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The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, published an open letter in which she speaks to Pontiac citizens, at her mid-term, and invites them to take action and not to “wait for an important investor or a government intervention”. “It’s time to rebuild and to move forward,” says Jane Toller. ” Too often we […]

The Club Quad Pontiac is inviting its members to its Annual General Meeting, which will be held on October 20th, at 2:00 pm, at the Club headquarters, located on 1758 highway 148, in Litchfield. This event will discuss the activities and achievements of the most recent year, as well as the financial results. Note that […]

The Eardley-Masham Road, linking the municipalities of Pontiac and La Pêche, is now reopened to traffic. A section between Bradley Road in Pontiac and Sincennes Road in La Pêche was closed on April 19th, due to the rising water levels. Work done by the Ministry of Transport: • Replacement of 2 culverts damaged by the […]

The CISSSO held an exchange forum Monday as part of its annual Board of directors information tour. During the event, the board members touched on the regional accomplishments during the most recent year. Among the issues affecting the Pontiac region is the introduction of the hemodialysis system and the reopening of the cafeteria at Shawville […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais is still looking for solutions for the need in reliable obstetrics services in the Pontiac, a problem which continues to cause day-to-day logistics difficulties at the Shawville Hospital. The chief executive officer (CEO) of the CISSSO, Josée Filion : During the first interruption […]

A 69-year-old man died Monday in a fatal motocross accident on his private property on Sand Bay Road in the municipality of Clarendon. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3:30pm. The man, alone on his motocross, made a jump and lost control on the landing. He was later taken to the hospital […]

The municipality of Campbell’s Bay lifted the water boil advisory for Second St, McLellan St and River Rd. The advisory was issued on September 30th as a result of work being done to the main water line near the Recreational Center on Second St.

The Fort-Coulonge branch of the Caisse Desjardins des rivières de Pontiac held a barbecue last Friday to raise funds for the United Way (Centraide) Outaouais campaign. The General Manager of the Caisse, Stéphane Labine, explains why they are involved in such a cause. The full interview with the General Manager of the Caisse Desjardins des […]

The number of power outages has decreased in recent weeks in the Upper Pontiac compared to July, where 22 outages were recorded. However, so far the month of October has already seen the same number of power outages recorded in October of last year: 4. Last Saturday, an interruption of several minutes occurred. This year […]

The Pontiac Senior Comets lost 6-3 on Saturday night at home at the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge. All three of the Comets goals were scored by Matthew Warren, with 3 assists by David Croteau. The loss went to goaltender Danick Boisvert who gave up six goals in 32 shots. Note that during […]