Environment

The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board is advising residents that the river’s levels will rise this week, with the possibility of flooding in low-lying areas. In a press release issued on April 14, the board notes that heavy rain in the upper portions of the watershed between April 11 and 13 have caused an increase […]

This story has been updated from its original version to include a response from MRC Pontiac. Less than 24 hours after being uploaded to the MRC Pontiac website, links to two reports on a proposed waste incinerator project in the region have been removed. The documents were produced by consulting company Deloitte and subcontractor Ramboll, […]

The TCRA Hall in Ladysmith was packed on Saturday (April 6) for an exchange of seeds and knowledge among Pontiac’s gardening and environmental community. Called “Seedy Saturday”, the event drew 22 vendors to the hall selling food items and various products, as well as environmental groups offering information on local issues. Organizer Carrie Ann Watson […]

St-Joseph Hall in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was near capacity on Monday night (March 25) for the first of several town hall meetings hosted by MRC Pontiac on their proposed waste incineration project. The meetings were first announced just five days before at the MRC council’s monthly public meeting on March 20, where a contingent of around 40 […]

It was standing room only as more than 40 people crowded into the Elsie Gibbons Room and spilled out into the hallway at the MRC Pontiac public council meeting on March 20. The group of citizens were present to voice their opposition to the MRC’s proposed waste incineration project, mainly due to concerns about its potential […]

Back in 2009, exasperated by the number of power outages in his area, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie started keeping track of the electrical grid servicing the Upper Pontiac, documenting the length and frequency of its failures. After 15 years, numerous discussions with elected officials and Hydro-Quebec representatives, it appears that the numbers are trending in […]

Environment Canada is warning of a major weather system that is set to hit the Pontiac this weekend. “Precipitation is expected to begin on Saturday, initially as rain. The rain is expected to change over to snow overnight Saturday night and could continue into Sunday evening,” the statement reads. “Significant rainfall amounts, and then snowfall […]

While the recent run of warm weather might be welcomed by many in the Pontiac, it is causing some challenges for maple syrup producers in the area. Hélène Alary, owner of Sucrerie Alary in Luskville, told CHIP 101.9 that while this year’s temperatures were unusual, this isn’t the earliest they’ve had to start boiling sap […]

Around 100 people gathered at the Campbell’s Bay RA Hall on Saturday (March 2) for an information session opposing the waste incineration project that is being explored by MRC Pontiac. The idea to build a facility in the area to incinerate the Ottawa region’s waste has been spearheaded by Warden Jane Toller, and council voted […]

Yesterday, MRC Pontiac council reiterated their opposition to the recent licensing decision authorizing the installation of a “near surface disposal facility” at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Chalk River site. The statement comes the same day that citizens groups, opposition politicians and First Nations took to parliament hill calling for the federal government to intervene and halt […]