Police news: Portage bridge safety issue: At Portage du Fort, a routine inspection of the substructure of the bridge across the Ottawa River revealed cracks which were deemed to be sufficiently serious to close the bridge pending further investigation.

Monday evening those people who work or shop or visit in Ontario were obliged to leave their cars on the Ontario side and return by foot across the bridge which was being closed to traffic by the Quebec Police Force.

By midnight the experts had arrived and done their inspections and decided that the bridge would be safe for light traffic, cars and light trucks up to a half ton. All other traffic will have to use the Allumette Island bridge until further notice, according to the Voirie officials at Shawville.

Upper Ottawa Valley final tournament held in Pembroke: Teams from Shawville, Renfrew, Deep River and Pembroke competed for the Findlay and Weiser Cups on Sunday to end the 1974-75 badminton season.
Shawville played Renfrew No. 1 team in the Findlay Cup winning one match for a total of 137 points against Renfrew’s eleven matches for 369 points.

In Weiser Cup play, Shawville won four matches for a total of 263 points against Renfrew No. 2 team which picked up 353 points in 8 matches.