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In a press release, the municipalities of Upper Pontiac (Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Sheenboro) informed its’ residents to prepare for a next wave of floods. “Even though the waters seem to have dropped in some areas of our municipalities, it now has begun rising significantly near the West of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes (Head of the Island) and in […]

The Municipality of Pontiac has updated its information on its Facebook page, concerning the floods and the situation on its territory, still in a state of emergency. Given the high-water level, which is expected to increase over the next few days, the municipality is maintaining evacuations and asking citizens not to remove the sandbags that […]

The organization Bouffe Pontiac has been involved in the spring flooding 2019 to help victims, offering food and clothing. Kim Laroche, the General Manager, explained to CHIP 101.9 how events have unfolded since the floods began. According to Kim Laroche, there has been more demand since the Red Cross moved out of Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield. […]

The flooding situation is still being closely monitored in Rapides-des-Joachims. Over the last few hours the water level of the Ottawa River has increased considerably. The director general of the municipality, Sylvain Bégin, confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that the river is approaching Main Street. The dike has since been reinforced to protect this area. The […]

While in several areas of the Ottawa River the water levels have stabilized after a first major floods, others such as Coulonge Lake are expected to increase significantly by Friday and cause a second flood on the Pontiac territory. The chief engineer of the Ottawa River Regulation planning board, Manon Lalonde, explained the reason for […]

The various municipalities in the Coulonge Lake area of the Ottawa River have been monitor the situation very closely as water levels continue to rise. They are: L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Waltham, Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Fort-Coulonge and Campbell’s Bay and Île-du-Grand-Calumet. In a statement issued by the Municipality of Mansfield Thursday morning, the peak of the Ottawa River is expected […]

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The water restrictions have been lifted for the residences of the village of Chapeau, in l’Isle-aux-Allumettes. According to a press release issued earlier this week, the risk of damage to the village sewer system has decreased. However, the municipality is still asking its citizens to control their potable water consumption and to put in practice […]

The municipalities of the Upper Pontiac remain in high alert as they continue to watch the water level of the Ottawa River. The mayor of l’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, in an interview talked about the potential reoccurrence of the spring flooding in the future: A video report on l’Isle-Aux-Allumettes is available here.

Residents of the municipalities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield who have been directly affected by the 2019 floods are invited to an information session on Thursday, May 9th at 7 pm, during which the Department of Public Safety will present the compensation program and financial assistance. The mayors, Gaston Allard and Gilles Dionne, gave more details; […]