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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 […]

Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Gaétan Barrette, accompanied by MNA André Fortin, visited the Pontiac Hospital, where he made an important announcement of an investment of $ 2,130,700 in financial support to the CISSS de l’Outaouais to establish a satellite hemodialysis unit at the Pontiac Hospital. The project consists of decentralization of services […]

This evening, Pierre Fréchette’s successor as mayor Mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet will be revealed. Mr. Fréchette resigned over ten days ago, citing principles as the reason for his departure. During the last two transitions, the deputy mayor Jean-Louis Corriveau had assumed the interim. Given that general municipal elections will be held in less than 5 months, […]

The Sûreté du Québec has launched two new media platforms to better serve the public . A new website was launched with a more efficient search engine, a simplified information architecture that will highlighted the most consulted sections of the old site. Also, a new regional Twitter account with easier access to relevant information depending […]

The municipal meeting held in the Municipality of Mansfield last Wednesday brought together some fifty residents, several of whom expressed their dissatisfaction and frustrations regarding the claims of the Residents Committee open to the amalgamation. One resident criticized the council for not answering his questions. André Boisvert of the Residents Committee open to the amalgamation […]

A letter sent by former mayor of Grand-Calumet Island Pierre Fréchette to the volunteer firefighters of Grand-Calumet Island following an incident at the municipal hall, is what, according to current municipal councillors, explains his resignation . The deputy mayor Jean-Louis Corriveau believes that this letter should have been discussed during the public council meeting. In […]

The first candidate to officially announced her candidacy yesterday to the position of warden elected by universal suffrage is the former member of the National Assembly for the Pontiac Charlotte L’Écuyer. During past conversations with CHIP she stated that she not interested in the job. Charlotte L’Écuyer: Clip 1 – Charlotte L’Écuyer During the past […]

On May 24 the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced the protection of its two newest properties, île Hébert on the Lake of Two Mountains at the western tip of Montreal Island, and île Reid, east of Allumettes island on the Ottawa River. The Program Director of the Nature Conservancy of Canada for Western Quebec, […]

The commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-De-l’Outaouais has appointed Fernand Paré to the position of Director general. He will start his duties on the 7 August 2017. Mr. Paré assumed a position of director at the commission scolaire des Draveurs. More details are expected in the coming days.