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MRC Pontiac launches call for development projects, $600k available
On May 14, local officials gathered at Brauwerk Hoffman Brewery in Campbell’s Bay to celebrate projects made possible through the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) components 2 and 4, as well as launch a call for projects for this year’s component 2, which has $600,000 available for community development. Sabrina Ayers, a socio-economic development coordinator […]
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MRC Pontiac to purchase Shawville abattoir
On May 15, MRC Pontiac announced that they had purchased the Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac in Shawville, after its assets went up for sale earlier this year. The MRC had previously announced in a special meeting on March 13 that they had put forward a bid of $1.6 millionto keep the operation running locally, […]
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Mayors vote to abandon local incinerator project, still open to “regional solution”
The MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on Wednesday (May 15) was well attended, with roughly fifty people filling the public seating and spilling out into the hall. One of the hot-button items on the agenda that night was a resolution brought forward by Litchfield council and presented by Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière, calling for […]
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Feds announce repair work on Rapides bridge, intermittent closures coming in summer
Earlier this month, the federal government announced an investment of more than $1.2 million for repairs and upgrades to the interprovincial bridge between the far-flung municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims and Rolphton Ont. The crossing over the Ottawa River is the sole access point for the small island community, and construction is expected to begin on May […]
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Agendas released for May 15 MRC meeting, waste incinerator resolution from Litchfield mayor
The agendas for the TNO and MRC monthly public meetings, scheduled for May 15 at 6:30 p.m., were released earlier today. The meeting will take place in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay, but will also be streamed live to the MRC’s Facebook page. Of note is a resolution put […]
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Fortin requests provincial health commission meet in Outaouais, address staffing crisis
Pontiac MNA André Fortin is calling on the provincial health and social services commission to meet in the Outaouais, so they can get a close up look at the staffing crisis in local health facilities. Several high-ranking doctors within the regional health authority CISSSO have recently issued public appeals for aid, anticipating there will be […]
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Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival returning for 7th edition
The Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival is returning for the seventh time to the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs from May 30 to June 2. Organizer Phil Denault explained that they were expecting more than 300 campers to descend on the site for the weekend, with a full lineup of entertainment from Thursday to Sunday. He thanked […]
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Second annual Maurice Beauregard 3-pitch tournament coming May 24-26
The second annual ball tournament in memory of Maurice Beauregard will take place from May 24 to 26 in Campbell’s Bay at the park named in his honour. This is the second annual tournament held in memory of the town’s former mayor, who died of cancer in October 2022. His wife, Kelly McMahon-Beauregard, said that […]
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Mental health patient advocates seeking input on potential changes to involuntary hospitalization law
A non-profit that advocates for people with mental health challenges is holding a public consultation next week in light of the provincial government reviewing law P.38.001, which regulates when and how someone can be hospitalized involuntarily if they are perceived to be a danger to themselves or others. Mélodie Pelletier, a councillor with Droits-Accès de […]
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Village en fête changing locations, adding “touch-a-truck”
The annual Village en fête celebration in Fort-Coulonge is once again returning on June 8, with a few changes from years previous. Organizer Claudee Galipeau explained that this year they were moving their location from rue Baume to rue Bryson. She added that the activities would be similar to previous iterations, but they were adding […]
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CONTEST – Réseau BIBLIO de l’Outaouais – A e-reader for Christmas!
To lighten your bag and help you discover the pleasures of digital reading, Réseau BIBLIO de l’Outaouais is giving you the chance to win a koboforma e-reader! On December 17, 2023, one participant will be selected from among those who left a comment on the Réseau BIBLIO de l’Outaouais Facebook page. Good luck! […]
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