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Litchfield: New access road to Chemin Laforert finished
The new access to Laforest road from highway 148, in the municipality of Litchfield, the road leading in to Campbell’s Bay, was opened last week under the name Keon rd. In an interview with the Mayor of the municipality of Litchfield, Colleen Larivière, she explained the reason for the change. According to Larivière, the relocation […]
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Christmas activities in Pontiac municipalities this weekend
Several municipalities are organizing activities this weekend. Here is the list: Friday, December 6th: Bryson: Illumination of the Christmas tree at 6:15 pm and Christmas parade at 7 pm Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield: Annual spaghetti dinner with Santa Claus Saturday, December 7th: Campbell’s Bay: Santa Claus Parade at the Mural Park at 12pm Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield: […]
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Otter Lake: the SQ seeks the ownership of a lost hunting rifle
The Sûreté du Québec is looking for the owner of a hunting rifle, found on November 8th, on Ranch Road, in the Leslie-Clapham-and-Huddersfield area, near Otter Lake. It is presently in possession of the officers of the MRC Pontiac. The person who lost its firearm is asked to contact the Sûreté du Québec at 819-648-2141 […]
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Pontiac products in Christmas markets across the Outaouais
Many local Pontiac merchants have taken advantage of the holiday season to promote themselves in various Christmas markets, some of which have even traveled outside of the Pontiac to showcase their products; in urban areas of the Outaouais and in Ottawa. This is the case for Daniel Sempels, of miellerie Sempels, a honey producer in […]
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In a few hours the sum of 10 116,65$, along with 406.9kg of food were collected
PRESS RELEASE The Bouffe Pontiac food drive took place on December 5th in Campbell’s Bay, Shawville and Allumette Island, from 6:00 am to 9:00 am. Once again, Pontiac residents demonstrated their enormous generosity. In only a few hours the amazing sum of 10 116,65$, along with 406.9kg of food were collected! These donations will allow […]
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Bill 40 : Parents of CSHBO letter to CAQ MNAs
Parents from the Hauts-Bois-de-Outaouais School Board have publicly expressed their disagreement with Bill 40, the bill which changes the school governance; including the abolition of school boards and board members. This is the case for Mélissa Vachon, a mother involved in a school located in the municipality of Blue Sea which reopened after a two-year […]
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Interruption of service in Obstetrics at the Pontiac Hospital this weekend
The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais announced another interruption of service in the Obstetrics unit of the Pontiac Hospital as of today, Friday December 06, at 4pm until Monday, December 09, at 4pm. According to the press release issued by the CISSS de l’Outaouais today, the interruption is due […]
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Annual Bouffe Pontiac Food Drive; Tomorrow
The annual Bouffe Pontiac Food Drive will take place tomorrow, at three locations throughout the MRC Pontiac. Volunteers and partners of Bouffe Pontiac will collect donations from drivers in the area. From Bouffe Pontiac, Kim Laroche, gave more details about the Food Drive. From 6:00 am to 9:00 am, volunteers will collect donations at the […]
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Maxime De Wilde premiere in Fort-Coulonge
Nearly forty people gathered at the Bryson’s Bistro du Bûcheron in Fort-Coulonge, Tuesday night, to attend the first performance of the newly established singer-songwriter Maxime De Wilde (Maxime Galand). He presented a two parts performance of original satirical based songs and a few covers. CHIP 101.9 met with Maxime after the show to get his […]
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The Sûreté du Québec holiday road side operations
Last week, the Police officers of the Sûreté du Québec in the Outaouais-Laurentides region intervened in more than 20 cases of impaired driving by alcohol or drugs across the territory. According to Stg. Marc Tessier, last week report was part of the province-wide Holiday operations to target impaired driving in Québec: Several roadside checks are […]
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