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$200 worth of hockey equipment for École Sainte-Anne de l’Îsle-aux-Allumettes

10 February 2025 à 10:07 am

Updated on 10 February 2025 à 11:19 am

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 […]


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Update: suspects in custody – OPP searching for man known to frequent Waltham

8 February 2025 à 7:51 am

Updated on 10 February 2025 à 4:04 pm

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 […]


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25% tariffs: FMQ president calls for more solidarity at home

7 February 2025 à 3:20 pm

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 […]


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Truck stolen in Campbell’s Bay allegedly part of larger spree, BEI investigating

5 February 2025 à 3:56 pm

Updated on 7 February 2025 à 10:12 am

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 […]


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Shop Le Pontiac: marketing local businesses

5 February 2025 à 8:27 am

Updated on 6 February 2025 à 10:33 am

On January 28th, the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce and SADC Pontiac launched their fifth Shop Le Pontiac initiative. As part of this project, 8 businesses will be chosen to benefit from marketing promotion in the form of professionally filmed videos, promoted online. SADC Pontiac business, marketing and communications advisor Brittany Morin explains: Shop le Pontiac […]


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Military training near Portage-du-Fort Wednesday

3 February 2025 à 1:47 pm

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is advising residents that they will be conducting military drills near the Chenaux Dam in Portage-du-Fort on Wednesday February 5. “Residents may notice an increase in military and civilian pattern vehicles, aircraft, as well as uniformed military personnel with firearms,” the statement notes. “Residents may hear noises associated with small […]


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TransCollines expands on-demand transit service to Municipality of Pontiac

31 January 2025 à 1:28 pm

Starting last month, regional public transportation group TransCollines has expanded their on-demand ride sharing service to the Municipality of Pontiac. MRC des Collines Warden Marc Carrière explained that they have had on-demand service in the rest of the region for several years, but had difficulty finding a service provider to partner with in the MoP, […]


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Lumberjack dinner raises funds for Chutes Coulonge Park

30 January 2025 à 10:19 am

Over 200 people gathered at the Pontiac Conference Centre on Friday, January 24 for the traditional lumberjack dinner, an evening benefiting Parc des Chutes Coulonge. The auction of a trip to Newfoundland raised $4,000. According to organizer (and Pontiac Warden) Jane Toller, nearly half the attendees came from Ontario. Despite an interruption during the pandemic, […]


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Nurse bursary grows thanks to donations from community

29 January 2025 à 3:42 pm

Updated on 30 January 2025 à 3:45 pm

A bursary to help train and retain local nurses has been given a funding boost thanks to additional donations from the community. Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation vice-president Allan Dean explained that in April 2024 they received a $100,000 donation from the MacLachlan family, to be put towards bursaries for local nursing students, conditional on them […]


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Upper Pontiac power outages: 2024 one of the worst on record

28 January 2025 à 4:24 pm

Updated on 30 January 2025 à 4:13 pm

Frequent power outages are nothing new for residents of the upper Pontiac, the western edge of the MRC that encompasses Sheenboro, Chichester, Waltham,  l’Isle-aux-Allumettes and parts of Mansfield. L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie has been tracking the length and frequency of outages since 2009, and said that after a decline in the numbers over the previous […]


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