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First four recipients of new nursing bursary announced

12 June 2024 à 2:16 pm

Updated on 12 June 2024 à 3:35 pm

Just a few months after it was announced, the MacLachlan family bursary‘s first recipients met on June 11 to celebrate the contribution to local nursing students. The $100,000 fund, administered by the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation, will go towards four bursaries of up to $5,000 each per year, with the stipulation that the student must […]


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Mansfield en fête celebrating 175 years

11 June 2024 à 1:59 pm

Mansfield en fête will be marking Canada Day as well as the municipality’s 175th anniversary at the end of the month, taking place from June 28 to July 1 at Parc Amyotte. Martin Leguerrier, president of the  organizing committee, explained that there would be performances from a number of local musicians including Gail Gavan, BackTrak […]


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Baby bundle program for local mothers takes off

10 June 2024 à 4:04 pm

Local mothers have access to a free basket of essential goods for newborns via a baby bundle program started earlier this year. A collaboration between food bank Bouffe Pontiac and Les Amis du Pontiac, a local charity group, the program has distributed items to seven mothers since it started in January. Laura Ray of Les […]


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Bridge repaving closes part of rue Front in Campbell’s Bay

10 June 2024 à 10:17 am

Updated on 10 June 2024 à 3:45 pm

Quebec’s Ministry of Transportation is advising motorists that a section of rue Front in Campbell’s Bay will be completely closed this week. The portion between rue Pontiac and rue Ringrose will be closed from Monday to Friday this week (June 10 to 14). On the ministry’s website, the reason given for the closure is the […]


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SOS Outaouais: coalition formed to press provincial government for health care improvements

7 June 2024 à 1:59 pm

A new effort by a coalition of groups to improve the health care situation in the region, called SOS Outaouais, was launched on Thursday (June 6) in Gatineau. The group’s spokesperson Jean Pigeon explained that the idea was based on the SOS Montfort movement, where Franco-Ontarians rallied to stop the closure of the Montfort Hospital […]


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SADC Pontiac marks 39 years at annual general meeting

6 June 2024 à 4:04 pm

SADC Pontiac held their 39th annual general meeting at the Raymond Johnston Community Centre in Otter Lake on June 5. SADCs are federally funded non-profits that promote economic development in Quebec’s rural regions. Director Rhonda Perry explained that this past year they have programs targeted to help businesses improve their digital presence, as well as […]


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Warden discusses recent FQM conference, meeting with health minister

4 June 2024 à 3:57 pm

MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studios this week to discuss her recent attendance at a meeting of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) and the issues that were discussed. She highlighted a short meeting that took place between the wardens of the Outaouais and Quebec’s Health Minister Christian Dubé regarding short-staffing […]


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Village en fête is this Saturday June 8, reserve your helicopter tour now

4 June 2024 à 3:47 pm

The next edition of Village en fête in Fort-Coulonge will take place on June 8. In the CHIP 101.9 studio, organizer Claudee Galipeau said they just got the confirmation that the highly anticipated helicopter tours will be returning again this year. Participants are now being asked to reserve their spots before Saturday. Helicopter tours details; […]


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Mark Buzan seeking the federal Conservative nomination for Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi

3 June 2024 à 4:09 pm

Updated on 4 June 2024 à 2:25 pm

There’s another candidate seeking the nomination of the Conservative Party of Canada for the Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi riding, Plateau resident Mark Buzan. The owner of a consulting business for non-profit organizations, Buzan said that his motivation to enter federal politics was because “something in Canada is fundamentally wrong”. With a long history in conservative circles, Buzan […]


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Federal minister discusses agricultural issues in Shawville

3 June 2024 à 4:07 pm

On May 31, a group of agricultural producers gathered at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Clarendon for a discussion with Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel and Minister of National Revenue Marie-Claude Bibeau about issues facing rural communities. The majority of questions directed at Bibeau were about farming, as she previously served as the minister of […]


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