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The MRC Pontiac held its Regional Council of Mayors meeting last night for the month of November. Among the topics discussed was the 2020 budget outline and recent Pontiac news, including the forestry industry and the issues raised by the closure of Fortress mill in Thurso. There was also an announcement of the temporary return […]

Yesterday, Wednesday November 28th, 16 out of the 18 mayors of the MRC Pontiac met with the federal Member of parliament, Will Amos, to discuss priorities and issues facing each of their municipalities. In an interview, Will Amos talked about what was put forward by the mayors. More details on this meeting can be found […]

The newly re-elected MP for the Pontiac William Amos visited the CHIP 101.9 studio yesterday. He talked about what he will be prioritizing coming in to the 43rd Canadian Parliament: Among other things, Amos also talked about infrastructure and how the Internet in the Pontiac that could see development through the joint effort of the […]

The temporary relocation of the local ministère des Forêts de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) in Mansfield-et-Pontefract has some residents and workers in the area worried. In a letter to the mayors of Mansfield and Fort-Coulonge Gilles Dionne and Gaston Allard, employees and ex-employees of the MFFP say that a relocation of the premises […]

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Slope stabilization work will be carried out on Chapeau-Sheenboro Road on December 2nd and 3rd between Chichester Street and Picard Road in the Municipality of Chichester. During the operations, traffic will alternate between 8 am and 5 pm with the help of signals.

This evening, Wednesday, November 27th, the Mayors of the MRC Pontiac will hold its annual meeting for the month of November at 18:30, in the room Elsie Gibbons at the MRC Pontiac in Campbell’s Bay. The meeting is open to the public to learn more on the latest developments in the MRC Pontiac and, notably, […]

The Elementary Schools in the Pontiac of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais school board will have the Génies en herbe semi-finals on Thursday and Friday. From the École des Petits Ponts, France Lavoie, gave more details. The Grand finale of Génies en herbe will take place on Thursday, December 6th in the auditorium of Sieur-de-Coulonge High School. Voici […]

Nearly 30 people took part in the annual walk to raise awareness of violence against women. Monday celebrated the walk’s 10th anniversary. The event lasted a little less than an hour and the organizers, the Knights of Columbus and EntourElle, celebrated the opening of the “Banc des Diane (Diana Bench)”, located outside the Church in […]

In an interview with CHIP 101.9 earlier this week, the provincial representative for the Pontiac at the National Assembly in Quebec, André Fortin mentioned that the tactical task force (TTF), mandated to help the Pontiac economy, was still in operation but that some changes may occur. The TTF was created under the Couillard government (LPQ) […]