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This weekend the Comets face off against the Maniwaki Foresters in a double header. The first match will be on Saturday, January 26th, in Fort-Coulonge, at 8 pm. The second, on Sunday, January 27th, at 3:30 pm at the Gino-Odjick Center in Maniwaki. The Comets full season schedule is available on the team’s website at […]

The Anishinaabek Fort de Coulonge Kichesipirini community will be holding a meeting this Saturday, January 26th at 1 pm at the Salle Paroissiale located in Fort-Coulonge to mobilize the population regarding the forest industry. The purpose of the meeting, according to the committee in charge, is to gather the population in order to find ways […]

Luskville will celebrate its 26th annual carnival this weekend under a new name: the Carnaval du Pontiac, organized by the Groupe Action-jeunesse Luskville, which organizes sports, arts and cultural activities for youth in the municipality. The Carnival kicks off tonight until Sunday and families are invited to come out and enjoy the weekend. The main […]

Earlier this week, the CISSSO announced the establishment of winter clinics in the region, due to an increase in cases of influenza, gastroenteritis and other winter infections. The Infectious Diseases Medical Officer at the Outaouais Department of Public Health Dr. Carol McConnery explains the procedure to follow: According to McConnery, this month the Outaouais is […]

During an interview with CHIP 101.9, the mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Gilles Dionne, unveiled the highlights of his municipality in terms of budget for 2019. The budget has recently been adopted by the municipal council and the full interview is available here.

Three unions in the region; the l’Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS), the Syndicat des travailleuses et des travailleurs de la santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais – CSN, as well as the Syndicat des professionnels en soins de l’Outaouais (SPSO)-FIQ, tabled a petition of 2925 […]

At the most recent meeting of mayors of the Pontiac MRC, the members of the regional council passed a resolution opposing the Firearms Registration Act, which came into effect on January 29th, 2018. The owners of unrestricted firearms must, since that date, request that their rifles or shotguns be registered with the Quebec’s Service d’immatriculation […]

At the most recent meeting of the mayors of the MRC Pontiac, Warden Jane Toller said she recently met with James Gibson, mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims, and the forester Alain Trudel, about the possibility of reopening of the sawmill. She pointed out that the sawmill pays logging fees and sends someone to the plant site daily […]

The MRC has plans to ask the Quebec government to get a “special consideration” as a forestry depressed area, in order to revive the forest industry in the region. According to Warden Jane Toller, being recognized as such will open the door to more funds and opportunities. At the most recent regional council meeting, the […]

This week only, the Municipality of Fort-Coulonge has informed its citizens that the garbage pickup, which is normally on Wednesdays, will instead take place this Thursday, January 24th. For more information, contact the municipality at 819-683-2259.