Update at 7 a.m.: 1,749 tornado victims registered

Gatineau, September 27, 2018, at 7 a.m. – Last night, 116 people were put up in local hotels, and 80 stayed at the Centre communautaire Père-Arthur-Guertin. To date, 1,749 tornado victims have registered at the victims centre.

Gatineau thanks everyone for their tremendous generosity. Only personal hygiene products and non-perishable goods are being accepted at this point. Cooked foods cannot be accepted.

Services to victims

Forwarded mail – Temporary Canada Post sites

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Tornado victims will be able to pick up their mail at one of two temporary Canada Post sites as follows: - 120 rue Edmonton: Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. - 16 rue Bériault: Monday to Friday, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. - To get their mail forwarded free of charge by Canada Post, tornado victims must register at the Canada Post / Mail Forwarding address. They can also do so in person at any Canada Post outlet. - Valid government-issued photo ID will be requested when picking up mail.

Registration and location of tornado victims

●	Tornado victims who have not yet registered at the victims centre can do so by calling 1-800-863-6582.

●	To find out whether someone has registered at the victims centre, call the 311 non-urgent call centre. For calls from outside Gatineau, use the 1-866-299-2002 toll-free number.

Donations and assistance from residents

●	Residents can also drop off donations at the former Sears location on the ground floor of Galeries de Hull (320 boulevard. Saint-Joseph, Hull sector). Again, only personal hygiene and non-perishable goods will be accepted.

●	Residents wishing to help the tornado victims can make a cash donation through the Red Cross at www.gatineau.ca/croix-rouge.

●	Businesses wishing to offer their services are asked to contact the Service des approvisionnements de la Ville de Gatineau at 819-243-2315.

●	Donations of materials that can be distributed directly to the victims (baby items, non-perishable food, etc.) should be addressed to the Salvation Army at 1-438-888-9715 or through retablissement@armeedusalut.ca.

●	Residents can also drop off donations at the former Sears location on the ground floor of Galeries de Hull (320 boulevard. Saint-Joseph, Hull sector).

●	Donations should be dropped off at door 5 inside the mall. They will be accepted during Galeries de Hull business hours.

●	Gatineau thanks residents for their tremendous generosity.

Distribution of donations to the victims

●	Donations will be distributed from noon to 8 p.m. until Friday at the former Sears location on the ground floor of Galeries de Hull (320 boulevard Saint-Joseph, Hull sector).

●	Special STO shuttles will be available to take tornado victims to and from the distribution location. They will depart from the centre communautaire Père-Arthur-Guertin, at 16 rue Bériault.

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Liens connexes

gatineau.ca/tornade

Croix-Rouge

Poste Canada

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