Author: Caleb Nickerson
Mansfield-et-Pontefract Mayor Sandra Armstrong gives an update on flooding in the community on May 1.
Despite the rain, unionized school bus drivers for Autobus Lasalle were out in force this morning (May 1) in Shawville as they followed through with their strike announced earlier this month. Members of Teamsters Local 106, which represents 97 drivers for Autobus Lasalle in the Pontiac region as well as several other companies in the […]
Denis Ouellette of Teamsters Local 106 talks about the strike of 97 unionized school bus drivers for Autobus Lasalle, part of a larger work action across the province.
The Ministry of natural resources and forests is advising the public that three roads in local ZECs are currently impassible due to severe washouts, affecting access to the territory as well as several vacation leases. In ZEC St-Patrice, chemin Schyan is impassable between kilometre 10 and 12.3. In ZEC Rapides- des-Joachims, chemin Rapides- des-Joachims is […]
The situation on chemin Thomas-Lefebvre is now too dangerous according to the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, which has decided to completely close the road between addresses 175 and 181, including to local traffic. This was announced this morning (April 28), by Mayor Sandra Armstrong. “So, yes for chemin Thomas-Lefebvre, you knew that we had it closed […]
A 61-year-old Gatineau man suffered life-threatening injuries following a paragliding crash in Gatineau Park near Luskville yesterday afternoon (April 27). MRC des Collines Police spokesperson Martin Fournel said that as of noon on April 28, the victim is in the ICU at the Hull Hospital with severe head trauma as well as injuries to the […]
The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board has continued to publish daily updates on the levels and flows of the river throughout this spring freshet period. The latest update, from April 27, notes that while levels from snowpack in the lower portion of the basin may have peaked between April 21 and 23, depending on location, […]
MRC Pontiac issued a press release on April 26 warning of longer wait times at the license bureau (SAAQ) in Campbell’s Bay, which is housed in the MRC office. The cause of the wait times is due to short staffing. They ask that at this time, residents use the SAAQ’s online service portal whenever possible. […]
Members of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge Tuesday night (April 25) for their annual general meeting. The local branch of the largest financial services group in the province is in good fiscal shape, according to Director General Stephane Labine. He highlighted the amount of […]
Le Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac offers a day camp for teenagers, focused on ecological market gardening. NATURE OF THE WORK – Accompany and supervise a group of about ten young people aged 12 to 17. – Lead and actively participate in recreational, psychosocial and market gardening activities. – Work in collaboration with social workers in […]