Author: Marie Gionet
The Pontiac Journal held their annual Reader’s Choice Awards last night at the Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge. Among the winners was the Patro de Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield who was greatly affected by the floods last spring. From the Patro, Frère Marc Frappier and the president of the Board of Directors, Gélinault Dionne, talked about the award; The […]
The mayors of the MRC Pontiac held their monthly meeting last night in Campbell’s Bay for the month of September, where three people from the audience were in attendance. As announced last month, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, opened the meeting by reading the declaration on the use of language of choice, […]
At the beginning of the hunting season, the Sûreté du Québec reminds fans of this fall activity of some regulations and advice to ensure the safety of all. Sergeant Marc Tessier gives more details, in an interview.
Quick Report on the Official Launch of Dave Blackburns campaign.
Pontiac local contractors told CHIP 101.9 that debts remain unpaid by Eureka93, formerly known as LiveWell Food. According to the owner of the local company Brian Stanton LTEE, Mike Stanton, the current sum of unpaid bills from Eureka93 is totalling around $32, 000. Eric O’Brien met with Mr. Stanton, here’s his report;
There will be public utility works on Main Street in the Municipality of Bryson, between Cobb and Elgin Street. Note that the road will be closed at all times until the end of the work, around September 30th. A detour has been set up on Cobb, Clarendon and Elgin Streets. There will also be Public […]
The Association des motoneigistes de l’Outaouais (AMO) recently informed its members that it is now possible to obtain the access rights online, on the Fédération des Clubs de Motoneigistes du Québec (FCMQ) website. Note that there will be no sales point in dealers, shops, or other this year. Information : https://membre.fcmq.qc.ca/client/login.php
The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais Police department recently reported that a 39-year-old driver was caught driving 139km/h in an area of 70km/h zone on highway 148 in the municipality of Pontiac. In addition to the suspension of his license, the driver received 14 demerit points, a fine totalling $1,303 and his vehicle was impounded.
Many residents of Fort-Coulonge and the surrounding area noticed a hot air balloon flying in the sky at around 6pm yesterday (Tuesday). This was the new hot air balloon company “Entre ciel et berge” created by Pierre Cyr and Nancy Bruneau, who made their first test flight in the Pontiac yesterday along with Warden Jane […]
A new artistic association to develop the multidisciplinary talents of the artists in the region, 100 mile Arts Network, will officially launch their activities by organizing a show from Tractor, a band from Wakefield. One of the representatives of this association; Kerstin Petersson, tells us more in this interview with Eric O’Brien.