More wildfires hit the Pontiac
October 14, 2025
SOPFEU sent water bombers to fires in Thorne and Otter Lake to help contain the flames.
SOPFEU sent water bombers to fires in Thorne and Otter Lake to help contain the flames.
The entire Pontiac and Outaouais regions remain under a complete fire ban following a decision on Oct. 1 by Quebec’s fire protection agency SOPFEU due
SOPFEU says the fire danger risk will remain extreme across the region into the weekend.
On Sept. 11, regional health authority CISSSO published a report assessing the Outaouais’ vulnerability to health risks caused by climate change. The report, authored by
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
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
Brett Thoms Pontiac May 16, 2022 The fire danger in southern Quebec was extremely high last week, according to La Société de protection des forêts
SOPFEU Communiqué QUEBEC Le 8 juin 2017 Le printemps tire à sa fin et les températures estivales sont à nos portes. Cet épisode de beau
SOPFEU sent water bombers to fires in Thorne and Otter Lake to help contain the flames.
The entire Pontiac and Outaouais regions remain under a complete fire ban following a decision on Oct. 1 by Quebec’s fire protection agency SOPFEU due to an increase in dry conditions across the region. The ban extends to campfires, fireworks,
SOPFEU says the fire danger risk will remain extreme across the region into the weekend.
On Sept. 11, regional health authority CISSSO published a report assessing the Outaouais’ vulnerability to health risks caused by climate change. The report, authored by officials with CISSSO’s public health department, analyzes the risk of different adverse weather events, identifying
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.
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
Brett Thoms Pontiac May 16, 2022 The fire danger in southern Quebec was extremely high last week, according to La Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), a not-for-profit organization based in Quebec, dedicated to the prevention of
SOPFEU Communiqué QUEBEC Le 8 juin 2017 Le printemps tire à sa fin et les températures estivales sont à nos portes. Cet épisode de beau temps signifie que les conditions météo pourront être propices à l’éclosion d’incendie en forêt. Les
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