Author: Marie Gionet
Last Wednesday, at the municipality of Fort-Coulonge Council meeting, the Council thanked two young students from Bishop Smith Catholic Secondary School in Pembroke for donating $535.80 to the municipality. Reese Lythgoe and Meghan Maynard took the initiative to organize a show for the benefit of those affected by the floods. They spent several hours organizing […]
An evening to officialise the organization Phare Ouest will be held tonight. The object of the newly formed corporative will be to offer a variety of cultural activities thereby boosting the different villages artistic and cultural awareness. It should be noted that Phare Ouest has been active for several months, offering divers cultural movie nights. […]
Tonight, an information session will be held for the flood victims of the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes. The victims and officials who were involved during the floods have been invited to transmit information or to express their concerns. It should be noted that Hydro Quebec and the OPG have also been invited. The meeting will be […]
The SADC Pontiac held its Annual General Meeting last week and according to SADC Pontiac’s Executive Director, Rhonda Perry, this previous year represents a positive result in terms of economy in the Pontiac. For more details on the SADC’s AGM, listen the full interview with Rhonda Perry here.
According to the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay’s Facebook Page, certain residents were affected by an interruption of service today due to a waterline break on Leslie street and Florence street. The municipality is advising its residents that a water boil advisory has now been put in place for the following roads: – 55 au 77 […]
Last Saturday, Familiprix Pharmacy in Shawville owned by Marc Aufranc celebrated their second anniversary. Despite the rain, a barbecue was held for the benefit of flood victims. In the future, Aufranc mentioned that he would like to tackle the issue of plastic bags. The full interview with Marc Aufranc is available here.
A press release was issued regarding an investment of $237, 400 to the Discovery Routes Trails Organization for the expansion of the Voyageur Cycling Route (La Véloroute Voyageur) in Ontario. This three year grant by the Ontario Trilium Foundation (OTF), will allow the Voyageur Route to expand 250km across eastern Ontario: Through Renfrew county and […]
The Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (CJE) Pontiac held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday morning, in the presence of various people involved. Sylvie Landriault, executive director of the organization, summarized the highlights of the past year for the CJE Pontiac. During the event, some testimonials were delivered from customers “satisfied” with the services offered by the CJE […]
A tribute to volunteers in the different communities across the MRC was held Thursday night in Campbell’s Bay to highlight the commitment and involvement of citizens and groups in their communities, as expressed by Warden Jane Toller after last nights’ ceremony: The mayors each presented a volunteer from their community. The Mayor of Mansfield Gilles […]
More than 100 students and special guests gathered to the Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School gymnasium in Shawville on Thursday afternoon to rebrand the gym “The Bryan Murray Memorial Gymnasium”, in memory of Bryan Murray, former NHL head coach and Ottawa Senators general manager from Shawville. His wife, Geri Murray, who cut the inauguration ribbon […]