NEWS

On Friday, the municipality of Fort-Coulonge announced the restoration of its’ sewer system. As a result, the residents that have been evacuated over the last weeks due to floods will gradually be able to return to their homes. As discussed with CHIP, Mayor Gaston Allard said that once the evacuations have been completed, the municipality […]

Although, it is still not recommending by the municipality, the removal of the sandbags in Bristol (Pine lodge, Norway bay and Pontiac station) has begun. However, the cleanup process could take close to all summer. Councilman Phillip Holmes spoke to CHIP on Friday and gave more details: The Municipality of Bristol is asking residents to […]

According to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, water levels are expected to continue to drop throughout the Ottawa River even though the expected precipitation could slow down the decline. Note that as of this morning, the level of the Coulonge lake area of the river has reached 107.80m above sea level; its lowest in […]

The municipality of the village of Fort-Coulonge informs its citizens that the sewer system is now restored. Evacuated residents will gradually be able to return to their homes in the coming days. The municipality is asking its residents to follow the instructions given by the fire department and CHIP 101.9 spoke to Mayor Gaston Allard […]

In the Municipality of Bristol, municipal employees will be picking up sandbags in flood affected areas of Norway Bay; Pontiac Station and Pine Lodge and the process will take place over the next month. According to a facebook post issued by Bristol Councilman Phillip Holmes, where its mentioned that residents are asked that sandbags be […]

The Municipality of Pontiac announced on Thursday the official end of the state of emergency, which had been in effect since April 19. In the municipality’s announcement it was mentioned that the water is still at the major flood threshold. As a result, several roads remain closed and impassable, and certain residents are still evacuated […]

With the federal government’s investment this week of $ 275,000 to the Ottawa RiverKeepers, it plans to fund the research and community-based monitoring of the status of the Ottawa river watershed by involving citizens in the research process. The Director General of Ottawa RiverKeepers, Patrick Nadeau, explains. Floods 2019: the role of Ottawa River Keepers […]

The Board of Commissioners of the Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-Outaouais (CSHBO) appointed Serge Lacourcière to the position of Director of the Adult Education and professional training during the regular board meeting of May 22. His appointment is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2019. Lacourcière, who has been involved in education for almost 20 years, […]

The MRC Pontiac received its first electric car, this week, as part of the project of the ‘Système d’autopartage avec véhicule électrique en région’ (SAUVéR 2) coordinated by the company YHC Environment. The car should be available to citizens within a few months. In January, CHIP 101.9 published a story about the pilot project, detailing […]

The 2019 floods have had other consequences on the region, causing the delay on the control of sting insects such as Mosquitos. In Fort-Coulonge, as well as part of the municipality of Mansfield, which has benefited every year, since 2015, from an Insect Control Program (Spray) with GDG Environnement. The Vice President of Business Development […]