The new chef at the Bryson’s Bistro du Bûcheron in Fort-Coulonge, Peter Illias, speaks about the restaurant and the new menu.

Les Nouvelles du Pontiac
Local fiddler fundraising for trip to Canadian Grand Masters Competition
11 August 2022
Local fiddler Justin Bertrand has been invited to the “Olympics” of Canadian fiddling and is fundraising to help with his travel expenses. Earlier this year, Bertrand was selected to compete at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition, which is taking place in Winnipeg at the end of this (...)
Jolaine Paradis-Châteauneuf named Parti Québécois candidate for Pontiac
11 August 2022
Today the Parti Québécois announced a slate of 22 candidates for the upcoming provincial elections, which included the candidate for the riding of Pontiac. Jolaine Paradis-Châteauneuf will represent the sovereignist party in this region. According to her social media, she works as a social worker (...)
Early-morning traffic stop leads to narcotics seizure
11 August 2022
At around 12:15 a.m. this morning (August 11), Sûreté du Québec officers from the MRC Pontiac detachment pulled over a vehicle on Hwy. 148 near the intersection with Sand Bay Road for a traffic infraction. Police discovered drugs in the vehicle and arrested the driver, a 27-year-old man from (...)
Around 100 attend open house for Jardin Éducatif
10 August 2022
Roughly 100 people attended the annual barbeque hosted by the Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac yesterday (August 9). CHIP 101.9 spoke with the garden's director Martin Riopel about what they had been up to over the summer. CHIP101.9 · Clip - Martin Riopel - jardin's purpose Riopel pointed to (...)
Un agriculteur de Bristol, Tyler McCann discute de la politique canadienne sur les émissions d'engrais
10 August 2022
Un agriculteur de Bristol et directeur général du Canada Agri-food Policy Institute, Tyler McCann, a récemment écrit un [article d'opinion->https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-now-that-farmers-have-greater-clarity-on-fertilizer-emissions-its-time qui a été publié dans le Globe and Mail, (...)
Tyler McCann discusses Canadian fertilizer emissions policy
10 August 2022
Tyler McCann, a Bristol farmer and managing director of the Canada Agri-food Policy Institute, recently penned an [opinion piece->https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-now-that-farmers-have-greater-clarity-on-fertilizer-emissions-its-time that was published in the Globe and Mail, (...)

