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Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Pontiac region, as a mix of snow and rain is predicted to begin tomorrow (April 3). “A low pressure system developing over Colorado will intensify over the next few days and affect the province of Quebec beginning Wednesday afternoon,” the statement reads. “Precipitation will be […]

The committee in charge of the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite in Fort-Coulonge is hosting several upcoming events to fundraise for the facility’s refrigeration system. Committee member Heidi Newberry explained that they were soliciting local entrepreneurs to showcase their wares and services at their upcoming business expo on Saturday May 4 from […]

Opposition party Québec solidaire appealed to the CAQ government on March 28 to adopt Bill 198, which aims to protect elderly tenants in the midst of the current housing crunch. If passed into law, the bill would expand on a law tabled in 2016 by former QS spokesperson Françoise David, which would prevent landlords from […]

St-Joseph Hall in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was near capacity on Monday night (March 25) for the first of several town hall meetings hosted by MRC Pontiac on their proposed waste incineration project. The meetings were first announced just five days before at the MRC council’s monthly public meeting on March 20, where a contingent of around 40 […]

The family of a woman from Rapides-des-Joachims who recently had her legs amputated following complications from a bacterial infection is raising funds from the community to help ease her recovery. Crystal Fischer, a 35-year-old mother of three was suddenly hospitalized back on December 17 with pulmonary blood clots that required surgery. Fischer’s sister-in-law, Kelsey Daly […]

Cantley municipal councillor Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille is throwing his hat into the ring for the federal Conservative Party nomination for the riding of Pontiac. He joins previous candidate Michel Gauthier and Chelsea resident Brian Goodman in the contest. A life-long Outaouais resident, de Bellefeuille said that one of the main reasons he decided to run […]

The Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac is now seeking applications to their newly re-worked summer program for youth from across the region. The Jardin’s Director Martin Riopel explained that they changed the format of the program this year, where there will be a smaller group of participants who will be paid minimum wage to work in […]

Last week, it was officially announced that CHIP 101.9’s Manager for the past 12 years, François Carrier, had been hired as General Manager of Le Droit, the French-language news organization based in Gatineau. With more than 20 years experience in media, Carrier currently serves as the President of l’Association des radios communautaires du Québec and […]

New mothers in the Pontiac region will now have access to a baby basket full of essentials thanks to two local service groups teaming up. Manon Gervais of Bouffe Pontiac explained that the new program is a collaboration with Les Amis du Pontiac, a local charity group. She said that they had been discussing the […]

A head-on collision  on Rte. 303 N in Clarendon this morning (March 25) between an SUV and a pickup truck resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. At around 9 a.m. Monday, the SUV crossed over into the opposite lane near the 11th Concession and struck the truck travelling the opposite direction. Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Marc […]