Author: Véronique Boulianne
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on March 19, council voted down a resolution requesting a pause in the MRC’s legal proceedings against the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood for their unpaid 2024 shares. Shares are the fees that municipalities are charged by the MRC for various services, and Alleyn-et-Cawood’s surged by more than 150% […]
Cases of measles have been reported in Quebec, prompting the CSSHBO (Centre de services scolaires des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais) to remind people of the importance of vaccination. This highly contagious disease can lead to serious complications, but vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself. In a press release sent to parents and staff on March 11, […]
When the next federal election is called, it will be Claude Bertrand representing the Green Party in the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi. The party’s candidate in the 2019 election, he finished in 5th place with 3,762 votes or 6%. A retired engineer and RCAF pilot, he has resided in the Municipality of La Pêche full […]
Claude Bertrand talks about his candidacy for the Green Party in the next federal election.
The conference on the benefits of resilience, originally scheduled for February 13, 2025, has been postponed to March 26, 2025 due to severe weather conditions. Organized by the Pathfinders network of the ROCSMO (Regroupement des organismes communautaires en santé mentale de l’Outaouais), this conference promises to offer valuable tools for building personal and professional resilience […]
The MRC Pontiac council of mayors will gather for their monthly public meeting tonight (March 19) at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Elsie Gibbons room, and will be streamed live to the MRC’s Facebook page. Several items of note are on the agenda, including […]
The Leucan Outaouais Chefs’ Challenge is back, and after a two-year interruption, CHIP will have the chance to participate once again. This year, eight chefs will participate in this friendly culinary competition to benefit Leucan and Maison Papillon. The Leucan Chefs’ Challenge brings together eight chefs and eight media outlets, including CHIP 101.9, which will […]
The Sûreté du Québec announced earlier today (March 18) that they had arrested a local man on March 14 in connection with fraud committed at two businesses in Shawville in December. The statement notes that the man, 54, of Bristol, was photographed in a business in Shawville on December 12 using a debit card that […]
The Mansfield-et-Pontefract Fire Department have a new pickup truck in their fleet for hauling trailers and responding to medical calls, which was unveiled to the public on Saturday (March 15) . Chief Patrick Bertrand said that the project has been in the works for several years, and involved funding from MRC Pontiac as well as […]