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The municipality of Campbell’s Bay issued a preventive water boil advisory today, Thursday March 5th, 2020, due to a water main break causing an interruption of water. The streets affected by this interruption are as follows: -Leslie (between Brown and John st) -Florence -Borden -Brabazon -Elsie -Campbell (houses # 1 to 10 and 13) It […]

Ski Pontiac will celebrate the end of the season, this weekend, with activities held throughout the day Saturday in the municipality of Bristol. The director of communications for the organization, Ariane Cloutier, gave more details: Cloutier believes that Ski Pontiac has grown in popularity over the most recent season, in particular due to regular activities […]

The Irish Windshakers (The Davis Family) will hold a St-Patrick’s day party at the former Lion club in Fort-Coulonge on March 14th. The event is organized under the theme of the history of Irish music, played by a live band on site. The key organizer of the event, Danny John Davis, gave more details. Davis […]

Stakeholders in the agriculture and agri-food sector in the region are invited to participate in the Outaouais’ Agri-Food Forum and to take part in the establishment of the Plan de développement bioalimentaire de l’Outaouais (PDBO) 2020-2025, organized by the Table agroalimentaire de la région. The director of the Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais, Geneviève Grossenbacher, gave […]

The 28 Days Sober Challenge broke records this year in Quebec and the Outaouais. In the region, $12,997 was raised, which compares to slightly more than in 2019 where just less than $ 10,000 was raised. However, though the challenge raised more than in 2019, the goal set by the foundation at the beginning of […]

The village of Fort-Coulonge is looking for a director general / secretary-treasurer who will assume the responsibilities of the municipal administration. Among the qualities sought for the position, it is noted to have a sense of planning, organization, adaptation and flexibility. Applicants must in particular hold a college or university diploma in an appropriate discipline […]

After winning the Eastern division finals of the Ontario University Atheletics (UAO) 2-0 in a best of 3 against the Concordia Stringers, the Ottawa University Men’s hockey team (Gee-Gees) will now face Guelph University (Gryphons) for the Queen’s Cup this Saturday in Guelph in a best of 1. Leading the Gee-Gees this year as Captain […]

The Davidson sawmill revival project is still ongoing. On Monday, March 2nd, about twenty potential investors were invited to a private meeting to present the project along with its current challenges regarding the implementation of the cogeneration project. Those invited were able to learn that the financial arrangement, according to the main spokesperson of the […]

In this morning’s edition of the Journal Le Droit, we can find a article regarding issues related to the ambulance services in the Pontiac. According to information in Justine Mercier article, we learn that the Pontiac sector, occupied by the Shawville Hospital, is frequently only served by a single ambulance, which has a significant impact […]

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) launched its operations for Fraud Prevention month, which will be organized in the coming weeks. ”Fraudulent schemes are constantly evolving. Every Quebecker must be careful, informed and take concrete steps to know how to recognize a fraud and certainly be vigilant while protecting themselves effectively.” To better equip the population, […]