Author: Eric O'Brien
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 […]
The Pontiac Senior Comets are returning to the Fort-Coulonge arena next season, now as part of the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League. One of the team’s promoters Sébastien Bonnerot explained that there had been a few ups and downs over the past few years after the team’s playoff run was cut short by the pandemic […]
Sébastien Bonnerot discusses the return of the Pontiac Senior Comets for the 2023/24 season.
With the melting snow and warmer weather comes the time for spring yard cleaning and brush fires. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Melanie Morin, a communication and prevention specialist with the provincial forest fire fighting service SOPFEU to discuss the dangers of spring fires. She explained that while it might be counterintuitive, spring is period with […]
Melanie Morin of the SOPFEU discusses spring fire prevention.
The news regarding the spring freshet in Mansfield is encouraging, in particular on the Coulonge River. According to the Municipality of Mansfield, the company Evolugen does not foresee a significant increase in the coming days. Mayor Sandra Armstrong said the news is encouraging for the Coulonge River, but people are still being asked to keep […]
On Sunday morning (April 23), MRC des Collines police arrested a man for impaired driving following an accident in the Municipality of Pontiac. Police arrived at the scene on chemin Tremblay at around 8:30 a.m. Following a test for alcohol, the driver, a 23 year-old from Gatineau, was found to be twice the legal limit. […]
In the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board’s latest update, issued on Monday afternoon (April 24), the organization announced that levels and flows on the river’s main stem between Mattawa and Montreal were stabilizing. “The volume of meltwater from the central part of the basin is decreasing,” the statement notes. “Additional water is entering the river […]