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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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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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Special Feature - Summer activities
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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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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