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During the most recent meeting of the Mayors of the MRC Pontiac on November 27th, the Regional Council adopted a resolution pertaining to the mandate of the Committee at the MRC Pontiac for the creation of a National Park for the Iles Lafontaine located in the municipality of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet. It was resolved, during the meeting, […]

Six months after the devastating floods of 2019, the MRC Pontiac says that the Pontiac Citizens still do not know the real cause of the floods in 2017 and in 2019, despite many requests for independent studies submitted by the Regional Council of Mayors at the MRC Pontiac, including a resolution in September for an […]

The Pontiac Comets brought their winning streak to six game over the weekend, winning two consecutive games against Mont-Tremblant. According to the Comets coach, Jean-François Lavergne, their winning streak is largely due to consistency in the line-up; The Comets will be on the road for the next two weeks; in Maniwaki this weekend, and next […]

The opening hours of the office of the MRC Pontiac will be modified as of January 1, 2020. According to the director general of the MRC, Bernard Roy, these changes are intended to better meet the customers’ needs who visit the Campbell’s Bay office. The opening hours will be from 8am to 12pm, then 1pm […]

The 2020 edition of the Pontiac international dog sled racing event will be held on January 11-12th in the municipality of Bristol. One of the key organizers of the Timberlands Tour Event, Denis Rozon, talked about this year’s competition. For this 4th edition of the Pontiac international, $11, 100 in awards will be given to […]

The Pontiac Comets extended their winning streak over the weekend by winning two consecutive games against the Mont-Tremblant Diables, on Saturday 6-5 and yesterday 8-6. The performance of Justin Charbonneau, who scored 3 goals and 2 assists yesterday, collecting a total of 5 points, was notable. The two wins on the weekend went to the […]

In a publication made on December 1st, the MRC Pontiac recalled its commitment made in June, to invest $50,000 for the construction of the Villa James Shaw project in Shawville. According to the Warden of the MRC, Jane Toller, the MRC Council decided that the amount would come from the 2015-2020 Territory Development Fund (FDT). […]

Tomorrow night, Maxime de Wilde will perform at the Bistro du Bûcheron in Fort-Coulonge, the artist from Fort-Coulonge will present his songs to the public here. The show will take place from 7:30pm and admission will be based on voluntary contributions.

The graduation took place over the weekend at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School. In all, 39 graduates attended the ceremony hosted by Dominique Bomans and former Sieur-de-Coulonge graduates, Jean Ouellet and Kryshna Martineau. 23 of the 39 students were awarded the cord of honor for maintaining an average of 75%. In total, nearly $22,000 was awarded to […]

During the most recent MRC Pontiac meeting, the Council of mayors resolved to ask the Quebec government to guarantee the repayment of the Fortress plant’s debt to the private lumber producers in the Pontiac. According to the MRC Pontiac, in a difficult economic context for the entire forestry industry, the unpaid amounts are significant and […]