Boxing Day fire destroys Clarendon home
December 29, 2025
A family of three is piecing their lives back together after a fire burned their Clarendon residence to the ground on Dec. 26.
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.
Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween.
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.
Police say the single-vehicle crash that occurred the night of Aug. 23 in Shawville was likely caused by speeding.
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
Mayor says Thorne will gets its own first responders, and until then, the ambulances will be first on the scene.
Longtime Pontiac Hospital nurse Liz Buehlow wasn’t expecting fireworks on the eve of her retirement after 40 years in the profession, and neither was she
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.
Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween.
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.
Police say the single-vehicle crash that occurred the night of Aug. 23 in Shawville was likely caused by speeding.
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.
Mayor says Thorne will gets its own first responders, and until then, the ambulances will be first on the scene.
Longtime Pontiac Hospital nurse Liz Buehlow wasn’t expecting fireworks on the eve of her retirement after 40 years in the profession, and neither was she expecting a different kind of explosion that rattled her house on July 3. Around lunchtime
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