This news release was published on October 30, 2017. The information in this news release may be out of date and some links may be broken.
Ville de Gatineau
News release
Heavy rainfall – Closure of the evacuee shelter
Gatineau, October 30, 2017. – Gatineau has just closed the evacuee shelter at the centre communautaire Le Baron.
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All of the evacuees have left the centre communautaire Le Baron.
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Gatineau has stabilized 3e Avenue, thereby restoring access to parc Riviera. Residents were able to return to their homes.
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95 people signed in at the centre communautaire Le Baron throughout the day on October 30. - The Red Cross and the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais (CISSSO) were on site. CISSSO offered psychosocial support.
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A total of 48 people from parc Riviera were voluntarily evacuated as a preventive measure throughout the day.
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Since midnight, CANU has received 1,128 calls. Of those, 295 were to report sewer back-ups and were checked, and 94 were for blocked drain wells. Service des travaux publics employees will follow up in response to residents' requests.
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Gatineau received 90 to 111 mm of rain, depending on the sector, over a 38-hour period. - The most affected sectors were Gatineau and Aylmer. - The rainfall started in the night of October 28 to 29, and continued until the afternoon of October 30.
Quick facts
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Our departments are continuing to monitor the situation and will reopen streets once they are safe again.
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Visit gatineau.ca/pluiesabondantes for tips related to water accumulation.
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Gatineau has an emergency measures plan for dealing with this type of situation.
Recognized for its quality of life, Gatineau is a city of 298,000 inhabitants. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, and extends east and west of the Gatineau River.
