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Local organizations and the MRC Pontiac made a name for themselves on June 8 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau following the Centraide Outaouais 2016 campaign, which invited people to pay tribute to the volunteers who contributed to the success of the latest fundraising campaign. The Pontiac MRC was selected among the winners in the […]

This will be a year of changes for the MRC Pontiac since the Council of Mayors has also announced the appointment of Bernard Roy as Director General. He had been a deputy director since his hiring in May 2016. At that time, the MRC had publicly mentioned that Bernard Roy was the candidate to assume […]

A drowning occurred Friday 16 June around 8:50 PM, in a pool at a Chelsea residence, while visiting, the 11 year old boy who was swimming with a group of friends. At this point the investigation are about drowning was accidental. Several people were at the scene at the time of the accident. The identity […]

The tourist route “Les Chemins d’Eau”, which runs through the region from east to west, is now open to the public. Visitors will be able to take the 278 kilometer long route through the Pontiac, Papineau, Collines-de-l’Outaouais MRCs and Gatineau to discover the cultural and natural heritage of the Outaouais region. The Director General of […]

On June 9, 2017, the 4th edition of the regional Forces AVENIR 2017 was held at the Hilton Lac-Leamy. During the evening, the Commission scolaire des Hauts Bois de l’Outaouais has acknowledged Mme. Dominique Bomans, a teacher at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge, who received a regional award from Forces AVENIR 2017 in the category “Committed Personnel […]

Charlotte L’Écuyer held a press conference officially announcing her candidacy. Our own Éric O’Brien was at the conference and summarize the candidates comments. Clip – Eric O’Brien A link to the full conversation with Éric O’Brien is available here.

Grand-Calumet Island officially has a new mayor, Jean-Louis Corriveau is succeeding Pierre Fréchette after his resignation. Jean Louis Corriveau has assumed the interim role on a few occasions already. His mandate could be a short one, the general municipal elections will be held on November 5th.

Five organizations in the Outaouais region will receive nearly $ 427,000 from L’Appui Outaouais for senior’s caregivers. L’Appui Outaouais made the announcement last Thursday. Nearly $ 95,600 will go to the Pontiac MRC for seniors’ caregivers, who will be able to benefit from over 300 extra hours of respite through a day center and respite […]

Pontiac MRC Warden Raymond Durocher says that recent changes to the Transit Assistance Program (PADTC) are threatening TransporAction operations. According to section 48.19 of the Transportation Act, only organized transportation is eligible for funding. Beginning in 2018, TransporAction, whose survival depends mainly on volunteer drivers, will no longer receive any financial assistance to cover some […]

A collision occurred yesterday at 7:25 am between a school bus and a van, at the corner of the chemin de la Montagne and Cregheur. Of the 20 children on the bus, none were injured. According to a MRC des Collines officer, the bus would not give way to the vehicle on the chemin de […]