, which is expected to peak Tuesday. The municipalities are asking their citizens to take the necessary precautions to protect their property and ensure the safety of their families. “Due to the rapid melting of the […]