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MRC Pontiac held a press conference on Wednesday (February 12) to unveil a newly upgraded tourism bureau and digital sign at their office in Campbell’s Bay. The project has been in the works since last April, with the funding being allocated from the FRR component four, a provincial fund from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs […]

Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Pontiac region, as a significant amount of snow is expected late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. “Total snowfall accumulations of 25 to 40 centimetres are expected beginning late this evening through Thursday evening,” the statement reads. “Moderate winds will accompany the snow and generate local […]

A proposal to rezone a chunk of land on the outskirts of Shawville to allow a block of apartments got a largely critical reception at a consultation at town hall on February 3, but council is planning a follow up  in the coming weeks. Around a dozen people attended to hear about the proposed project, […]

Local non-profit group Ski Pontiac had a bit of a late opening of their trails at Astra Estates in Bristol earlier this month, but are gearing up for their biggest event of the year, the moonlight ski and snowshoe. President Ariane Cloutier explained that the weather this year had cut their season short, as they […]

The 48th edition of the Shawville Curling Club’s Community Bonspiel wrapped up on February 8, with veteran skip Joe Morris claiming his second title in a row. The winning squad Southwest Bristol, made up of Morris, Third Peter Haughton, Second Carson Rusenstrom and Lead Jennifer Haughton, hoisted the prestigious Toilet Seat Trophy Saturday night. Morris, […]

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel recently published an opinion column in the Gatineau news outlet Le Droit concerning the threat of American tariffs on Canadian goods and the need to ease interprovincial barriers to trade. In a French-language interview with Le Droit’s François Carrier for his show “Clin d’œil sur l’Outaouais” on CHIP 101.9, she pointed […]

École Sainte-Anne de l’Îsle-aux-Allumette can now offer their students the chance to play field hockey in their schoolyard, thanks to a $200 donation from the Catholic Women’s League of Bryson. Grade 1 and 2 teacher Manon Newberry said she was pleasantly surprised by the donation, as the school normally relies on its own resources to […]

Update: The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP announced February 10 that both men were in custody. The police thanked the public for their assistance. The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP are searching for two men who are considered armed and dangerous in connection with a violent home invasion in Pembroke, including one that is known to frequent […]

The Federation of Quebec Municipalities reacted strongly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, addressing Treasury Board President Sonia Lebel and Municipal Affairs Minister Andrée Laforest on February 3. In a letter, the FQM calls on the government to amend the law to allow municipalities to mark up the prices of calls for tenders for […]

Update: In a statement issued February 7, the BEI announced that the suspect in the case had died.  Quebec’s Police watchdog the Bureau des Enquêtes Indépendantes (BEI) is investigating after a man allegedly stole a series of vehicles in both the Montreal area and Campbell’s Bay earlier this week. The spree ended and an investigation […]