Author: Marie Gionet
Monday, the ministry of Transportation announced an investment of $160 245 000 in the Outaouais roads for 2019-2021. In the Pontiac, ten municipalities will benefit from this investment. Some of them will be mainly in preparation until 2020. MNA for Pontiac, André Fortin, had a few comments on the new government’s decision: In the Pontiac, […]
Another edition of the snowmobile races will once again be held at the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge. The races, which is also a fundraiser for the Centre, will take place on Saturday March 23rd between 8am and 6pm, registrations starts at 8am. The key organizer of the event, Pierre Laporte, gave more […]
A fundraiser to support Jean-Guy Lévesque who was recently diagnosed with cancer will be held in Pembroke on April 13th at the Knights of Columbus hall at 170 Ellis Ave. People are invited to attend the Hearthbreakers’ performance. It’s $5 per person and the event will take place from 8pm until midnight.
It’s that time of the year again to turn your clocks forward an hour. Daylight savings time will kick in at 2 am Sunday, March 10th, morning and it will become 3am. Note that this change means you will have one hour less of sleep, but the sun will go down however later in the […]
The municipality of Bristol sent out its financial statement for 2019, including the 2019 budget. Note that $ 1,331,321 has been earmarked for transportation, maintaining the municipal roads. Along those lines, the municipality just finishing repairing a 1.8 km section of Aylmer Road. The next project is on Ragged Chute Road from Highway 148 to […]
The feminist event that gathers over 200 Pontiac women every year, the Salon de la Femme 2019, held on March 1st, according to the organizer Claudee Galipeau, was a huge success. In an interview, she summed up the evening, which is also a fundraiser for the organization EntourElle. Remember that the Salon de la Femme […]
Two young entrepreneurs from the region, Joel Boisvert and Cedric Cahill, decided to get into the real estate business offering turnkey construction concepts. Phase 1 according to the two will be focused on the development of 5 lots in the municipality of Fort-Coulonge. The company name is GreenHill G.P. and those interested can already get […]
The Pontiac MRC received an award of excellence from the Centre d’expertise sur la construction commerciale en bois (Cecobois) in February for its decision to use wood in the construction of their new entrance during the expansion project at the MRC Pontiac. The Assistant Director of the MRC Pontiac, Gabriel Lance, gave more details. The […]
Sarah Bertrand talking about the new taxing paying service being offered in Campbell’s Bay, with our host Eric O’Brien.
