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This afternoon, Ontario Provincial Police confirmed the body they recovered over the weekend was that of the 30 year-old female kayaker who went missing in the Ottawa River near l’Isle-aux-Allumettes last week. Police initially began searching the river after a tandem kayak was reported to have capsized early in the morning on September 18 near […]

Following the passing of Ile-du-Grand-Calumet councillor Pierre Jolicoeur in July, the municipality has announced the by-election for his vacant seat. Those wishing to submit their candidacy paperwork can do so at the municipal office until Friday October 4 at 4:30 p.m. The office will be open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon and […]

About twenty individuals attended the Pontiac users’ committee annual general meeting, which was conducted on Monday, September 23, at the CLSC in Shawville by the regional health authority CISSSO. The committee informs patients of their rights within the healthcare system and provides a forum for community members to provide input on the quality of care […]

A sizable contingent of Alleyn-et-Cawood residents turned out to MRC Pontiac’s council of mayors meeting on September 18 to advocate for changes to way it calculates municipal shares, the fees that the 18 municipalities pay to the MRC. The sale of a number of lots for amounts well over their assessed value in the small […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on September 18, council approved nearly a dozen grants for local projects through the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) component 2. The fund is distributed by the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH) and administered locally by the MRC. Component 2 is for projects to […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on Wednesday evening (September 18), two resolutions were passed regarding the working conditions of the unionized employees at the MRC office. The resolutions approved a pilot project for two changes that were requested by the union during negotiations with the MRC, one that would allow employees flexibility […]

The new and former organizers of the Pontiac Terry Fox run were recognized at MRC Pontiac’s monthly public meeting on Wednesday night (September 18). John Petty and Rick Valin, have been organizing the local run for more than 40 years, before stepping back in 2022. Warden Jane Toller presented the pair with Pontiac Paddles of […]

The Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a 30-year-old woman in the Ottawa River near l’Isle-aux-Allumettes after a kayak capsized Tuesday night. According to a statement by the OPP, two people were paddling in a tandem kayak near the interprovincial bridge linking l’Isle-aux-Allumettes and Ontario when their vessel capsized. A 34 year-old man was rescued […]

On Tuesday (September 17), Emily-Ann Rumleskie pleaded guilty to cannabis-impaired driving resulting in the death of Sylvain Bégin in September 2020. The case had initially been scheduled for a judge and jury trial in November of this year. The collision that claimed Bégin’s life took place on the evening of September 19, 2020, at the […]

Following the announcement earlier this summer that the Pontiac Senior Comets would be returning to the ice this season, the team recently signed a new head coach, Luc Danis of Bryson. Originally from Chelsea, Danis has experience playing junior and senior hockey, as well as coaching Midget AA in Hull and house league in Fort-Coulonge. […]