Environment

The rising river levels have caused the closure of the Centennial Park (located on rue Baume) in Fort-Coulonge this afternoon (April 18). The Municipality Fort-Coulonge asks the population to exercise the greatest caution around the Coulonge River.

Ottawa River Regulating Committee issued a press release yesterday warning that major flood levels may be exceeded on the Ottawa River in flood-prone areas between Lac Coulonge and Montreal starting tomorrow (April 19). “The major flood level is defined as the level at which one or several streets are beginning to flood, with several houses/buildings […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract sent out a public notice today (April 14) indicating that the risk of minor flooding is expected on the Coulonge River at the start of the week. The municipality released the following statement regarding the issue: “Due to the rapid melting of the snow, the Coulonge River is continuously rising and […]

The major power outages seen across the MRC Pontiac have certainly improved, however there are still approximately 1,400 households in the Pontiac preparing to spend a sixth consecutive night without power. The MRC Pontiac represented more than 60% of customers without electricity in the Outaouais region. According to Hydro-Quebec’s latest update (Info-Panne), Bristol still had […]

Still next to the entire Pontiac region is without Hydro electricity this morning (April 06).  10 171 Pontiac households out of a possible 12 658 (Hydro-Québec clients) still do not have power – according to Hydro Québec’s latest update (11:16 a.m.). According to Hydro Quebec’s Power outages centre, there is currently no estimated time of […]

Environment Canada has issued a weather alert for the Pontiac region, as freezing rain is anticipated across the western Quebec on Wednesday. “A warm front associated with a low pressure system from Colorado will move into the province of Quebec Wednesday,” the statement reads. “Along the front, an area of freezing rain could leave significant […]

The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board just published its first forecasts for the spring freshet on its website. Although the spring runoff hasn’t started, the Board is now starting to monitor water levels and northern snow levels and water flows. “ Water levels and flows in most places along the Ottawa River are close to seasonal […]

Recently, Ducks Unlimited Canada announced the acquisition of properties in Île-du-Grand-Calumet and Isle-aux-Allumettes. In the following interview with CHIP 101.9, biologist and Isle-aux-Allumettes native, Jacob Demers explained the characteristics that motivated Ducks Unlimited Canada to invest in land in the Pontiac.  

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting last night (February 15), a resident of Clarendon spoke during the public question period about the the importation of biosolids for agricultural use, referring to reporting done by Radio-Canada late last year. In December, Quebec’s Environment Minister Benoit Charette said that new regulations on the product, which […]

Today, the Municipality of Fort-Coulonge announced that they had lifted the boil water advisory that has been in effect since last week. The advisory affected both the town as well as the St-Camille sector in Mansfield.