Author: Marie Gionet
The Campbell’s Bay Winter Carnaval will be held this Sunday from noon to 5pm at the municipal rink on Patterson road. For the occasion, Councillor Tim Ferrigan who is spearheading the event for another year, gave more details on the events format. Those attending who wish to stake are required to wear a helmet. The […]
Continuing our coverage of the 2020 winter carnivals here in the Pontiac, Jacob Lavigne speaks to Tim Ferrigan, the lead organizer of the Campbell’s Bay Winter Carnival, on what to expect this weekend in Campbell’s Bay.
The agroalimentaire meetings in the Outaouais for 2020 started this week with information sessions on the bio-food sector and the next generation of farmers in the various sectors of the region. The Executive Director of the Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais, Geneviève Grossenbacher, gave more details on the events that will take place in the Pontiac, […]
During the adoption of their preliminary budget on December 17th, 2019, the council of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay resolved to permanently close the municipal library. In a follow up interview with the Mayor of Campbell’s Bay, Maurice Beauregard, he explained that the municipality was force to make this decision for 2020. According to Maurice […]
Continuing our coverage of the 2020 winter carnivals here in the Pontiac, Jacob Lavigne speaks to Isabelle Cardinal, one of the organizers of the Alleyn-et-Cawood Winter Carnival, on what to expect this Saturday in Danford Lake.
The Director General of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, Stéphane Labine, is maintaining that the vote that was held at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on October 30th regarding the capital project at the Fort-Coulonge branch, “did follow the rules”, contrary to statements made by the former mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Hector Soucie. At […]
Continuing our coverage of the 2020 winter carnivals in the area, Jacob Lavigne speaks to Victoria Mestres-Laurin from the Groupe Action Jeunesse, on what to expect this weekend in Luskville.
Among the list of the “ten most significant weather events in Canada in 2019” there are two events in particular that affected the Pontiac, including the 2019 floods. Jacob Lavigne speaks to senior climatologist for Environment Canada, David Phillips, to discuss the floods and the change in climate in the Pontiac and throughout Canada. The […]
Following the major storms on December 14-15, damaging over 500km of their trail network, the Club Moto-neige Pingouin made requests for funding and volunteers to repair the trails; to allow the opening of the snowmobile season. In a follow up interview, last week, with the organization’s president Martin Hérault, he gave more details on the […]
The Danford Lake Carnival will take place on January 25th in the municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood. The director general of the municipality, Isabelle Cardinal, gave an overview of the event. More details about this annual event organized by the Danford Lake Recreation Association can be found on Facebook. The full interview with Isabelle Cardinal, in English, […]