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On Saturday, February 15th, the Sieur de Coulonge High School proudly celebrated the graduating class of the 2023-2024 cohort. Jeremy Labine, recreation technician at ESSC and organizer of the event, gives us some details about the day’s activities. Some of the graduates received 137 individual bursaries, generously donated by 43 different community donors. These young […]

MRC Pontiac is warning residents that they have received reports of citizens receiving scam calls from people impersonating a municipal property inspector. “Please be advised that MRC Pontiac inspectors can call you and explain the reason for their visit. They will always be identified with an ID card when they come to your home, and […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on February 19, council introduced a draft bylaw regarding management of public meetings (the full text of which is available here: EN/FR). The majority of the bylaw concerns the rules for public meetings, such as the structure of the public question period and rules for elected officials […]

Local woman’s shelter L’EntourElle is looking to start a new support group for women in the community, addressing themes such as domestic violence, toxic relationships and self-esteem. Cassey Bérubé, a prevention and awareness worker with EntourElle, said that they had some success with this type of group with their clients, and wanted to expand their […]

To mark World Radio Day, the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec (ARCQ) is proud to announce the launch of its mobile app, now available free of charge on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Designed to adapt to new information consumption habits, this app offers users centralized access to all 37 ARCQ member community […]

On Thursday evening (February 13), the company planning a land-based Atlantic salmon farm in Litchfield held a public consultation at the Campbell’s Bay RA Hall, with about 30 members of the public in attendance, including several elected officials. Samonix is a company based in Chelsea Quebec, that has already purchased property for the planned farm […]

Shawville’s Monica Tanguay will be facing off against some of the best young curlers in the country next week as she takes part in the U Sports National Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta from February 24-28. Tanguay will be playing lead for the University of Guelph Gryphons, along with a core squad she has played […]

On Thursday afternoon (February 15),  at around 1 p.m. police received a call for a vehicle that had gone of road on Hwy. 148 in Waltham. The caller mentioned that he had stopped to give assistance to the vehicle, but the driver had jumped in his running vehicle and taken off. Police managed to locate […]

The Municipality of Campbell’s Bay will be hosting their annual Winter Carnival this Saturday (February 15) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the municipal rink, located at 4 rue Patterson. One of the organizers, Stéphanie Hébert Shea gave more details:

The Chutes Coulonge Park is preparing to welcome young and old for a day of activities this Monday, while our Ontario neighbors celebrate Family Day. This will be an opportunity to discover their new attraction Timber-Putt Hockey, a unique activity that combines hockey and mini-putt. Park Director Brittany Morin shared some details: Morin added that […]