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August 13, 2026

Emergency Services

Waltham appoints new fire chief

Waltham officially appointed a new fire chief last week, announcing at a Feb. 11 council meeting that Waltham firefighter Michelle Vanasse would fill the role. 

Your province this week

Protest at National Assembly over intimate partner violence A protest was held at Quebec’s National Assembly Tuesday morning by a group representing 50 women’s shelters

Collines cops swear in two new recruits

MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais public security swore in two new police officers on Friday afternoon in Luskville, in what was a new kind of ceremony initiated

Shawville fire claims garage

A garage fire on Queen Street in Shawville got a quick response from the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department on Monday, as it was just down the

Waltham appoints new fire chief

Waltham officially appointed a new fire chief last week, announcing at a Feb. 11 council meeting that Waltham firefighter Michelle Vanasse would fill the role.  Vanasse has served with the fire department for 20 years. She is a native of

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Your province this week

Protest at National Assembly over intimate partner violence A protest was held at Quebec’s National Assembly Tuesday morning by a group representing 50 women’s shelters to demand action against conjugal violence, CBC News reported.  The move comes after a report

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Collines cops swear in two new recruits

MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais public security swore in two new police officers on Friday afternoon in Luskville, in what was a new kind of ceremony initiated by the chief of police.  Samuel Martineau-Charles from Chelsea and Mathias Morin from Maniwaki were

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Shawville fire claims garage

A garage fire on Queen Street in Shawville got a quick response from the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department on Monday, as it was just down the street from the fire hall.  Chief Lee Laframboise said that they got the call about

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