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Rain and strong winds from last Sunday and Monday have caused damage, some roads are still affected in the municipality of Pontiac. The 148 did not have any major damage. In the MRC Pontiac, some secondary roads have also been affected. The situation has been more critical for the Municipality of La Pêche where some […]

A majority of municipalities saw an increase in their participation rate during the advance poll held last Sunday in the Pontiac. In Rapide-des-Joachims 31% of voters exercised their right to vote which was about the same rate in the municipality of Mansfield. In the municipality of Pontiac, 515 electors have exercised their right to vote […]

Police confirm that alcohol contributed to a crash that killed two teens and injured two others on Calabogie road near Burnstown. Alex Paquette, died from his injuries after being taken off life support, Ontario Provincial Police said Monday. He was one of four teens in a car when the car went off the road after […]

Still in view of the elections of November 5, the students of l’école secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge were visited by 3 candidates last Friday. Pierre Vaillancourt and Christine Francoeur, both candidates for Fort-Coulonge as well as Kim Laroche, candidate for councillor 1 in Mansfield. Mme Laroche explained the importance of her participation in this awareness-raising activity with […]

After the deadline for applying to be a candidate in the November 5 municipal election, everyone soon found out that all the candidates in the municipality of Waltham were elected by acclamation. The outgoing mayor David Rochon, who will continue in his mayoral duties uncontested said that his focus for the next 4 years will […]

The citizens of the municipality of Allumettes Island will have to elect a mayor on November 5th. Outgoing Mayor Winston Sunstrum is trying to get re-elected. He gave interviews to CHIP 101.9 were he explained the main challenge for his municipality. Clip – Winston Sunstrum That was the Mayor of Allumettes Island Winston Sunstrum, his […]

Yesterday, the warden candidates in the MRC Pontiac had a meeting with Pontiac Social Development Table le Table de développement social du Pontiac in Campbell’s Bay. The Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac, La Maison de la famille and l’EntourElle got to explained the challenges they face in the field. The coordinator of the Table de développement […]

For the third consecutive year, Élise Jolin and her team of volunteers raised money during the softball tournament for Bouffe Pontiac, which took place on September 29-30 and October 1 at Amyotte Park in Mansfield. According to the press release by Bouffe Pontiac, to date the tournament has generated $ 6,606 for the organization. The […]

Last Friday, Bristol Dryland held a press conference for the Canadian Dog Racing Championships to be held on October 28th and 29th. The initiator of the project Denis Rozon: Clip – Denis Rozon Entry and parking is free for spectators, visit bristoldryland.ca for more information. The complete interview with Denis Rozon is available here.

It’s already time to start thinking about Christmas gifts and this year, the tech toys will be popular. Protégez-vous (Protect Yourself) is therefore interested in what is currently on the market and the toys of tomorrow to design their new 2018 guide of games and toys. Danielle Charbonneau of Protégez-vous talks about the guide saying […]