Waskaganish Fire and Public Safety Department

COVID-19 isolation coordinator Work phone 819-895-4311

Message from the Animal and Wellness control officer. There are five dogs here at Firehall at the back. If you are looking for your dog, please come and see if your dog is here and also, please note that dogs are not getting sent out right away when caught, we want to find the owners first before we do. For more info, call 8720 ... Fb group: waskaganish animal rescue

PUBLIC REMINDER The Animal Wellness and Control Officer have started collecting dogs that are wandering around that have no collar. Even with the dogs that have a collar and is wandering around, please keep an eye on them. If you wanna keep your dog, it is now the time to go look for them... Thank you!

We kindly ask members of the community not interfere with the recovery or head out towards the bay (stag rock) ice conditions are unsafe Thank you Public Safety.

Public Update January 29, 2021 6:00PM This is to inform you of the search and rescue activities performed yesterday and today.... Yesterday we were informed that Mr. Philip Mettawaskum had never reached his camp when he left from the community. After the search was done from 6:30PM to 2:30AM and the continuation from this morning at 5:50AM to 3:45PM with the aid of a helicopter. We were notified by the aerial search team that they had spotted belongings that are believed to be of Philip Mettaweskum on the ice near open water. Upon the discovery of the belongings, we are now deeming it as search and recovery. The SQ diving team will arrive tomorrow by plane approximately noon hour to assist on the recovery. We will continue to plan how to assist SQ tomorrow. Please keep the families in your prayers