Public Announcements
Highlights of the January 17 MRC Council: The MRC supports the document “The Barrette Reforms and its effects on the Pontiac”
The Council of Mayors of the MRC adopted a resolution at the last mayors meeting, in support of the document “The Barrette reform and its effects in the Pontiac”. Council agreed that healthcare in the Pontiac, in the context of the Loi 10 reforms, fails to meet many of the reform’s objectives, including the simplification […]
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Fatal accident in the municipality of Pontiac
A fatal accident occurred last night at about 10:00 pm on Highway 148 in the municipality of Pontiac, near the intersection of Maple Road. The impact occurred between a car traveling westward and a heavy duty maintenance truck from Hydro Quebec, which was traveling eastward. The driver of the car died at the scene of […]
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Winners of the Family House Baby Photo Contest
La Maison de la famille announced the winners of its baby photo contest. Carter Dubeau of Fort-Coulonge won first place and was awarded a $ 75 gift basket from the pharmacy Pavlina Zhivkov. Second place went to Myranie F. Chaput of Chapeau and the 3rd place to Emmeth Blake of Mansfield. The criteria were to […]
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Portrait of Nathalie Vasiloff, host at CHIP
The Quebec Association of Community Radio Broadcasters l’ARCQ has begun highlighting radio announcers on 30 radio stations who are part of the association across the province, with special articles. The first announcers presented is host of the Pontiac Rendez-vous, Nathalie Vasiloff who has been with CHIP 101.9 since 1990. You can read l’ARCQ article on […]
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The GTI (TTF) offers faster access to get different projects going
Outaouais Regional Director for the Department of Economics, Science and Innovation Jeffrey MacHan gave an interview to CHIP 101.9 about the tactical task force (TTF) (Groupe tactique d’intervention – GTI). He said that the TTF was set up to allow for faster access to implement different economic projects. On investment research, Jeffrey MacHan mentioned that […]
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More than 15 new resources in CSHBO schools
More than 15 new resources will be added to the commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais by the end of this school year. These new resources, announced Thursday by the Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports, are designed to meet the needs of the school for teachers, professionals and support staff across the province, providing a much […]
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Phare Ouest Cinema Nights presents: “L’empreinte”
The Phare Ouest Cinema Nights will be presenting their first film for 2018 with the screening of L’empreinte, a documentary on Quebec’s identity on Wednesday, January 24th. Louis Harvey, from the organization Phare Ouest, says that the film looks at how we got where we are as a society in Quebec. The documentary will be […]
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Fifteen citizens show up to the First council of the Pontiac MRC in 2018
15 people from within the Pontiac attend the first 2018 MRC’s mayors’ meeting, which was held at 6:30 pm last Wednesday. Some of the citizens took the opportunity to address certain topics, touching on healthcare and the forest industry. The Pontiac Artists’ Association, the Pontiac Social Development Table and the Pontiac Agribusiness Table were also […]
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New fund for businesses in the region
Yesterday, at agriculture related news conference, the SADC Pontiac announced new funding for local businesses, more details are to come in the future.
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Pontiac Snowmobile Association: The trail network is closed until further notice
The Pontiac snowmobile association has indicated on its website that the Snowmobile trail network is closed until further notice. Area land owners have asked for the closure to prevent damage to their property. This decision was taken as a precaution after the mild weather that hit the area last week.
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