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Perseverance Days (JPS) is back across the province and runs from February 12-16. The slogan for 2018 is “Your actions are a plus for their success”. The campaign aims to demonstrate what the community can do to make a difference in the educational success of a youth. The director of the Table Éducation Outaouais, Pierre […]

Students in the Pre-Work Training Program (FPT) at École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge (ESSC) have set up a project and are asking Pontiac residents to help bring it to fruition. Pre-work training is a course designed to prepare students for the job market by developing employment and independence skills. The most recent project is to […]

Last week, the MNA for Pontiac and Transport Minister André Fortin announced seven new subsidized child care spaces in the Pontiac riding. Note in these new places that the CPE Bambinos having will have spaces in Shawville and in the Luskville area of the Municipality of Pontiac. The CPE Le Chatelet located in Aylmer will […]

The Public Security Service of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais is currently investigating the causes and circumstances surrounding a fatal motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 23, around 10 PM, on Highway 148, in the vicinity of Maple Road, in the Municipality of Pontiac, Breckenridge area. The collision involving a vehicle and a Hydro Quebec […]

Sphinx Resources announced yesterday a new phase of diamond drilling, totaling about 500 meters in the zinc-Calumet-South project This news follows the discovery of new surface mineralization and zinc extension as part of a survey program in the Sonny and Sonny West areas of the Project. The phase consists of 10 holes and is intended […]

Last week, the Pontiac SADC offered training in Otter Lake on succession planning for agricultural businesses. During this meeting, they unveiled a new fund to promote succession in this type of business in the Pontiac. Here Mario Guay from the SADC Pontiac to explain: The fund is up to $ 50,000. Additional information is available […]

Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone that has contacted me inquiring of my status as a candidate in the next federal election. After discussing with my family, I want to announce that I won’t be running for federal office in 2019. I have two very young daughters that I want to spend more time with. […]

André Fortin took advantage of the Pontiac Quad Club and the Penguin Snowmobile Club press conference to also announce more funding. An increase to the Rénos Québec program of the Quebec housing corporation. The additional financial assistance has been increased by $ 56,000. Residents of the Pontiac who are meeting certain criteria, can apply to […]

MNA André Fortin announced seven new subsidized child care places in the riding of Pontiac. This recognition of the need comes from the Government of Quebec’s review of educational childcare. This measure allows the province to better meet the needs of parents and contributes to the implementation of its commitment to offer Quebec families more […]

“Nothing works anymore at the CISSSO,” according to a press release issued by the Union of Outaouais Healthcare and Social Services Workers for the CSN in response to the centralization of the kitchen services Centre intégré de Santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais, announced a few days ago. The president of the Outaouais Union […]