Author: Marie Gionet
A special meeting of MRC Pontiac council was held on March 13, in order to pass a resolution authorizing MRC funds in support of keeping the Abattoir des Viandes du Pontiac in operation. The business recently filed for bankruptcy protection, and their assets are set to be auctioned off, with the deadline of this Friday. […]
Quebec’s police watchdog, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), announced on March 11 that the woman found unconscious in police custody in Campbell’s Bay on March 1 has died. According to the initial information provided to the BEI, the woman was in an interrogation room at the police station when she was found unconscious and […]
MRC Pontiac has issued a notice for a special meeting of the council of mayors to take place on Wednesday, March 13 at 1 p.m., with two items on the agenda: the appointment of a new Economic Development Director, and the Abattoir – Les Viandes du Pontiac. The Economic Development Director position has been vacant […]
Back in 2009, exasperated by the number of power outages in his area, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie started keeping track of the electrical grid servicing the Upper Pontiac, documenting the length and frequency of its failures. After 15 years, numerous discussions with elected officials and Hydro-Quebec representatives, it appears that the numbers are trending in […]
L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie talks about power outages in the Upper Pontiac in 2023.
Environment Canada is warning of a major weather system that is set to hit the Pontiac this weekend. “Precipitation is expected to begin on Saturday, initially as rain. The rain is expected to change over to snow overnight Saturday night and could continue into Sunday evening,” the statement reads. “Significant rainfall amounts, and then snowfall […]
While the recent run of warm weather might be welcomed by many in the Pontiac, it is causing some challenges for maple syrup producers in the area. Hélène Alary, owner of Sucrerie Alary in Luskville, told CHIP 101.9 that while this year’s temperatures were unusual, this isn’t the earliest they’ve had to start boiling sap […]
Hélène Alary, co-owner of Sucrerie Alary in Luskville, discusses the early start to this year’s season.
The Norway Bay pier, a fixture in the cottaging community for decades will be closed until further notice following the results of an engineering report on its structural integrity. The decision had been anticipated in the last few weeks, but was made official at the Bristol municipal council meeting on March 4. Bristol councillor Val […]
With this year’s mild weather thawing out the Pontiac, the Quyon Ferry will be resuming voyages across the Ottawa River later this week, the earliest opening in recent history. Co-owner Ralph McColgan said that they were aiming to start Thursday, March 7 at 5:30 a.m., but would make the final confirmation via their website on […]