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As school bus strike enters third week, parents express frustration

16 May 2023 à 3:32 pm

The ongoing school bus driver strike has dragged on into its third week, and there is currently no end in sight, as the two parties have been at an impasse over salary increases and the length of contracts. The Western Quebec School Board issued a press release at the end of last week (May 12), […]


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School bus drivers picket at Pavillon Poupore in Fort-Coulonge

11 May 2023 à 2:52 pm

More than thirty school bus drivers on strike since the beginning of the month demonstrated in front of the Pavillon Poupore de l’École primaire des Petits-Ponts this morning (May 11). The drivers wanted to make parents, who currently have to bring their children to school, aware of their union requests. Jacques Masseau, a driver with […]


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Motorist declared dead following accident in Litchfield

10 May 2023 à 11:44 am

A person was declared dead in hospital following a single vehicle collision in Litchfield Tuesday morning (May 9). The accident took place around 10 a.m. along Hwy. 148 in Litchfield near the intersection with chemin Sloan. The vehicle was travelling east and left the road, striking a hydro pole. The victim was later pronounced dead […]


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SOGESCO clarifies form issued to bus drivers, not a lay off notice

10 May 2023 à 9:14 am

The parent company of local bus operators, SOGESCO, responded this morning to a request from CHIP 101.9 to clarify a record of employment form issued to unionized bus drivers yesterday, which set off a series of social media posts claiming bus drivers were being laid off. Mylène Forget, a public relations specialist representing the company […]


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Bus driver strike: document sent to drivers causes confusion

9 May 2023 à 3:05 pm

The school bus drivers’ strike continues in the Pontiac and numerous people expressed shock due to social media posts indicating that the drivers had received a layoff notice from their employer, Autobus Lasalle. Denis Ouellette, a representative of Teamsters Local 106, the union representing the drivers, explained that the drivers had been sent their record […]


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Overnight closures return to Chenaux bridge

9 May 2023 à 9:18 am

Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists that the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating station in Portage-du-Fort will be closed periodically overnight starting in June. “OPG is making upgrades to structures on the bridge to Limerick Island near Chenaux Generating Station to ensure our continued safe operations,” the statement reads. The bridge will be closed […]


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School bus driver strike: no progress in negotiations

8 May 2023 à 4:53 pm

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 […]


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WQSB issues statement on bus driver strike

8 May 2023 à 10:17 am

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 […]


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Chemin Pembroke in Chapeau closed next week

5 May 2023 à 9:42 am

Updated on 5 May 2023 à 1:03 pm

The Ministry of Transport is notifying residents that chemin Pembroke will be closed between rue Saint-Jacques and chemin de Chapeau-Sheenboro next week from Monday to Friday (May 8 to 12). The reason given for the interruption is sewer and culvert work at the intersection with rue Front. Residents in that section will be given access. […]


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List of road closures in the Upper Pontiac

3 May 2023 à 9:27 am

The municipalities of L’Isles-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Sheenboro have issued a list of the closed roads in their municipalities as of 5 p.m. yesterday (May 2). L’Isles-aux-Allumettes : Chemin M (entirely) Chemin F (entirely) Chemin G (last houses) Chemin P (after #34) Chemin Owl’s Landing (eastbound) Chemin O’Briens Bay (westbound) Chemin Murphys Point (after # 62) […]


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