Author: Caleb Nickerson
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on May 22, a resolution was passed approving just over $10,000 in renovations to the MRC office to comply with the fire code. According to the resolution, on March 25 of this year, the building was inspected and several “anomalies” were found. Speaking after the meeting, MRC […]
MRC Pontiac will soon be seeking proposals of interest for the collection and disposal of organic waste in the region. The MRC council of mayors approved a resolution at their public meeting last week approving a call for interest to be published on the provincial contracting website, SEAO. The third orientation of the MRC’s waste […]
On Thursday (May 22), local health and social service organizations held a day-long seminar on seniors’ health, with more than 100 attendees packing out the Campbell’s Bay RA hall. The event was a collaboration between regional health authority CISSSO, MRC Pontiac, as well as social service groups like Connexions Resource Centre and TransporAction. CISSSO’s Pontiac […]
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is advising the public that there will be military training exercises in several locations throughout the Pontiac next week. Troops will be in the vicinity of Portage-du-Fort and the Chenaux dam on Monday and Tuesday (May 26 and 27), Davidson on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 27 and 28) as well […]
The third annual ball tournament in memory of former Campbell’s Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard, who passed away from cancer in October 2022, will take place this coming weekend at the park named in his honour. Beauregard’s widow, Kelly McMahon-Beauregard, said that she and Maurice had met playing ball and when she and her sons had […]
An association representing Quebec’s independent truckers (including some from the Pontiac region) took part in a province-wide protest last Wednesday (May 14), calling on the government to change the way they regulate public infrastructure projects. In a statement, the Association nationale des camionneurs artisans inc. (ANCAI), an association representing independent bulk hauling truckers, request that […]
The 2 members will be randomly chosen from the names collected on the Pontiac Rendez-Vous show with Nathalie Vasiloff from May 20th to 23rd between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Membership cards are available in the MEMBERSHIP section of our website or at the station, 138 rue Principale, Fort-Coulonge. Draws will take place on the afternoon […]
A new business opened this week in Campbell’s Bay that’ll leave a smile on many faces. Vanessa Sloan is a dental hygienist and the owner of Blanche Pontiac, a dental hygiene clinic located at 136 rue Front in the heart of the Bay. She explained that while she isn’t a dentist, she’s qualified to offer […]
Moisson Outaouais is pleased to announce the launch of the 13th edition of its fundraising campaign, the Loto-Moisson. Tickets are on sale until August 31 at the five Outaouais RONA stores, participating IGA and IGA Extra stores, and participating Familiprix pharmacies. This social lottery owes its notoriety to its many attractive prizes and its social […]
Around 10 people gathered at St. Paul’s Anglican church hall in Shawville Thursday morning (May 15) to hear a presentation on the rights of patients in the health and social services sectors. The speaker was Colette Paré, a councillor with the Centre d’assistance & d’accompagnement aux plaintes (CAAP) Outaouais, an organization that informs patients of […]