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The Chutes Coulonge Park in Mansfield will be be opening up their site to the general public free of charge on the Quebec March Break, from February 28 to March 4. Director General André Piché said that there’s plenty of activities available for those looking to get out into nature such as snowshoeing. CHIP101.9 · […]

A webinar on agri-tourism with the title “Agritourism Gatherings: A virtual series for farm, food, and travel communities” will take place next week on Tuesday, February 15 starting at 11 a.m. The first hour will take place in English, followed by an hour in French and will bring together experts from Quebec, eastern Ontario and […]

We have a small update on the first degree murder trial of a Fort-Coulonge man that’s slowly winding its way through the courts. On February 9, prosecutors and the defense made their submissions to Judge Richard Meredith in Gatineau regarding the case of Johann Mitchell Blake McClennan, who is charged with first-degree murder in relation […]

Campbell’s Bay hockey standout Quinn O’Brien has signed a contract with a Scottish hockey team, the Dundee Stars. Playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League, the highest level of hockey in the United Kingdom, O’Brien previously played 15 games with the Glasgow Clan this season, scoring one goal. O’Brien started his career in the Quebec […]

The administrative council of the Centre de loisir des Draveurs Century 21 Élite have made the decision to close the gym that’s located on the second floor of the facility. “After much thinking and trying to find a better solution with no success, we decided to completely close the small fitness center on the second […]

Citizens who would like to ask a question of public officials at the next MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on February 16 can now submit them through the MRC’s website. The deadline to submit is February 15 at noon. According to the website, the limit is one question per resident per meeting.

The Federation of Quebec Municipalities (FQM) is asking for high-speed internet to quickly be rolled out across the province. “This is the main request submitted by the FQM to the Minister of Finance of Quebec, Mr. Éric Girard, during a pre-budget consultation meeting held a little earlier today,” the FQM stated in a press release […]

The Quebec government presented their deconfinement plan for the coming weeks at a news conference yesterday (February 8) afternoon. These announcements were welcome news to the organizers of the Fort-Coulonge-Mansfield Country Festival, Phil Denault and Carole Faubert, who had to cancel the popular annual event for the past two years. “With today’s announcements, we can […]

Pontiac MNA André Fortin has filed an online petition to prevent provincial forest firefighting service SOPFEU from moving management staff from its base in Maniwaki to Val-d’Or. “Well, first of all … there are a lot of people in the Pontiac who work at SOPFEU, who have been working at SOPFEU for years,” he said […]

Réseau.Presse, better know as l’Association de la presse francophone (APF), representing French-Canadian news media outside of Québec is satisfied with the recent statement made by the Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, on the Government of Canada’s intent to adopt new legislation, similar to Australia, aimed at restricting tech giants in the country. Réseau.Presse thanked minister Rodriguez […]