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Lack of water in the Portage-du-Fort reservoir

20 September 2019 à 12:00 am

The municipality of Portage-du-Fort has informed its residents that the municipality’s water reservoir is currently dry. Wednesday night in a Facebook post, the municipality asked the citizens of Portage-du-Fort to limit their water consumption, due to the water level in their reservoir, which at the time was very low. The Director General confirmed that the […]


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MRC Pontiac: encouraging inter-municipal cooperation in civil security

20 September 2019 à 12:00 am

A draft civil security inter-municipal agreement was adopted at the most recent Regional council of mayors meeting on Wednesday. As of November 9th, all the municipalities in the province need to have an emergency response plan that will include alert systems, mobilization strategies and procedures, in addition to the minimum backup resources required to protect […]


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The MRC Pontiac asks the MTQ to respect its commitments

20 September 2019 à 12:00 am

The MRC Pontiac is asking the Quebec government to “honor its commitments” by granting the monetary amounts promised under the Local Road Infrastructure Response Plans (PIIRL), which was established in 2016 by the Ministère du Transport du Québec (MTQ). The Director General of the MRC Pontiac, Bernard Roy. “After several years of developing the plan […]


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$ 6, 300 raised for the Cystinosis Foundation

19 September 2019 à 12:00 am

Last Saturday, September 14th, 62 players took part in the annual golf tournament in benefit of the Cystinosis Research Foundation, which raised $ 6,300. This was the 4 edition of the yearly tournament in support of the fight of young Marylynn against the degenerative disease. Her family would like to thank all the tournament participants, […]


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CISSS de l’Outaouais invites Pontiac citizens to their information meeting

19 September 2019 à 12:00 am

The Centre intégré de Santé et de Services sociaux de l’Outaouais is organizing their annual information meeting on Monday, October 7th, at 7:00 pm at the Dale Thompson room of the CHSLD in Shawville. From the CISSS de l’Outaouais, Pascal Chaussé: People are invited to this information session to ask their questions and discuss with […]


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Pontiac companies and organizations highlighted during the Reader’s Choice Awards

19 September 2019 à 12:00 am

The Pontiac Journal held their annual Reader’s Choice Awards last night at the Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge. Among the winners was the Patro de Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield who was greatly affected by the floods last spring. From the Patro, Frère Marc Frappier and the president of the Board of Directors, Gélinault Dionne, talked about the award; The […]


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The regional Council of Mayors meeting for September

19 September 2019 à 12:00 am

The mayors of the MRC Pontiac held their monthly meeting last night in Campbell’s Bay for the month of September, where three people from the audience were in attendance. As announced last month, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, opened the meeting by reading the declaration on the use of language of choice, […]


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Roadwork in Bryson and Bristol

18 September 2019 à 12:00 am

There will be public utility works on Main Street in the Municipality of Bryson, between Cobb and Elgin Street. Note that the road will be closed at all times until the end of the work, around September 30th. A detour has been set up on Cobb, Clarendon and Elgin Streets. There will also be Public […]


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Snowmobilers: you can get your access right now

18 September 2019 à 12:00 am

The Association des motoneigistes de l’Outaouais (AMO) recently informed its members that it is now possible to obtain the access rights online, on the Fédération des Clubs de Motoneigistes du Québec (FCMQ) website. Note that there will be no sales point in dealers, shops, or other this year. Information : https://membre.fcmq.qc.ca/client/login.php


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139km/h in an area of 70km/h zone

18 September 2019 à 12:00 am

The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais Police department recently reported that a 39-year-old driver was caught driving 139km/h in an area of 70km/h zone on highway 148 in the municipality of Pontiac. In addition to the suspension of his license, the driver received 14 demerit points, a fine totalling $1,303 and his vehicle was impounded.


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