Public Announcements
Influenza; The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come in terms of the flu in Quebec. According to estimates, we will hit the peak within three weeks. The influenza virus and gastro virus’ have increased the number of people going to emergency rooms. To help relieve the pressure on hospitals, the province is providing $ 23.2 million to […]
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No strike before January 21st at UQO
At the University of Quebec in Outaouais, the union representing the professors and teachers promises not to call a strike before January 21st. The goal is to give a chance for negotiations. Four new dates for talks have been added to the calendar. The 700 UQO professors and teachers, who have been without a work […]
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Pontiac forestry industry forum tonight
Pontiac MRC Warden Jane Toller invited the media and the various members of the Pontiac forestry industry for a meeting to be held on tonight (Monday, January 15) at the Club d’Âge d’or, located in Fort-Coulonge, at 7 PM.
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Beginning of repairs to the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge
The MNA for Pontiac and Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Electrification of Transportation, André Fortin, made an official announcement this morning marking the beginning of the work on the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge. Accompanied by the mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Gilles Dionne, and the RCM’s Warden, Mme. Jane Toller, André Fortin confirmed the start of the work […]
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Municipality of Pontiac: Joanne Labadie presents her plans for 2018
Mayor of the Municipality of Pontiac Joanne Labadie spoke with François Carrier at the beginning of the year to discuss her plans for 2018 in the municipality of Pontiac: Full interview is available here.
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Seven new places in Pontiac for child care
MNA André Fortin announced seven new subsidized child care places in the riding of Pontiac. This recognition of the need comes from the Government of Quebec’s review of educational childcare. This measure allows the province to better meet the needs of parents and contributes to the implementation of its commitment to offer Quebec families more […]
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Launch of the 2018 Territorial Development Fund
The MRC Pontiac has launched a call for projects for the Territorial Development Fund (FDT)This fund stems from an agreement between the MRC Pontiac and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy (MAMOT). The goal is to create and maintain jobs, to revitalize the environment in different sectors: such as agriculture, forestry, tourism, trade […]
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Internship experience with the Canadian government
Pontiac MP William Amos posted on his Facebook page that the Government of Canada is offering a four-month long political internship experience in Ottawa. Mr. Amos says this is a “unique opportunity for young Pontiac leaders to gain valuable work experience, whether in a Member’s Office, in a Minister’s Office, in the Office of the […]
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Pontiac Action Forum for Forestry and First meeting of MRC Pontiac Mayors next week
Pontiac MRC Warden Jane Toller invites Pontiac residents to attend a public meeting, the Pontiac Action Forum for Forestry, on January 15th at 7 pm at the Fort-Coulonge Golden Age Club. Mme. Toller hopes to make the MRC’s information more accessible to the public. In an interview with CHIP, the Warden mentioned the projects that […]
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The identity of the deceased during police altercation in Danford Lake reveiled
The person who died on December 28 in the Danford Lake area of the municipality of Alleyn-and-Cawood was officially identified by the Coroner’s Office as 36 year old Dennis Beaudoin. The (BEI) Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes continues to investigate the circumstance surrounding his death. No other information is currently available. Here is how the altercation […]
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