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Over the past few weeks, the two Warden candidates in the Pontiac MRC, former Member of National assembly Charlotte L’Écuyer and Mayor of Fort-Coulonge Raymond Durocher, have attended several activates and meetings in the region. To that end, Charlotte L’Écuyer posted on Facebook her opinion concerning the actions of the government following the spring floods. […]

The Institut de la statistique du Québec yesterday released the ninth edition of the Panorama of Quebec Regions. This book provides a socio-economic portrait of the 17 administrative regions and the regional county municipalities (MRCs) that constitute them. Fourteen areas are analyzed according to the most recent statistics. These include demographics, living conditions, health, education, […]

The Sûreté du Québec is appealing to the public to identify a person regarding an assault that occurred on December 16, 2016 at 5:45 pm in Litchfield. A man in his thirties, about 1.75 meters tall and weighing 90kg, went to a Bank street residence, spoke with the victim before punching his face and running […]

The police officers of the Sûreté du Québec of the MRC Pontiac station arrested a man on June 26 in connection with a robbery and fraud in an Otter Lake residence. The 38-year-old man from Shawville, who was wanted under three arrest warrants, appeared yesterday at the Gatineau Court House. He could face charges of […]

During the last two days, tourism commissioner Chantal Lair of the Pontiac MRC conducted a tour of the Pontiac to raise awareness and train employees on services offered to tourists. Chantal Lair explains the 2 day training: clip – Chantal Lair The full interview with the tourism development commissioner for the Pontiac MRC Chantal Lair […]

In May of 2016 Esprit Rafting lost its main building a nearly hundred year old pine lodge to a fire. Over a year later and they are in the early stage of rebuilding. According to the Owner of Esprit Rafting, Jim Coffey the rebuild has been slow going: Clip 1 – Jim Coffey As a […]

An exclusive CAA-Quebec survey on vacation intentions confirms that Quebecers will go further and longer this summer. It seems that Quebecers are gradually regaining a taste for adventure. Annie Gauthier from CAA-Quebec says that less and less Quebecers are taking one week vacations opting for 2 to 3 week stints off work: Clip – Annie […]

On May 30, Vélo Québec, an organization recognized by the international cycling community, unveiled the new certification list for the Bicycle Movement, recognizing the actions of communities and organizations that promote cycling in Québec. It was during this third round of certification that the MRC of Pontiac was awarded an honorable mention under the community […]

The Pontiac Youth Employment Center CJE held its Annual General Meeting last week. After several changes in recent years, the Pontiac CJE now provides a certain stability and continuity in the services offered. Director of the Pontiac CJE Sylvie Landriault says that through promotions of being here to stay financial support they have achieved stability: […]

KI Canada 25th Anniversary Community Celebration Friday, June 23 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm 1000 Olympic Drive, Pembroke, Ontario (at KI) Free Community Event to celebrate KI Canada’s 25th Anniversary in the Ottawa Valley. Family Street Dance, BBQ, Ice Cream, Plant Tours, Family games and fun events, bouncy castles, horse drawn wagon rides, clowns, putting […]