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In a letter published last Wednesday, co-founder of the Quebec Senior AA Hockey League (LHSAAQ) and owner of the Pontiac Senior Comets, Danick Boisvert indicated that there will be a hiatus from senior hockey in the region this year. He nevertheless mentioned that if the situation improves and certain public health rules change, a season […]

The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) issued an advisory about a potential low-risk COVID-19 exposure after confirmation that a person who tested positive for the virus visited Planet Fitness in Pembroke on September 5, 2020. A testing clinic was offered on Monday September 14 at the RCDHU, for those who visited the facility […]

Non-profit organisations, cooperatives, band councils of aboriginal communities and municipalities interested in applying to the New Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) are invited to contact the MRC Pontiac’s economic development department to schedule an appointment: By phone at (819) 648-5689 Ext.122 By e-mail at c.kluke@mrcpontiac.qc.ca Project proposals will be accepted as of August 26th, 2020. […]

As part of les Journées de la Culture (Culture month), artPontiac will be holding Souk’art, an art fair highlighting the various artist across the region. According to Geneviève Has, ArtPontiac is hoping to have a wide variety of artists on site for the event. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Genevieve Has – soukart – artisants Geneviève […]

The annual general meeting for the parents of Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) will be held on Monday September 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. According to the School Principal Julie Martin, the goal of Monday’s meeting is to inform the parents regarding the new rules implemented for the 2020-21 school year, as […]

On August 31, Hydro Québec began rebuilding a segment of the 120 kV Bryson–Chenaux generating station in the MRC of Pontiac. On Monday, Hydro Quebec will begin dismantling the cables at the generating station, above the Ottawa River, which will interrupt the navigation on the river between September 14 to 17, between 7 a.m. and […]

Enviro Éduc-Action and its partners recently unveiled the 45 projects participating in the 2020 edition of the environmental excellence competition, Les Vertuoses. For the second edition, the competition has 45 candidates, divided into 6 categories: Youth; Business ; NPOs and associations; MRC, Municipalities and Cities; Events; and Eco-responsible families. As for the MRC Pontiac, the […]

This weekend, the Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec (CPRQ) and l’Association du tourisme religieux et spirituel du Québec (ATRSQ) have identified 183 locationsto participate in this year’s edtion of the Religious Heritage Days In the Pontiac, the Saint-Alphonse-de-Liguori Church in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was identified for its exceptional architecture among 5 locations in the Outaouais region. […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de Services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outoauis held a press conference Wednesday to address how the Quebec government’s new regional alert and intervention systems will apply in the Outaouais region. During the press conference, Dr. Bridgitte Pinard of the CISSS de l’Outaouais highlighted the health and sanitization measures as the […]

On Wednesday September 09, representatives of the Fédération des intervenantes en petite enfance du Québec (FIPEQ-CSQ) in charge of family education services (RSE) in the Outaouais held strike in the streets of Buckingham to protest the lack of progress in the negotiation table for the regulated and subsidized family environment. In an interview, the president […]