Author: Marie Gionet
During his most recent interview with CHIP 101.9, Liberal MNA for Pontiac André Fortin assured that the Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation plans to continue the activities of the GTI or Groupe Tactique d’Intervention, which aims towards promoting more effective access for realizing different economic projects in the region. He also mentioned that a […]
André Fortin talking about the 2019-22 investments in roads, with Eric O’Brien.
The Pontiac will have a job fair this spring at the Campbell’s Bay Recreation Center on April 25th, between 1 and 7 pm. The event coordinator for SADC Pontiac Émilie Chazelas gives us all the details in this interview with Eric O’Brien.
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 […]
The Petits-Ponts Primary School will open six new kindergarten classes at the beginning of the next school year. The announcement was made on March 8th, in connection with Bill No. 5, amending the Education Act (Loi sur l’instruction publique) and other measures concerning early childhood education services for four years-old students. This bill provides gradual […]
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 […]