{"id":189650,"date":"2026-04-17T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pontiacouest.ca\/?page_id=189650"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:46:59","slug":"flooding-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pontiacouest.ca\/en\/flooding-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooding Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"189650\" class=\"elementor elementor-189650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1cdb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed1cdb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb33f0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb33f0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4b7d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e4b7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-path-to-node=\"1,0\"><span class=\"citation-60\">Please browse our comprehensive guide on flooding preparedness, safety, and recovery, based on official recommendations from the Outaouais Public Health Department and the Government of Quebec <\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,3\"><span class=\"citation-59\">. To protect your family and property before water levels rise, it is crucial to assemble a <\/span><span class=\"citation-59\">three-day emergency kit<\/span><span class=\"citation-59\">, establish a clear <\/span><span class=\"citation-59\">evacuation plan<\/span><span class=\"citation-59\">, and secure your home&#8217;s utilities<\/span><\/span>. <span class=\"citation-58\">During an active flood, you must prioritize your physical safety by following municipal evacuation orders, strictly avoiding contact with <\/span><span class=\"citation-58\">contaminated floodwaters<\/span><span class=\"citation-58\">, and never using fuel-burning appliances indoors to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning<\/span>. <span class=\"citation-57\">Once the waters recede, you should verify your home&#8217;s structural integrity before re-entering and ensure water-damaged areas are cleaned and dried within <\/span><span class=\"citation-57\">48 hours<\/span><span class=\"citation-57\"> to prevent hazardous mold growth<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782ee3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"782ee3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6cf64 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"de6cf64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pontiacouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/After-a-flood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">After a Flood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pontiacouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Before-A-Flood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Before A Flood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pontiacouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/During-a-flood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">During a flood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pontiacouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feuillet_inondation_2026-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Flood Brochure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please browse our comprehensive guide on flooding preparedness, safety, and recovery, based on official recommendations from the Outaouais Public Health Department and the Government of Quebec . 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