Transport

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 […]

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 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. […]

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) […]

Despite the rain, unionized school bus drivers for Autobus Lasalle were out in force this morning (May 1) in Shawville as they followed through with their strike announced earlier this month. Members of Teamsters Local 106, which represents 97 drivers for Autobus Lasalle in the Pontiac region as well as several other companies in the […]

The Ministry of natural resources and forests is advising the public that three roads in local ZECs are currently impassible due to severe washouts, affecting access to the territory as well as several vacation leases. In ZEC St-Patrice, chemin Schyan is impassable between kilometre 10 and 12.3. In ZEC Rapides- des-Joachims, chemin Rapides- des-Joachims is […]

MRC Pontiac issued a press release on April 26 warning of longer wait times at the license bureau (SAAQ) in Campbell’s Bay, which is housed in the MRC office. The cause of the wait times is due to short staffing. They ask that at this time, residents use the SAAQ’s online service portal whenever possible. […]

Unionized school bus drivers in the area could go on strike if they don’t reach an agreement with the bus line by May 1. The union representing the drivers, Teamsters Local 106, issued a press release on April 19 warning of a possible action, as 197 of their members in the Outaouais, including 97 working […]

Quebec’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport, Geneviève Guilbault, and the Minister responsible for Abitibi-Témiscamingue and the l’Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, recently announced an investment of $212,271,000 over the next two years in the Outaouais region’s road networks. The ministers were accompanied at the announcement by the other MNAs for the Outaouais, with the exception of […]

Following the appointment of Kim Lesage as Director General of MRC Pontiac, the MRC is seeking a regional civil engineer to provide technical expertise to the MRC as well as to municipalities within the territory. The position, previously occupied by Lesage, will be under the supervision of the Director General and the successful candidate will […]