Hot, dry conditions bring three wildfires to Pontiac
July 20, 2026
Hot and dry weather conditions last week caused a total of six wildfires across the Outaouais region, including three in the Pontiac, according to SOPFEU,
Hot and dry weather conditions last week caused a total of six wildfires across the Outaouais region, including three in the Pontiac, according to SOPFEU,
Shawville-Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise is expressing concern after his department responded to several false alarms triggered by cell phone crash-detection alerts. He said that
A pair of fires on Monday night and Tuesday morning destroyed a home in Shawville and a tractor in Clarendon.
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since
On Saturday evening, the Lions Hall in Shawville was packed for the annual Shawville-Clarendon Fireman’s ball. Chief Lee Laframboise said that the department currently has
After waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, a Thorne resident says first responders are needed more than ever.
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
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A family of three is piecing their lives back together after a fire burned their Clarendon residence to the ground on Dec. 26.
As the Waltham fire chief retires after 50 years of service to his neighbours, the future of his department is straddled between history and efficiency.
Hot and dry weather conditions last week caused a total of six wildfires across the Outaouais region, including three in the Pontiac, according to SOPFEU, Quebec’s wildfire fighting agency. Two of these fires, located northwest of Maniwaki in the TNO
Shawville-Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise is expressing concern after his department responded to several false alarms triggered by cell phone crash-detection alerts. He said that several calls have come in recently that turned out to come from cell phones that
A pair of fires on Monday night and Tuesday morning destroyed a home in Shawville and a tractor in Clarendon.
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since the beginning of April, as of May 8 SOPFEU had responded to 24 fires in
On Saturday evening, the Lions Hall in Shawville was packed for the annual Shawville-Clarendon Fireman’s ball. Chief Lee Laframboise said that the department currently has 31 firefighters, more than it has ever had. “We’ve never had higher than 28. And
After waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, a Thorne resident says first responders are needed more than ever.
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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A family of three is piecing their lives back together after a fire burned their Clarendon residence to the ground on Dec. 26.
As the Waltham fire chief retires after 50 years of service to his neighbours, the future of his department is straddled between history and efficiency.
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