Author: Marie Gionet
From February 18th to March 15th, the public is invited to participate in the Pontiac MRC’s public consultation on potential new areas of intervention, roads and other infrastructure that are set to be built on public land as part of the plan d’aménagement forestier intégré opérationnels (PAFIO) from 2018-2023 for the Coulonge, Basse-Lièvre and Haute-Gatineau-et-du-Cabonga […]
With the inauguration of the new Youth Center in Otter Lake, the Maison des Jeunes now haves four service centers in the Pontiac; Mansfield, Rapides des Joachims, Shawville and Otter Lake. Once again, the Executive Director of the Maison des Jeunes, Stéphane Durocher, explained the planning behind the expansion of the Maison des Jeunes in […]
Over 60 people were in attendance last Friday, February 16th, for the official inauguration of the Maison des Jeunes newest youth center being offered in the Municipality of Otter Lake in collaboration with the municipality. The mayor of the municipality of Otter Lake, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve explained why the partnership is important for the municipality: The […]
The Table régionale de gestion intégrée des ressources et du territoire public de l’Outaouais (TRGIRTO) invited Pontiac citizens to an information session in regards to forest management in the public forests. A representative of the TRGIRTO, Raymond Barrette explained the goal of the evening; Among the twenty people in attendance for the meeting, the Mayor […]
The Centre de formation professionnelle du Pontiac (CFP Pontiac) secretarial and accounting courses officially began on Monday morning. The director of CFP, Serge Lacoursière, gave more details on these two classes: The program currently has 11 students out of a possible 13 and as for the cooking class, the CFP Pontiac hopes to recruit enough […]
The Outdoors Outaouais Roundtable, organised by Loisir Sport Outaouais, launched its Internet platform last Friday which aims to list the outdoor activities in the region. The outdoor project manager for Loisir Sport Outaouais, Charles-Antoine Rioux, gave more details about the project and its objectives, in this interview with Élizabeth Séguin. Élizabeth Séguin also had the […]
As part of the Skiing at School program, the students from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School will undertake quite a journey from February 23rd to 25th. On February 23rd, the students and their guides will embark on the three day cross-country skiing trek from ESSC in Fort-Coulonge to Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The event organizer of the […]
Slope stabilization work will be carried out in Mansfield-et-Pontefract on Thomas Lefebvre Street resulting in a complete closure of the street between Route 148 and 1 kilometer east of James Street. Work will begin on Tuesday, February 19th, and from 7 am to 6 pm weekly until the March 18th. Users are advised to follow […]
An agreement between the Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSHBO), the Guichet unique en transports adaptés et collectifs de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (GUTAC) and the TransporAction Pontiac was concluded in September with the goal of increasing the mobility of the population on the territory. Citizens living in the area covered by the school board, in addition to […]
The Gallicus craft brewery, which is opening soon in the Plateau in Gatineau, makes its beer with local hops from the Houblonnière Lupuline, in the municipality of l’Iles-Aux-Allumettes. The owner of the brewery, Samy Missaoui: The official opening of the Gallicus brewery will be on Saturday, February 23rd, at 670 Auguste-Mondoux Street, Gatineau. Samy Missaoui […]