Author: Marie Gionet
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on August 16, a motion was passed informing the municipalities that their agreement with the MRC for engineering services would be coming to a close. Kim Lesage first came to the MRC in 2018 as an engineer, but took over as interim Director General in late 2022 […]
MRC Pontiac Director General Kim Lesage, discussing the end of an agreement for engineering services between the MRC and its municipalities.
The Pontiac North Fire Department, which covers the Municipalities of Thorne and Otter Lake, recently acquired several hydraulic rescue tools (known as jaws of life) from nearby departments, in an effort to expand the capacity of their first-responders. Randy Richard, a lieutenant with Pontiac North, explained that they acquired a hand-me-down combination tool from the […]
Lt. Randy Richard of the Pontiac North Fire Department talks about the new hydraulic rescue tools the department recently acquired.
MRC Pontiac has given notice for a special sitting of the council of mayors this Thursday August 24 at 10 a.m. at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. Several topics of note are on the agenda, including the energy from waste file. Agenda 1. Opening and attendance 2. Declaration of conformity of the notice of […]
Following the public announcement earlier this week by the owners of the Davidson Sawmill that they would be scrapping their plans to reopen the site, MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller spoke with media about the subject following the public council meeting on August 16. In the statement, company CEO Hubert St-Cyr said that the reason […]
The Pride flags flying outside two local Anglican churches have been repeatedly stolen over the past few weeks. About a month ago, the flag was torn off its frame at Holy Trinity Church in Radford (just outside Shawville). In the following weeks, the flag at St. Paul’s Church in Shawville was stolen three times, and […]
Reverends Eric Morin and Susan Lewis of the Anglican Parish of West Quebec discuss the repeated theft of Pride flags from their church properties.
TransporAction Pontiac, a non-profit public transit service for the region, is currently seeking volunteers to shore up its roster of drivers. Executive Director Sylvie Bertrand gave a presentation on the subject at the MRC Pontiac public council meeting on August 16, noting that there are certain communities with more need than others. While the organization […]
TransporAction Pontiac Executive Director Sylvie Bertrand talks about their search for volunteer drivers.
