MRC Pontiac developing climate action plan
August 15, 2025
Its goal is to help municipalities reduce emissions while also protecting residents from the impacts of climate change.
Its goal is to help municipalities reduce emissions while also protecting residents from the impacts of climate change.
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of
An 18-year-old motorcyclist from Gatineau is dead following a crash in Luskville late Monday evening.
Students from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) graduated from the province’s first high school firefighting training program with their Firefighting 1 certifications on Monday evening. The
SOPFEU firefighters have declared a 3.2 hectare forest fire northeast of Sparling Lake in the municipality of Thorne to be under control after working to
The Ladysmith Recreation Association hosted a barbecue and collection of kids games under the hot mid-afternoon sun on Saturday, in an effort to bring together
A young man was able to save his own life after a serious four-wheeler accident destroyed his right leg.
Four vehicles were stolen from Campbell’s Polaris in Shawville after the business had closed for the day on July 26.
Sûreté du Québec divers located his body just after noon on July 29. He was confirmed to be dead an hour later, after they got
The municipalities of Pontiac, Bristol, Clarendon, Portage du Fort and Shawville were hardest hit, with around 3,000 homes still disconnected from the power grid on
Its goal is to help municipalities reduce emissions while also protecting residents from the impacts of climate change.
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of Tuesday morning. Most municipalities are enforcing total fire ban as high fire risk continues.
An 18-year-old motorcyclist from Gatineau is dead following a crash in Luskville late Monday evening.
Students from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) graduated from the province’s first high school firefighting training program with their Firefighting 1 certifications on Monday evening. The two-year program, which began at the Mansfield high school in the fall of 2023, is
SOPFEU firefighters have declared a 3.2 hectare forest fire northeast of Sparling Lake in the municipality of Thorne to be under control after working to extinguish it all weekend.
The Ladysmith Recreation Association hosted a barbecue and collection of kids games under the hot mid-afternoon sun on Saturday, in an effort to bring together the community’s young’uns while celebrating Thorne’s newly re-instated fire department. “We just wanted to do
A young man was able to save his own life after a serious four-wheeler accident destroyed his right leg.
Four vehicles were stolen from Campbell’s Polaris in Shawville after the business had closed for the day on July 26.
Sûreté du Québec divers located his body just after noon on July 29. He was confirmed to be dead an hour later, after they got him to shore.
The municipalities of Pontiac, Bristol, Clarendon, Portage du Fort and Shawville were hardest hit, with around 3,000 homes still disconnected from the power grid on Friday at noon, thanks to many downed trees and power lines across the region.
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