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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ) for the Outaouais will be holding a serie of activities as part of the Rendez-vous agroalimentaires de l’Outaouais, during the months of January, February and March, which is aimed at the main players in the bio-food sector in the region. Overview of the programming in […]

The snowmobile races are back in Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield on February 9th at the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs. The main organizer, Pierre Laporte: An interview in English will be available soon and more details are available via facebook.

In the interview conducted in French with CHIP’s Francois Carrier, André Fortin said he was not convinced of the promise of a new hospital by Coalition avenir Québec in the Outaouais region. It should be noted that the MNA for Pontiac is now the official opposition critic for health, public health and the vitality of […]

The Pontiac Winter Carnival will be held on January 25,26 and 27 in the Luskville area of the municipality of Pontiac. In addition to the outdoor winter activities, the program will also include an indoor component within the Community Center. More details are available here.

According to the information obtained by CHIP 101.9, the Centre de formation professionnelle du Pontiac (CFP Pontiac) will be able to start their secretarial and accounting courses in a few days. However, there is still some room available for their cooking class and more registrations are required for the course to be able to take […]

Imperative Français will be holding its traditional evening in honour of the Fête des rois this Saturday in Aylmer. The president of the organization Jean-Paul Perreault gave more details: Tickets are on sale at the door at $35 for adults and $25 for students. For more information: click here.

Since the official merger on January 1st, the Fort-Coulonge and Chapeau Caisses Desjardins will now be named the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac. It should be noted that back in October, after a unanimous vote by members in favor of the merger of the two banks, director Stéphane Labine had specified that no closing […]

The Pontiac International sled dog and skijoring event was held last weekend and attracted double the number of participants compared to last year. The organizer, Denis Rozon: The event will be back next year: The full interview with Denis Rozon is available here.

The Pontiac Senior Comets suffered a setback last Saturday against the Montagnards of Mont-Laurier. The Comets’ Maxime Belley scored a goal and an assist and earned himself the second star of the game. The defeat went to goaltender Justin Bois who made 39 saves out of 44 shots on goal, the last Montagnards goal was […]

The Conservative candidate for the Pontiac federal Electoral District, Dave Blackburn, posted on his Facebook page, on January 3rd, criticizing the current Pontiac MP, William Amos, in regards of the economy in the riding. The current Member of Parliament William Amos took advantage of the last few days to wish the citizens of the region […]