Author: Marie Gionet
Angela Tubman discusses an upcoming vendor market in Fort-Coulonge raising funds for L’EntourElle and AutonHomme.
Doug Rousselle, the Mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims, passed away on September 11 at the age of 73 after a battle with cancer. He leaves behind a wife, 2 children and grandchildren. Pontiac Warden Jane Toller said that there will be a moment of silence in Rousselle’s honour at the MRC’s upcoming monthly meeting on September 20, […]
A free support group for people dealing with grief is set to get underway in Campbell’s Bay later this month. Ali-John Chaudhary, a psychotherapist who is spearheading the meetings explained that they are for anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one, or for people looking to help someone dealing with grief. Though the group […]
Psychotherapist Ali-John Chaudhary talks about an upcoming grief support group that he’s heading up.
More than 50 people turned up to Esprit Rafting in Davidson on Sunday (August 10) for the second annual festival put on by the Fierté Pontiac Pride committee. Committee President Michele Gagnon explained that the group had planned their festival to take place in June during pride month, but the event had to be postponed […]
On Saturday afternoon, members of the Chapeau Recreation Association gathered during the town’s annual family ball tournament to inaugurate their new splash pad. RA President Karie Bissonnette explained that the project had been a long time coming, as their initial grant application in 2020 was turned down. Bissonnette said that the project cost just shy of […]
A proposed expansion of daycare services in the Shawville area is currently in limbo and Pontiac MNA André Fortin says the issue will be top of mind as he heads back to Quebec City for the fall legislative session. Fortin explained that CPE 1-2-3 Picabou, a local daycare provider, had purchased land in Shawville as […]
Pontiac MNA André Fortin discusses a proposed daycare expansion in the Pontiac region.
SADC Pontiac held an open house on Thursday (September 7) at their newly renovated office in downtown Fort-Coulonge. Funded by Economic Development Canada, the organization offers a broad range of services to businesses in the region, from loans to marketing advice to workshops with subject matter experts. The local branch used to be based in […]
SADC Pontiac Director General Rhonda Perry talks about the organization’s new location during their open house on September 7.