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A person was declared dead in hospital following a single vehicle collision in Litchfield Tuesday morning (May 9). The accident took place around 10 a.m. along Hwy. 148 in Litchfield near the intersection with chemin Sloan. The vehicle was travelling east and left the road, striking a hydro pole. The victim was later pronounced dead […]

The parent company of local bus operators, SOGESCO, responded this morning to a request from CHIP 101.9 to clarify a record of employment form issued to unionized bus drivers yesterday, which set off a series of social media posts claiming bus drivers were being laid off. Mylène Forget, a public relations specialist representing the company […]

The school bus drivers’ strike continues in the Pontiac and numerous people expressed shock due to social media posts indicating that the drivers had received a layoff notice from their employer, Autobus Lasalle. Denis Ouellette, a representative of Teamsters Local 106, the union representing the drivers, explained that the drivers had been sent their record […]

MRC des Collines police have announced that the 61-year-old paraglider from Gatineau who crashed in Gatineau Park near Luskville on April 27 succumbed to his injuries on Friday May 5. “As for the initial police investigation, there is nothing to suggest that a criminal offence was committed and the file is now under the responsibility […]

Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists that the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating station in Portage-du-Fort will be closed periodically overnight starting in June. “OPG is making upgrades to structures on the bridge to Limerick Island near Chenaux Generating Station to ensure our continued safe operations,” the statement reads. The bridge will be closed […]

As the school bus driver strike in the Outaouais hit the one week mark, negotiations between the bus operator and the union are still at a standstill. In an interview this afternoon (May 8) Denis Ouellette, a representative with Teamsters Local 106, the union representing school bus drivers from the region, said that there has […]

A fire broke out in an apartment in a building on rue Sauriol in Fort-Coulonge on Monday around 2 a.m. The Fort-Coulonge fire department was joined by firefighters from Mansfield who came to lend a hand. Residents had to get out and even jump out of windows to save themselves from the flames. “The ambulance […]

The Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield Fire Department held their annual ball on Saturday night (May 6) and unveiled a new award in memory of three of their comrades who passed away in recent years. The Firefighter of the Year award goes to a promising young member of the department with less than 10 years of service, and […]

Thorne has a new member of council, following the death of councillor Robert Charette earlier this year. Council seat five will be filled the former councillor’s widow Norma Turcotte Charette, as she was the only candidate and was elected by acclamation.

Passing through the Outaouais, the leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre-Plamondon, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about infrastructure needs within municipalities. He believes that the Government of Quebec will have to support municipalities due to the impact of climate change. “The UMQ has hired a firm specializing in estimating the costs resulting from these climatic […]