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Two adventurers from the City of Québec are passing through the MRC Pontiac. Pierre Pépin and Jennifer Gosselin are travelling through Canada and the United States by canoe. They are in their 4th year of adventuring. Elizabeth Séguin met with them to discuss their experiences. Clip – Pierre Pépin et Jennifer Gosselin The full interview […]

Two pages were devoted to the Pontiac in yesterday’s Le Droit newspaper. Journalist Julien Paquette writes about the revitalization of the Pontiac economy with the two deputies of the region, Federal Representative William Amos and Provincial MNA André Fortin. In addition to the mining development by the Group Sphinx, there was also talk of investments […]

Roadwork will be carried out on Highway 301 between the chemins du Dépotoir and chemin Gibson in the municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood, until September 29. The work is schedule from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. During the construction, one lane will be closed for a distance of 500 meters for each portion of […]

Mining prospecting is gaining popularity in the Pontiac. Two prospectors in the area are convinced they have spotted a large graphite deposit in the Waltham area, and Élizabeth Séguin spoke with both Jean Philippe and Bernard Charron in an interview: Clip – Jean Philippe et Bernard Charron The full interview is available here.

There is a lack of trustworthiness for the safety of people in the Pontiac according to the MRC Pontiac who said this in a press release issued yesterday following the outage of telephone, Internet and television services on Tuesday in the MRC Pontiac. This is the 5th large outage in nine years, despite pressure by […]

A fatal accident involving two vehicles occurred on Friday September 15, at around 4:40 pm, on Highway148 at the 5th Concession, in the Quyon area of the municipality of Pontiac. The police investigation, which is still ongoing, reveals that the vehicle driven by a 42-year-old man from Gatineau, traveling eastbound, veered into oncoming traffic hit […]

Workers at 19 Outaouais early childhood centers (CPEs) on Saturday gave their union a six-day strike mandate to be put into effect at a later date. The union action was supported by 99% of unionized works in a secret ballot. According to a statement, “The educators voted in favour as a means to apply pressure […]

A young Mansfield athlete is experiencing an early start this year with the Intrepide de Gatineau in the Quebec Midget AAA League. Connor Romain, a Mansfield native, is the league’s third top scorer so far. Connor Romain won last weekend by scoring and a assisting for his team and is a hopeful for the Shawinigan […]

Today was the premiere episode of Pontiac Magazine, dealing with major issues in our region. Today , Maxime Galand and Suzanne Vallières-Nollet, bought heritage building in order to renovate it. Here is an excerpt from today’s episode: Clip – Maxime Galand et Suzanne Vallières-Nollet This new program, presented through the Pontiac Community Radio Fund of […]

CHIP 101.9 is meeting this week with the Jane Toller a candidate for Pontiac MRC Warden. A businesswoman involved in various organizations, she explained her objectives in relation to her application for warden: Clip – Jane Toller As she is taking intensive French classes, an interview will also be conducted in the coming days in […]