Author: Marie Gionet
The MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on Wednesday (May 15) was well attended, with roughly fifty people filling the public seating and spilling out into the hall. One of the hot-button items on the agenda that night was a resolution brought forward by Litchfield council and presented by Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière, calling for […]
Earlier this month, the federal government announced an investment of more than $1.2 million for repairs and upgrades to the interprovincial bridge between the far-flung municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims and Rolphton Ont. The crossing over the Ottawa River is the sole access point for the small island community, and construction is expected to begin on May […]
The Île-du-Grand-Calumet group invites you to the 4th edition of their treasure hunt. The activity will take place on Saturday June 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a fundraiser during which you will have to play, search and listen while discovering the Island using a map. A great family activity! Admission: $50 […]
The agendas for the TNO and MRC monthly public meetings, scheduled for May 15 at 6:30 p.m., were released earlier today. The meeting will take place in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay, but will also be streamed live to the MRC’s Facebook page. Of note is a resolution put […]
Pontiac MNA André Fortin is calling on the provincial health and social services commission to meet in the Outaouais, so they can get a close up look at the staffing crisis in local health facilities. Several high-ranking doctors within the regional health authority CISSSO have recently issued public appeals for aid, anticipating there will be […]
Pontiac MNA André Fortin discusses his recent request for the provincial health and social services commission to hold a meeting in the Outaouais and address the current health care staffing crisis.
The Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival is returning for the seventh time to the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs from May 30 to June 2. Organizer Phil Denault explained that they were expecting more than 300 campers to descend on the site for the weekend, with a full lineup of entertainment from Thursday to Sunday. He thanked […]
Organizer Phil Denault talks about the 7th edition of the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival.
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.
