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Les Nouvelles du Pontiac
VIACTIVE Day celebrating 31st year in Fort-Coulonge
19 May 2022
The resumption of VIACTIVE Day in the Pontiac for its 31st year is scheduled for this Friday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge. This annual regional event is organized by the l'Académie des retraités de l'Outaouais in collaboration with the CISSS de (...)
Jane Toller applauds Phare Ouest for new lighting on Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge
19 May 2022
Tomorrow evening (May 20), the Phare Ouest organization will be hosting a public event to celebrate the new lighting on the Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The new lighting system was installed by the company Novom Interactive and will feature an app that allows (...)
Fire ban lifted for forests across province
18 May 2022
The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Forests against Fire (SOPFEU) have lifted the ban on open fires in or near the forest as of May 15 at 4 p.m. This ban went into effect May 7. Currently, 9 forest fires are active across the (...)
Former Pontiac MP Robert Bertrand passes away
18 May 2022
Former Pontiac MP and Fort-Coulonge native Robert Bertrand passed away yesterday (May 17) due to cancer. He represented the riding, which was then known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, for the federal Liberals from 1993 to 2004. Bertrand was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993, as part of (...)
Sylvain Lusignan aiming for top 10 in Muscle & Fitness magazine's Mr Health and Fitness contest
16 May 2022
Mansfield-et-Pontefract bodybuilder Sylvain Lusignan is now in the top 15 in Muscle & Fitness magazine's prestigious Mr. Health and Fitness competition. Selected among many candidates, Sylvain Lusignan will need the help of the public to try to win this competition, which would allow him to (...)
The CISSS de l'Outaouais launching a mentorship program for vulnerable youth in the region
16 May 2022
The Youth Protection Department of the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) is partnering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Outaouais to offer a mentoring program for young people between the ages of 16 and 21 years-old who are among the most vulnerable in the (...)