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The Public Health Department of Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) issued a press release giving instructions and safety tips to follow in the event of a flood. Brigitte Pinard of Public Health department explained, in an interview with CHIP, that there are many services to help those in need: […]

Yesterday, the Member of Parliament for the Pontiac William Amos gave an overview of the weekend in terms of flooding in the different municipalities across the region and of the solidarity of the citizens that gave their time to help out over Easter weekend. William Amos: Amos also added that he will be around the […]

The municipality of Alleyn-and-Cawood announced, yesterday, that Firobin Road has been reopened. This road was closed on April 19th due to floods in the area.

Yesterday, Tuesday April 23rd at 3:44 pm, the municipality of Pontiac issued an update on the current flooding status of the municipality on their Facebook page. According to the municipality; the water levels continue to rise. They remain on high alert and are continuing to monitoring the situation closely. No evacuation order has been issued […]

Following the assessments of the rain and spring melt over the course of Easter weekend in the Pontiac region, in part by the Ottawa River regulation Planning Board and the municipalities of the Pontiac. Yesterday, CHIP 101.9 learned more on the current situation in the municipality of Waltham. Eldon Denault of the municpality of Waltham, […]

The municipalities of the Upper Pontiac; Sheenboro, l’Isle-aux-Alumettes and Chichester, are advising its residents that sand bags and sand are available from the municipalities in limited supply. Citizens can, however, carry and fill their own bags. Sandbags can be picked up at the Demers Center Garage at 450, Rang 5 and in Chichester and Sheenboro […]

The Canadian Armed Forces deployed 45 soldiers in the municipalities of Mansfield and Fort-Coulonge on Tuesday morning in anticipation of rising water levels in the region. The mayor of the municipality of Mansfield, Gilles Dionne, gave more details. According to Director general of Mansfield, Éric Rochon, nearly 10,000 sandbags were filled by the army and […]

ACTIVITY DELIVERED TO LATER DATE DUE TO FLOOD FREE WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS 4 GOING ON 5: OFF TO SCHOOL WE GO! Instructor: Lorraine Paradis How far can you go in preparing your child for kindergarten? What are the challenges that stand ahead for your child? What will be your challenges? What role does the daycare […]

Over the last few hours, in the municipality of Rapide-des-Joachims, the current carried away certain hydro poles. The municipality has confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that a Hydro-Québec team is on site and is currently working on finding a solution. The affected area is in the ZEC of Rapide-des-Joachims. According to the information obtained, two ‘customers’ […]