Economy and Tourism

SADC Pontiac held an open house on Thursday (September 7) at their newly renovated office in downtown Fort-Coulonge. Funded by Economic Development Canada, the organization offers a broad range of services to businesses in the region, from loans to marketing advice to workshops with subject matter experts. The local branch used to be based in […]

Following the public announcement earlier this week by the owners of the Davidson Sawmill that they would be scrapping their plans to reopen the site, MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller spoke with media about the subject following the public council meeting on August 16. In the statement, company CEO Hubert St-Cyr said that the reason […]

The following is a translation, the original article is available here.  The Board of Directors of Davidson Sawmill issued a press release, in which it said it was definitively ending its plan to relaunch the activities of this company, which has been closed for more than a decade now. At the same time, as he […]

Yesterday (August 15), MRC Pontiac launched a call for projects for the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) – Component 2, an envelope with $350,000 for eligible projects made available through the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH). This component is targeting projects that will “improve living environments and encourage the implementation of initiatives […]

The MRC Pontiac issued an advisory notice of sale for property owners with long-standing unpaid municipal taxes. If the current owners do not take steps to pay the sums that are due, the buildings named in the notice will therefore be sold during a public auction on Thursday, September 14 at 10 a.m. at the […]

The Municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes has been in the midst of a summer of construction, with a host of upgrades to their water and sewer system in progress. In a press release (available below), the municipality gave a progress report on the work being carried out beneath the village’s main arteries: rues Saint-Jacques, Rochon and Front. […]

The following is a translation. The original article in French is available here. A transaction in the forestry industry could change the plans of MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller, who had hoped to see the site reopened in the next few weeks. Produit Forestier Jovalco, located at 2460 Hwy. 148 in Litchfield has officially been […]

On Thursday night, the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce held a 5 a 7 event at Brauwerk hoffman brewery in Campbell’s Bay. About 20 people were present, representing a number local businesses as well as officials from MRC Pontiac and the local SADC. Chamber President Sebastien Bonnerot said that one of the primary purposes of the […]

On Canada Day the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood inaugurated their new splash pad at Henry Heeney Memorial Park in downtown Danford Lake. Director General Isabelle Cardinal said that the project had been in the works since late 2021, and was made possible through grant funding from MRC Pontiac. The municipality spent some of their gas tax […]

A new vineyard was christened on the Sixth Line in Bristol this past Thursday (June 29), with a “cinq à sept” attended by local officials and fellow vine growers. Cynthia Case, who co-owns “Le Domaine de la Belle & le Gentleman” with her husband Frédéric Gagnon, explained that they currently harvest organic vegetables on their […]