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The MNA Pontiac, André Fortin, told Le Droit that he won’t be running for leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec. Today, in an article by Justine Mercier, André Fortin confides that being leader of the Liberal Party does not correspond to the type of father he wants to be. André Fortin, a father of […]

Dr. Wilbert Joseph Keon died, on Sunday, at the age of 83. Born in Sheenboro on May 17th, 1935, Keon was the founder and retired General Manager of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He also held a lengthy career as a Conservative Senator for almost 20 years. Dr. Keon stood out by being the […]

Michel Tremblay’s Les Belles-Sœurs will be played on April 11th and 12th, this Thursday and Friday, at Festival Hall in Pembroke presented by the Pembroke Equinoxe High School Theater Troupe. Tickets are $ 18 per person and more information is available through the Festival Hall website at festhall.ca.

The MRC Pontiac issued a press release, late last week, highlighting the SADC Pontiac contribution during the meeting with the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) on the business opportunities for local entrepreneurs, as part of a collaboration with the Renfrew County and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan. The event was held at the Campbell’s Bay RA Center […]

The annual Car Rally, which is normally held during the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Carnival will be held this Saturday during the Coupe Pontiac Cup, which is also a fund raiser for the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs. One of the co-organizers of the Car Rally, Nathalie Denault, had a few words to said about this year’s event: […]

Next weekend will be this year’s edition of the Coupe Pontiac Cup, the 3-on-3 Hockey Tournament that has been held for the last several years at the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs, which is a fund raiser for the arena. More details via their their Facebook page.

On April 2nd and 3rd, the École des Petits-Ponts competed in an oratory competition at ESSC high school for French elementary school students in the region. The winners are: Kindergarden: 1- Éléana Bouchard (NDSC/Chapeau) 2- Emma Labine (St-Pierre/Fort-Coulonge) 3- Ryder Condo(Ste-Anne/Ile-du-Grand-Calumet) 1st grade: 1- Chiara Turmel-Bonnet(Ste-Marie/Otter Lake) 2- Lexie Drapeau(Poupore/Fort-Coulonge) 3- Océanne Laroche(Poupore/Fort-Coulonge) 2d grade: […]

2019 Campbell’s Bay 3-Pitch Summer League Registrations will be held on Tuesday April 16th and Tuesday April 23rd. Both nights from 6:30pm to 8pm at the RA Hall in Campbell’s Bay. It’s $35 per player, 18+ and a maximum of 72 players, and games will be played on Sunday evenings starting on May 26th. Players […]

The Ottawa Valley Cycling and Active Transportation Alliance (OVCATA) issued a warning this week of the potential dangers of installing rumble strips on Highway 17 between Chalk River and the Nipissing boundary, being the only route for trans-Canada cyclists have for travelling through that section of highway 17 with no alternative roads available. Rumble strips, […]

The MRC Pontiac has made clarifications about a particular news story issued by CHIP 101.9. The MRC made a point to specify that the idea of re-launching the conversation of establish a bridge between Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield and l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet is an initiative by ‘Jane Toller’ and not the MRC. They also made a point to […]