![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6970356.1721405800!/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.png)
Home of Gatineau councillor damaged in weekend fire
![Gatineau Fire Gatineau Fire Service vehicle. (File Photo)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2017/6/14/gatineau-fire-1-3458331-1627400287342.jpeg)
The home of a Gatineau city councillor suffered extensive damage in a weekend fire.
Emergency crews responded to a call for a fire on rue Chevalier-de Rouville just before 7 p.m. on Saturday. Coun. Jocelyn Blondin lives at the home.
Gatineau fire officials said the fire started in the attic of the single-family home, and caused "considerable" damage to the structure.
Gatineau Mayor France Bélisle and other councillors went to the home to support Blondin and his wife.
"We all stand in solidarity with Jocelyn and his wife in this ordeal," Bélisle said in French on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "He knows that he can count on us and that humanly we will be there to support him."
Blondin told Le Droit that he and his wife were at a karaoke event when he received a call from a neighbour about the fire. Blondin says the fire originated in the area of the furnace.
Damage is estimated at $225,000.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6970035.1721392588!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
Canadian flights, hospitals, border disrupted during global technology outage
A global technology outage grounded flights, disrupted hospitals and backed up border crossings in Canada on Friday, as issues persisted hours after problems with Microsoft services were said to be getting fixed.
LIVE UPDATES Here's the latest on Canadian impacts of the global IT outage
The latest developments on the Canadian impacts of the global technology outage that is causing massive disruptions to companies and services around the world.
BREAKING LCBO reaches tentative agreement to end strike, stores could reopen Tuesday
The LCBO has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing approximately 10,000 of its employees, paving the way for stores to reopen as early as Tuesday.
'Do not use homemade sunscreen,' Health Canada warns
Health Canada warned the public in an official statement Friday against homemade sunscreen after viral posts showed social media influencers creating recipes for SPF.
opinion Trump's assassination attempt not a political winner
Danger and fear are so pervasive throughout the national political ethos it is now the norm, writes Washington political columnist Eric Ham.
Saskatchewan Party nominee Meghan Mayer withdraws, apologizes for putting child in blackface
A former Saskatchewan Party nominee has apologized for putting a student in blackface.
Ontario woman says she was sold 'crumbling' house despite home inspection
As an Ontario woman put away her China dishes after Christmas Dinner in 2018, she noticed her cabinet doors refused to shut.
Cape Breton moose hunting suspended for 3 years due to 'significant' drop in population
Nova Scotia is suspending the licensed Cape Breton moose hunt for three years due to what the province is calling a “significant drop” in the population.
Canadian families will receive more in their next Canada Child Benefit payment. Here's why
Canadian families receiving Canada Child Benefit program payments can expect more cash in their cheques this Friday.