Author: Caleb Nickerson
The second annual ball tournament in memory of Maurice Beauregard will take place from May 24 to 26 in Campbell’s Bay at the park named in his honour. This is the second annual tournament held in memory of the town’s former mayor, who died of cancer in October 2022. His wife, Kelly McMahon-Beauregard, said that […]
Kelly McMahon Beauregard talks about the second annual ball tournament in honour of her late husband Maurice Beauregard, which will take place May 24-26.
A non-profit that advocates for people with mental health challenges is holding a public consultation next week in light of the provincial government reviewing law P.38.001, which regulates when and how someone can be hospitalized involuntarily if they are perceived to be a danger to themselves or others. Mélodie Pelletier, a councillor with Droits-Accès de […]
Mélodie Pelletier of Droits-Accès de l’Outaouais talks about an upcoming public consultation that they’re hosting for people who have been involuntarily held in hospital for mental health reasons.
The annual Village en fête celebration in Fort-Coulonge is once again returning on June 8, with a few changes from years previous. Organizer Claudee Galipeau explained that this year they were moving their location from rue Baume to rue Bryson. She added that the activities would be similar to previous iterations, but they were adding […]
Organizer Claudee Galipeau talks about their upcoming Village en fête celebrations on June 8.
MRC Pontiac announced on Tuesday (May 9) that they had re-published some of the documents from Deloitte, who they paid $120,000 for a preliminary business case for constructing a waste incinerator in the region. The documents can be found here: English French MRC communications advisor Francis Beausoleil said that they had they had been authorized […]
A public meeting was held in Otter Lake on Saturday (May 4) regarding the spread of an invasive species of water plant, Eurasian milfoil. The plant is easily spread and can choke out native species and impede swimming as well as boat traffic. Its decomposition during the winter can lower the oxygen levels in lakes […]
Otter Lake Mayor Terry Lafleur discusses his municipality’s efforts to curb the spread of Eurasian Milfoil in the lakes on their territory.
The arena committee at the Centre de loisirs des draveurs in Fort-Coulonge held their first ever business expo on Saturday (May 4), raising $5,590 for the arena’s operation. Organizer Heidi Newberry explained that they had 32 vendors this year, ranging from local municipalities and non-profits to construction companies, and estimated that there were several hundred […]
