Chelsea News

Quebec's occupational health and safety board has identified two causes in the death of a 62-year-old man in a work-related accident in Chelsea last year and has fined the employer for unsafe practices.

The well-attended meeting of the Friends of the Steam Train held on Jan. 30 at the Chelsea, Quebec Community Centre heard updates on the railway and attendees had a chance to air opinions pro and con.

The 70-year-old resident of Chelsea, Que., a rustic enclave north of Ottawa, managed to make ends meet while raising a daughter on her own, and despite being laid off from her federal government job 17 years ago.

Despite burning issues within the Chelsea fire department that led to several sackings and retirements, the smoke has cleared long enough for the chief to win a prestigious award.

There have been 15 arrests since Jan. 1 on rural western Quebec roads, police said, including three on Friday night and Saturday morning alone.

I overheard from some playmates that the Municipality of Chelsea, Quebec and the Compagnie de chemin de fer de l'Outaouais are not contracting the nice people to groom the train tracks this year.

The MRC des Collines mayors have slammed their towns with a seven per cent increase in their contributions to the MRC for 2012.