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With the melting snow and warmer weather comes the time for spring yard cleaning and brush fires. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Melanie Morin, a communication and prevention specialist with the provincial forest fire fighting service SOPFEU to discuss the dangers of spring fires. She explained that while it might be counterintuitive, spring is period with […]

The news regarding the spring freshet in Mansfield is encouraging, in particular on the Coulonge River. According to the Municipality of Mansfield, the company Evolugen does not foresee a significant increase in the coming days. Mayor Sandra Armstrong said the news is encouraging for the Coulonge River, but people are still being asked to keep […]

On Sunday morning (April 23), MRC des Collines police arrested a man for impaired driving following an accident in the Municipality of Pontiac. Police arrived at the scene on chemin Tremblay at around 8:30 a.m. Following a test for alcohol, the driver, a 23 year-old from Gatineau, was found to be twice the legal limit. […]

In the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board’s latest update, issued on Monday afternoon (April 24), the organization announced that levels and flows on the river’s main stem between Mattawa and Montreal were stabilizing. “The volume of meltwater from the central part of the basin is decreasing,” the statement notes. “Additional water is entering the river […]

On Saturday (April 22), a woman was arrested in Otter-Lake after allegedly driving her vehicle into a dépanneur and assaulting someone. At around 1:30 p.m., police were called to dépanneur Beauchamp on rue Martineau after a vehicle collided with the building. Police allege that the suspect deliberately drove into the building before assaulting someone on […]

On April 20, the Pontiac Cup organizing committee presented a check for $20,000 to the Coopérative du Centre de loisirs des Draveurs committee. The amount can be used by the committee to move forward with the main projects of the arena (Centre de loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite), such as the refrigeration system. Danick […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on April 19, council supported a resolution originally from the MRC of Maskinongé, requesting that the Quebec government change the way salaries paid to volunteer firefighters are taxed. The resolution asks that province adopt recommendations from l’Association des gestionnaires en sécurité incendie et civile du Québec (AGSICQ), […]

For the first time since the merger of the Caisses Desjardins de Chapeau and Fort-Coulonge, an annual general meeting of the Caisse will take place in person on Tuesday, April 25  at the Salle des Chevaliers de Colomb in Fort-Coulonge. Caisse Desjardins des rivières de Pontiac General Manager Stéphane Labine invited business members to set […]

Like every day, the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract has been monitoring the flooding situation. The situation is still worrying in several places. “Please do not use the affected roads to go and confirm the situation. This is unsafe, may damage affected properties and increases the stress on those affected. If you find yourself in immediate danger, […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting held on April 19, council received a presentation of the audited financial statements for 2022 of the TNO as well as the MRC by auditor Simon Thibault of Axè CPA Inc., with MRC accountant Annie Vaillancourt providing an English translation. TNO Vaillancourt explained that the differences between the […]