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Abattoir les viandes du Pontiac has obtained investments totaling $ 3,495,500 to set up a multi-species slaughterhouse including a cutting and vacuum packaging plant. It was during a press conference that the Member of National Assembly for Pontiac and Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Electrification of Transportation, Mr. André Fortin announced the financing of […]

William Amos announced earlier this week four projects in the riding of Pontiac, which will establish high-speed Internet in 13 communities, one of which Danford Lake. It is expected that a total of 1,786 households in the Outaouais will have access to broadband Internet service in the region. This project was made possible thanks to […]

Thirty students and teachers from l’école l’Envolée in Campbell’s Bay went to Lac-des-Loups for ice skating and snowshoeing on January 29 as part of a outdoor project. The young participants enjoyed almost 3 km of frozen trails, located about 40 minutes from Campbell’s Bay. The students, as well as the teachers, were able to enjoy […]

The winter carnival in Campbell’s Bay was canceled this weekend. Because of the mild temperatures, the municipality of Campbell’s Bay had no choice but to cancel the winter carnival scheduled for Sunday. The organizers hope for its return next year. In addition, the municipality’s skating rink remains closed until further notice.

Inspectors from the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) went to the Shawville Hospital this week, following a complaint that had been filed concerning food safety. The food is currently being prepared at the Pontiac CHSLD in Fort-Coulonge, as there are currently renovations in the kitchens of the Pontiac Hospital. Staff are concerned […]

Before the MRC meeting on Wednesday, Warden Jane Toller met with a group of people representing First Nations, wanting to see a change at the office of the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) whose service centre is located in the offices of the MRC Pontiac. They criticized that the clientele had to walk […]

At the Pontiac MRC Council meeting, the mayors adopted the draft interim control by-law which aims to protect the Sault-des-Chats Park area and maintain the boundaries of the local Norway Bay Center in the Municipality of Bristol. This new regulation should allow greater flexibility for the development and improvement of private properties in this corner […]

The Mayors of the Pontiac MRC attended a presentation by LiveWell Foods Canada on the establishment of a global innovation center for research and development of cannabis derivatives in the Pontiac Industrial Park in Litchfield. The Pontiac MRC Warden, Jane Toller, invited the presidents of LiveWell Foods Canada and LiveWell Foods Quebec to present the […]

LiveWell Foods Canada, which plans to build a Cannabis and Production Research facility in Litchfield, is in the process of purchasing land to move forward with the project. CHIP journalist Élizabeth Séguin spoke with LiveWell’s Chief Administrative Officer, Michel Lemieux, said that after looking at various criterias that need to be met, the can move […]

The Pontiac MRC held its second meeting of mayors for 2018 last night. The warden Jane Toller took the opportunity to unveil a list of eleven priorities for 2018, drawn up by the council of mayors. This list stems from a first annual “Lac-à-l’épaule” meeting held last January in Shawville. The eleven priorities that have […]