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Registration Now Open for the Outaouais Sports Excellence Gala

8 September 2025 à 9:23 am

The 9th edition of the Outaouais Sports Excellence Gala is underway. This evening event is an opportunity to celebrate the athletes, coaches, officials, teams, organizations, and volunteers who make sports shine across the region. Organizers are inviting the public to submit nominations. An athlete, coach, referee, team, organization, or volunteer who stood out in 2024 […]


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New Book by Raymond Ouimet: The L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Killing Spree Revisited and Analyzed

8 September 2025 à 9:07 am

Outaouais author Raymond Ouimet has released a new historical book, part of which revisits a tragedy that took place in the Pontiac. In La vengeance des mal-aimés, published by Septentrion and now available in bookstores, Ouimet recounts three bloody tragedies, including one that occurred in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, specifically in Demers Centre. The event, which took place […]


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Sophie Chatel Welcomes New Measures Announced by Mark Carney

8 September 2025 à 8:54 am

Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi MP Sophie Chatel issued a statement expressing her support for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s launch of a national industrial strategy and new measures to assist Canadian workers and businesses in the face of President Trump’s tariffs. “These initiatives are essential for our region. Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi relies on a diversified economy where agriculture, forestry, […]


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Tariff Dispute: Quebec Mayors Find Support in Vermont

8 September 2025 à 8:49 am

The Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) and the Vermont Mayors Coalition (VMC) are joining forces to call for the removal of customs tariffs that directly affect communities on both sides of the border. According to the UMQ, municipal leaders are seeing firsthand the concrete effects of these measures on their local economies, businesses, and residents. […]


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Another Closure for Domtar in Maniwaki

5 September 2025 à 2:27 pm

Updated on 8 September 2025 à 8:41 am

The Maniwaki plant of paper and wood giant Domtar (Résolu Forest Products) will soon cease operations entirely. This marks the second closure for the facility. The company, which had partially resumed operations in the Haute-Gatineau region last spring after a previous several-month shutdown, has confirmed that the sawmill will be closed starting October 10. The […]


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Literacy in Quebec: A Concerning Situation

4 September 2025 à 1:38 pm

International Literacy Day, celebrated each year on September 8, is a day proclaimed by UNESCO to raise public awareness of the importance of literacy as a cornerstone of human dignity, social justice, and sustainable development. The day aims to highlight the need for education that is accessible to all and to celebrate the power of […]


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Group Sessions on Grief to Begin Soon in Campbell’s Bay

4 September 2025 à 1:08 pm

People who are grieving will soon have the opportunity to take part in a group session presented by Autonhomme Pontiac and led by psychotherapist Ali-John Chaudhary, beginning on September 8. Ali-John Chaudhary has been practicing in Quebec and Ontario for 19 years. He has been facilitating grief support groups for many years—first at the CLSC, […]


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Chase the Ace Fund Helps ALPHI Host Event at the Patro in Mansfield/Fort-Coulonge

4 September 2025 à 12:32 pm

Updated on 4 September 2025 à 3:33 pm

A long-time partner of the Direction du soutien à domicile, de la déficience et de la réadaptation (DSADR), the Pontiac Association for Recreation for People with Intellectual Disabilities (ALPHI) organized an activity at the Patro in Mansfield/Fort-Coulonge on August 19 and 20, in collaboration with five staff members from the CISSSO. Thanks to $2,000 in […]


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Pierre Bourque: A Quiet Donor and Supporter of the Fort-Coulonge Arena

4 September 2025 à 8:32 am

The Centre de loisirs des Draveurs has paid tribute to one of the arena’s main donors in recent years, Pierre Bourque. “For years, Pierre Bourque has been a silent ally of our arena. From lighting to heaters, many improvements here have been made possible thanks to him, without the public even knowing,” the Centre stated. […]


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Exceptionally Dry August Leads to Twice as Many Fires as Average

3 September 2025 à 3:56 pm

The 2025 wildfire season in Quebec, which had been notably quiet, reversed course over the past month, with the number of fires more than double the average. In August, SOPFEU reported 121 fires that affected 59.2 hectares (ha) of forest in Intensive Protection Zones (ZPI), compared with a ten-year average of 50 fires and 53.8 […]


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