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Water levels along the Lower Ottawa River from Arnprior to Hawkesbury remain high, though officials say flows are expected to stabilize in the coming days. The Ottawa River Regulation Secretariat continues to warn of flood risks in low-lying areas due to ongoing snowmelt in the river’s northern basin combined with recent rainfall. Current forecasts suggest the river will peak between 80 and 150 centimetres below the 2019 historic flood levels and remain below last year’s peaks. Minor flood levels have already been exceeded in some areas from Pembroke to Britannia, with a chance of major flooding depending on how quickly the remaining snow melts and how much rain falls. From Gatineau’s Hull Marina to Hawkesbury, water INCENDIE RUE LAURIER: LA POLICE PORTE DES ACCUSATIONS
The Ottawa River Regulation Secretariat continues to warn of flood risks in low-lying areas due to ongoing snowmelt in the river’s northern basin combined with recent rainfall. (File photo)
in Hawkesbury, are also impacted. Officials urge residents in flood-prone areas to take precautions, including chec- king sump pumps, clearing downspouts and culverts, and securing loose outdoor items.
is expected to surpass minor flood thres- holds, though not reach major flood levels. Flood-prone areas currently affected include Lake Coulonge, Chats Lake, Bri- tannia, Lac Deschênes, Pointe-Gatineau,
Cumberland, Clarence-Rockland, and Hawkesbury. The advisory remains in effect until at least May 9. Clarence-Rockland’s Voisine Road and Old Highway 17, as well as shoreline areas
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A 47-year-old woman from Clarence-Rockland has been charged with arson following a fire in Rockland last week. Two people were taken to hospital after jumping from a second-storey window. (File photo)
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La police a procédé à une arrestation en lien avec un incendie survenu à Rockland la semaine dernière. La Police provinciale de l’Ontario (PPO) a porté des accusations contre Melissa Tobin, 47 ans, de Clarence Rockland, à la suite d’une enquête sur un incendie survenu le lundi 28 avril 2025. L’incendie s’est produit dans un immeuble à appartements de deux étages situé sur la rue Laurier, près de la SVF&EXBSET FUBÊUÊTJHOBMÊWFSTI 30. Deux personnes ont été transportées à l’hôpital après avoir sauté d’une fenêtre du deuxième étage. La police a arrêté et inculpé Tobin le mer- DSFEJBWSJM&MMFFTUBDDVTÊFEJODFOEJF criminel - mépris de la vie humaine et d’in- cendie criminel - dommages à la propriété. L’accusée a été remise en liberté et doit comparaître devant la Cour de justice de l’Ontario à L’Orignal le 28 mai 2025.
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