Author: Marie Gionet
November is Radon Awareness Month, a radioactive gas that is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Radon is invisible and odorless and is naturally present in the soil. It seeps into buildings through foundation cracks and other openings. When radon enters enclosed spaces like homes, it can accumulate to dangerous concentrations, affecting the […]
The Municipality of La Pêche has inaugurated its brand new town hall, an ambitious and groundbreaking project that marks a historic milestone for the community and the sustainable construction sector. This town hall, which will be the first institutional Passivhaus building in Quebec once certified, embodies the municipality’s commitment to sustainable development and innovation. The […]
Impératif français is launching four extensive public interest campaigns and is seeking proactive and “on-the-ground” participation from everyone in the citizen and societal movement, the “Impératif français” movement. First of all, the campaign “Young and Proud Quebecers! ‘I Love My Language’” which offers a series of animated cartoons for social media: it consists of a […]
A benefit evening for the Pontiac CLSC Foundation will take place this Thursday evening, November 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Cinéma Lynn in Fort-Coulonge, featuring the young musicians from Sieur-de-Coulonge Secondary School. One of the organizers of the evening, Gaétan Forgues, who teaches guitar at this school, stopped by the studio to give us […]
The Canada Pension Plan, or CPP, is an integral part of retirement planning for most Canadians. It provides a basic income to contributors upon retirement or in case of disability, or to their beneficiary in the event of death. In 2025, a change might affect you. Your employer deducts your contributions from your paycheck at […]
For the 19th consecutive year, Entraide-Deuil de l’Outaouais invites bereaved individuals who have lost a loved one in the past year to participate in its unique annual event, My First Christmas Without You. A first Christmas without a loved one is a difficult milestone. The event offered virtually or in person will bring comfort to […]
Workplace : MRC Pontiac (Fort-Coulonge) Contract duration: Permanent Salary : According to the current salary policy Deadline to apply : December 6, 2024 Start date: December 2024 Mission of the organization : The primary mission of the Pontiac Community Radio is to inform and entertain its members, as well as all listeners, about what is […]
With the next federal election taking place no later than next fall, the local branch of the New Democratic Party (NDP) have announced that their candidate in the upcoming race will be Gilbert Whiteduck. An official nomination meeting will take place on November 30 at the Wakefield Community Centre. A former Chief of the Kitigan […]
Gilbert Whiteduck talks about his candidacy for the NDP in the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi in the next federal election.
The nominations to represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi closed last week, and there are six people who have put forth their candidacy to potentially run for the party in the next federal election. Brian Nolan is one of six candidates vying for the Conservative party nomination, alongside Michel […]
