Author: Marie Gionet
As the school bus driver strike in the Outaouais hit the one week mark, negotiations between the bus operator and the union are still at a standstill. In an interview this afternoon (May 8) Denis Ouellette, a representative with Teamsters Local 106, the union representing school bus drivers from the region, said that there has […]
Denis Ouellette, a representative with Teamsters Local 106, the union representing school bus drivers from the region, gives an update on the strike that began on May 1.
A fire broke out in an apartment in a building on rue Sauriol in Fort-Coulonge on Monday around 2 a.m. The Fort-Coulonge fire department was joined by firefighters from Mansfield who came to lend a hand. Residents had to get out and even jump out of windows to save themselves from the flames. “The ambulance […]
The Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield Fire Department held their annual ball on Saturday night (May 6) and unveiled a new award in memory of three of their comrades who passed away in recent years. The Firefighter of the Year award goes to a promising young member of the department with less than 10 years of service, and […]
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 […]
