Public Announcements
This weekend in the MRC Pontiac
Jérémi Vaillancourt, Marketing Commissioner at the MRC Pontiac, presents the events going on during the weekend in the MRC. Jérémi Vaillancourt converses every week to give an overview of the tourist attractions available. More information is available on the Pontiac Tourisme’s Facebook page.
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Trapper’s Day in Gatineau
The Provincial Association of Independent Trappers of the Outaouais invites the population and its members to the trapper’s day trade show, which will be held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 10 at 16, rue Bériault, in Hull. From the provincial association of independent trappers of the Outaouais, Robert Saumure says that […]
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Will Amos: Amendments to the Fisheries Act
Pontiac MP William Amos posted on his Facebook page that following two rounds of public consultations, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has introduced amendments to the laws regulating commercial Fishing, that reverses the changes made by the Harper Government, by reinstating former protections and by introducing new, modern conservation […]
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Extra measures taken by CISSSO to cope with high hospital/clinic traffic due to flu
Le Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux is now implementing extra measures to deal with the high traffic in its facilities. During recent weeks, the flu, particularly rampant this winter, has put additional pressure on health care staff, who are already being stretched. As a result, overtime has increased and staff are struggling […]
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Improved relations between L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and Hydro-Québec
It seems that the relations between the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and the Société Hydro-Québec have greatly improved. In recent years, Isle-aux-Allumettes had a tense relationship with the Crown Corporation following a frequent of power outages. It seems that the power links have improved as well as the reduction of power outages. L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Councillor, Roger Lavoie […]
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Warden meets with Isle-aux-Allumettes elected officials
During the meeting of the municipal council of Isle-aux-Allumettes last Tuesday, the Pontiac MRC warden Jane Toller, presented to the elected officials and local citizens her vision of development for the region. She emphasised, among other things, the leadership role that local elected representatives can play in economic development: Also, the Mayor of l’Isle-aux-Allumettes Winston […]
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Trapper’s Day trade show in Gatineau
The Provincial Association of Independent Trappers of the Outaouais invites the population and its members to the trapper’s day trade show, which will be held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 10 at 16, rue Bériault, in Hull. Visitors will have access to several stalls occupied by various stakeholders in the fur […]
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The role of the forest sector in clean economic growth according to Will Amos
Pontiac MP William Amos participated yesterday in the opening panel for PaperWeek 2018, an annual conference of the pulp and paper industry in Canada, held in Montreal. He reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to support the forestry industry by investing in research to develop new products and creating economic opportunities for Aboriginal communities and rural […]
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CISSSO: influenza activity in Outaouais
The region has been experiencing more cases influenza over the two months, according to the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais. The last time the region experienced such an intense influenza season was 5 years ago according to the statistics by the Public Health Department. Compared with last year, the number […]
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Discover the history by Friends of the Chats Falls
Friends of the Chats Falls have put together a tour to discover the history of the horse-drawn trail created in 1847 that made it possible to bypass the Chutes des Chats. Participants will have the chance to snowshoe and look at what remains of the footbridges, otherwise inaccessible in summer. From Friends of the Chats […]
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