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The electoral president, Bernard Roy, announced last Friday morning the beginning of the municipal electoral campaign of the MRC Pontiac. For the first time in the MRC’s history, voters will go to the polls to select a Warden. Those interested in becoming the next warden must file an application with the returning office at the […]

In the coming weeks, a feature film will be shot in the Pontiac region. The project was edited by young writers and directors, Renaud Lessard and Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr, who came to CHIP to talk about the film. Clip – Renaud Lessard et Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr The full interview is available here. (Photo Gracieuseté Facebook)

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 […]