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From February 17th to 21st, it’s school perseverance week, and for the occasion, the director of the Table Éducation Outaouais, Pierre Boucher, underlined the role of each of the stakeholders who ensure the success of students. Several activities took place throughout the week with more on the way. This year, the school perseverance week spokesperson […]

Action santé Outaouais (ASO), in collaboration with the Table de développement social du Pontiac (TDSP) is organizing a conference entitled “Vieillir et mourir en toute dignité”, which will take place on March 18th between 10AM and 3PM at the Spruceholme Inn in Fort Coulonge. This conference aims to better explain the current legislation on medical […]

The directors of the film Mad Dog Labine, which was filmed in the Pontiac in 2017, Renaud Lessard and Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr were nominated for the “John Dunning Best First Film Award” as part of the 2020 Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television: Canadian Screen Awards. This docu-fiction features several young local talents, including the two […]

CANCELED (Might be postpone) WHAT: Theatre TITLE: “JEEVES AT SEA” by P.G. Wodehouse WHEN: May 1, 2, 8 and 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM and a matinee, Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 2:30PM. WHERE: Centre Wakefield La Pêche, 38 chemin de la Vallée de Wakefield, Wakefield, Québec, J0X3G0 DESCRIPTION: The Wakefield Players are at it […]

The Pontiac MRC has partnered with Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac for the 2020 Pontiac MRC Youth Council. The coordinator for the youths projects at the CJE, Karim El Kerch, explained what the organization’s hopes in getting involved with the council. Along with Warden Jane Toller, El Kerch will sit among the Youth Council as a […]

The Shawville Hospital, as well as other health establishments in the Outaouais, will now have new assistants in the management of multidisciplinary and community services, mandated to report the needs of users and facilitate communication with the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de (CISSS) de l’Outaouais’ partners. In the Pontiac, Nicole Chaput […]

The Otter Lake municipal Council held a public consultation Monday, where it was decided to postpone the request for funding a splash pad project within the municipality until the file is set in motion. Mayor Kim Cartier-Villeneuve. During this extraordinary meeting in Otter Lake, an approximate plan was given to the public which showed the […]

The Pontiac Youth Council officially returned last night at the MRC Pontiac in Campbell’s Bay, where five out of the twelve members attended. Each of the attending members were presented by Warden Jane Toller, who said a few words before the presentations. For this year’s edition, the Pontiac MRC has partnered with Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du […]

The adoption of Bill 40, amending school governance across Quebec, is still receiving much attention among the education community. Though the English school boards in Quebec did not see the elimination of their school commissioners, contrary to the French school boards, the Chairman of the Western Québec School Board, Alain Guy deplores the fact that […]

The Pontiac Comets won their last regular season game yesterday at home (Fort-Coulonge) against the Maniwaki Forestiers. The day before, the team had lost 8-0 against against the Forestiers on the road. This time, the Comets won 8-2, the Forestiers had to forfeit the game as the their two goaltenders were injured. The Comets Coach […]