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Les Nouvelles du Pontiac
Tree and Forests Festival coming to MRC Pontiac tomorrow
26 May 2022
The annual tree day celebration will return to MRC Pontiac this Friday (May 27) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents can stop by and choose from a wide selection of saplings free of charge. MRC Pontiac Territory Director Jason Durand explained that in addition to the MRC office, trees would also be (...)
Rain warning in effect for Pontiac
26 May 2022
Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for the Pontiac this morning (May 26), as there is 40 to 60 mm expected by Friday evening. “Rainfall amounts could reach 75 millimetres locally in the thunderstorms,” the statement reads. “Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible. Heavy (...)
Disturbing testimony at the trial of Johan Mitchell Blake MacLennan
25 May 2022
Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing. Reader discretion is advised. The trial of Johan Mitchell Blake MacLennan, accused of the murder of Harold Plugowsky, in Fort-Coulonge on September 2, 2020, started last Thursday at the Gatineau Courthouse. According (...)
Bill 96 adopted in the National Assembly by large margin
25 May 2022
Unsurprisingly, the CAQ government's overhaul of the province's language laws, known as Bill 96, was adopted yesterday in the National Assembly with a large majority, 78 votes to 29. The Liberal Party of Quebec and the Conservative Party of Quebec (which has only one MNA, who was elected under (...)
Official lighting of Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge draws a crowd
24 May 2022
Plenty of people turned out in Mansfield-et-Pontefract on Friday evening (May 20) to witness the official lighting of the Felix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge. Several local officials were on hand for the ceremony, including Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel, MNA André Fortin, Warden Jane Toller as well as the (...)
Electricity restored in Upper Pontiac as of yesterday afternoon
24 May 2022
The high winds over the weekend caused numerous power outages throughout the Outaouais and the Pontiac, particularly the Upper Pontiac sector and the Municipality of Pontiac. Some Hydro-Québec customers in l'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Waltham, Chichester, Sheenborro and Municipality of Mansfield areas (...)