Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department has a ball
May 2, 2026
On Saturday evening, the Lions Hall in Shawville was packed for the annual Shawville-Clarendon Fireman’s ball. Chief Lee Laframboise said that the department currently has
On Saturday evening, the Lions Hall in Shawville was packed for the annual Shawville-Clarendon Fireman’s ball. Chief Lee Laframboise said that the department currently has
Nearly 400 people came out for the annual Bryson Grand-Calumet Fire Department poker run on Saturday. This year the event was a fundraiser for the
After waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, a Thorne resident says first responders are needed more than ever.
A single-vehicle accident on Hwy. 148 in Luskville early Saturday morning sent a 36-year-old man to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. At around 4:15
Over the weekend, some 70 residents were evacuated from their homes in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, and on Monday, the neighbouring municipality of Fort-Coulonge declared a state of
The municipality was the second after Fort-Coulonge to use this measure to respond to flooding.
A significant cleanup effort is underway on chemin Yach in the Municipality of Thorne after a snowmobile trail groomer tipped into a pond last month
Lac Coulonge water levels are expected to rise to 108.40 by Monday, but this could change depending on rainfall. The major flood level is set
The closure of the provincial wildlife protection office in Campbell’s Bay is raising concerns about weakening on-the-ground enforcement across the Pontiac region. The office closed
On Saturday evening, the Lions Hall in Shawville was packed for the annual Shawville-Clarendon Fireman’s ball. Chief Lee Laframboise said that the department currently has 31 firefighters, more than it has ever had. “We’ve never had higher than 28. And
Nearly 400 people came out for the annual Bryson Grand-Calumet Fire Department poker run on Saturday. This year the event was a fundraiser for the families of best friends Steve Morin and Charlie Frost who died when their snowmobiles collided
After waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, a Thorne resident says first responders are needed more than ever.
A single-vehicle accident on Hwy. 148 in Luskville early Saturday morning sent a 36-year-old man to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. At around 4:15 a.m. emergency crews were called to the intersection of Hwy. 148 and chemin de la
Over the weekend, some 70 residents were evacuated from their homes in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, and on Monday, the neighbouring municipality of Fort-Coulonge declared a state of emergency. River levels are expected to stabilize and begin receding by mid-week.
The municipality was the second after Fort-Coulonge to use this measure to respond to flooding.
A significant cleanup effort is underway on chemin Yach in the Municipality of Thorne after a snowmobile trail groomer tipped into a pond last month and leaked hydraulic oil and diesel fuel into the water. The incident occurred when a
Lac Coulonge water levels are expected to rise to 108.40 by Monday, but this could change depending on rainfall. The major flood level is set at 108.50 at that location, only a few notches higher than this weekend’s expected levels.
The closure of the provincial wildlife protection office in Campbell’s Bay is raising concerns about weakening on-the-ground enforcement across the Pontiac region. The office closed at the start of March after Quebec’s environment ministry chose not to renew its lease
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