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December 17, 2025

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Warm, dry spring brings bushfires to Bristol, Pontiac

Warm, dry spring brings bushfires to Bristol, Pontiac

Firefighters from the municipalities of Bristol, Pontiac and La Pêche spent more than six hours putting out a five-acre bushfire on this piece of land off Lac-des-Loups Road on Apr. 2. This was one of about a dozen that occurred in Bristol and Pontiac municipalities in the last week of March and first few days of April.
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