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Last Friday’s night wind storm caused several interruptions and power outages in the Pontiac, in the Outaouais and elsewhere in Quebec and Eastern Ontario. Broken branches causing downed power lines. Even this morning, about 300 customers were still without power. Hydro-Québec employees are currently working in our area to reconnect the power.

Mental Illness Awareness Week kicks off today and CHIP 101.9 spoke with Mansfield Director of the Pontiac Centre Intervalle, Rosalie Boucher, who spoke of different services offered by her organization: The complete interview with Rosalie Boucher is available here.

Throughout the weekend, municipal authorities monitored the water levels closely in the Pontiac and took preventative measures against the event of a flood. Following the rains and the rapid snowmelt, the municipality of Mansfield issued a press release regarding the levels of the Coulonge and Ottawa rivers, which have been continuously rising increasing the risk […]

NEWS RELEASE FLOOD NOTICE Following the rains and the rapid melting of snow, the levels of the Coulonge and Ottawa rivers are continually rising and have the potential to emerge considerably from their beds. The Town Council of Mansfield-et-Pontefract asks all citizens whose homes are located in areas at risk of flooding to provide the […]

Municipality of Pontiac will hold a public Consultation at the Gatineau Park to go over the management plan on May 7 at the Luskville Community Center from 6 pm to 8 pm. The purpose of the consultation is to confirm the preliminary vision and to develop the goals and strategic directions that will be incorporated […]

Regional Association of West Quebecers, RAWQ is offering a free French as a second language courses to the English-speaking community of the Outaouais. Classes will be offered to English-speaking parents who have children in the French-language school system, with the goal of improving their ability to communicate with school staff and to enable them to […]

The organizer of the Fort Coulonge Women’s International Film Festival, Suzanne Vallières-Nollet, explained the motivations surrounding the holding of a crowdfunding campaign, launched a few days ago on the indiegogo.com platform. She says that as the as the event is free for the public to attend, they had to get the money needed for the […]

The Municipality wants to put in place a list of volunteers who can help if the need arises to fill sandbags or help citizens in need. You can call the municipal office (819-683-2944) to add your name to the list.

Following the rains and the rapid snow melt, the levels of the Coulonge and Ottawa rivers are continually rising with a potential to flood. The Municipal Council of Mansfield asks all citizens whose homes are located in high risk areas to take steps to ensure the safety of their family members and to protect their […]

Parents asking themselves how to prepare their child for kindergarten can go a free workshop to be presented tonight at l’École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge. This workshop, presented in French tonight by Lorraine Paradis, begins at 6:30 and provides reflections and information on concrete ways to help the child have a happy and successful school experience. For […]