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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
Fort-Coulonge firefighters spent Friday morning rescuing a scared cat from a tree. Assistant chief Gilles Dionne said the department got the call around 9 a.m.
Otter Lake council voted at its Feb. 10 council meeting to appoint longtime firefighter Ronnie Vadneau to the position of fire chief, replacing Denis Chaussé.
Bloc, Libs set for rematch in federal riding of Terrebonne Following a Supreme Court decision back in February overturning its 2025 federal election result, the
Crews were on scene for around six hours putting it out. The cause of the blaze is unknown.
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
Fort-Coulonge firefighters spent Friday morning rescuing a scared cat from a tree. Assistant chief Gilles Dionne said the department got the call around 9 a.m. that day, while a group of firefighters were already at the station doing some cleaning
Otter Lake council voted at its Feb. 10 council meeting to appoint longtime firefighter Ronnie Vadneau to the position of fire chief, replacing Denis Chaussé. Vadneau has served on the Otter Lake Fire Department for 34 years. He spent
Bloc, Libs set for rematch in federal riding of Terrebonne Following a Supreme Court decision back in February overturning its 2025 federal election result, the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne is heading back to the polls, CBC News reports. The two
Crews were on scene for around six hours putting it out. The cause of the blaze is unknown.
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