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August 13, 2026

Emergency Services

No fire, just a scaredy cat

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.

Your province this week — March 17

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

Fort-Coulonge interim DG resigns

Fort-Coulonge is on the hunt for a new assistant director general after its interim DG resigned unexpectedly at the end of February, the same month

No fire, just a scaredy cat

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

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Vadneau takes over as Otter Lake fire chief

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

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Your province this week — March 17

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

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Fort-Coulonge interim DG resigns

Fort-Coulonge is on the hunt for a new assistant director general after its interim DG resigned unexpectedly at the end of February, the same month the previous assistant DG was let go.

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