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The Phare Ouest organization has succeeded in raising more than $ 120,000 to date in order to implement the Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge illumination project. Recently, the Council of Mayors approved an amount of $ 35,324.20 from Component 2 of the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR). The person in charge of this project for the Phare […]

The most recent Conservative candidate in the most recent federal election, Dave Blackburn, announced yesterday (October 27) on his Facebook account that he had no plans to run again for an upcoming election. «Yesterday, my second discussion in a month with the new political lieutenant for Quebec allowed me to build on the missing elements […]

The provincial deputy for Pontiac, André Fortin, criticized the measures put in place for the influenza vaccination campaign which will begin at the beginning of November. André Fortin believes that the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais does not have enough places in the Gatineau region to obtain the vaccine […]

The management of the Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) is delighted with the performance of the school in the annual ranking of secondary schools published in the Journal de Montréal. For the school principal, Julie Martin, this is a great way for students to demonstrate their ability to do as well or even better than elsewhere. […]

During the most recent meeting of the mayors of the MRC Pontiac on October 21, it was resolved by the council of mayors to hire Mr. Jason Durand as the new Director of Land Use Planning and Environment starting in November.This is in light of the upcoming retirement of Mr. Régent Dugas, the long-time Director […]

During the most recent meeting of the mayors of the MRC Pontiac on October 21, it was resolved by Council to allow the Ottawa Riverkeeper to install awareness signs at one or more of the boat launch locations maintained by the MRC Pontiac Waterway, under the supervision of Kim Lesage to select the appropriate location(s). […]

During the most recent meeting of the mayors of the MRC Pontiac on October 21, it was resolved by the Regional Council to accept the recommendations of the analysis committee for development projects under Component 2 of the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR). Funding has been approved to the following projects: Municipality of Alleyn and […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais now publishes active cases for each Local Service Area Network (RLS). As of Oct. 26 at 1 p.m., according to data, the Pontiac RLS had 4 active cases out of a total of 26 that have been listed so far. The municipality of […]

As Halloween approaches, the various municipalities in the region are looking to find ways to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19. It is in this context, the municipalities of Mansfield-et-Pontefract and Fort-Coulonge have decided to collaborate in order to organize a “drive-in” evening which will take place at the Center de Loisir des […]

According to what CHIP 101.9 has learned, the Bristol Dryland dog racing event will not take place as planned from November 13th to 15th, but will be postponed until the winter. The event which normally attracts riders from all over the world will instead attempt to have local riders across the country this year and […]