Economy and Tourism

Two programs have been put in place to assist Canadian milk producers and processors for the coming years. Pontiac Liberal MP William Amos posted on his Facebook page on Friday, August 4th. A strong dairy industry and a competitive agricultural sector are vital to Canada’s and the riding of Pontiac’s prosperity, creating good jobs, growing […]

Pontiac auction fans will have the chance to attend an auction at the Fort-Coulonge Arena. The François Giroux owner of the Auction Atomic Company says that the Company is happy to offer their services to the Pontiac: François Giroux -Vente aux enchères à l’aréna de Fort-Coulonge The auction will start at 7 pm tonight. François […]

The Member of National Assembly for the Pontiac André Fortin announced financial assistance to the tune of $ 178,185 for the restoration of the old masonry of the church of Saint-Alphonsus-of-Liguori on Allumettes Island. Father Bridge from the Diocese of Pembroke says that he is impressed by the governments interest: Clip – Père Bridge According […]

During the last two days, tourism commissioner Chantal Lair of the Pontiac MRC conducted a tour of the Pontiac to raise awareness and train employees on services offered to tourists. Chantal Lair explains the 2 day training: clip – Chantal Lair The full interview with the tourism development commissioner for the Pontiac MRC Chantal Lair […]

A few days ago, the MRC Pontiac received an honourable mention from Vélosympathique, an organization that promotes the importance of cycling as a means of transportation in Québec. As Sandrine Cabana-Degani of Vélosympathetic explains, even though the MRC has made the first steps towards being cyclist friendly, much work remains to be done, if the […]

The majority of Quebeckers want to buy local products to encourage businesses and local economy. But according to a recent study conducted by the Protégez-vous team, we learnt that in Quebec, people like to buy local but not at too high a price. Rémi Leroux from Protégez-vous says that the public should understand that clothing […]

The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development, who Pontiac MP William Amos is a member of, presented a report on June 15, calling on the federal government to strengthen the Canadian Protection Act (1999) to better protect human and environmental health from toxic substances. In a report entitled “A Healthy […]

The tourist route “Les Chemins d’Eau”, which runs through the region from east to west, is now open to the public. Visitors will be able to take the 278 kilometer long route through the Pontiac, Papineau, Collines-de-l’Outaouais MRCs and Gatineau to discover the cultural and natural heritage of the Outaouais region. The Director General of […]

Tourisme Outaouais and its partners invite you to join them in launching the first Outaouais tourist route, Les Chemins d’eau, on June 19th. The announcement will take place at four different locations in the region, in the heart of the territories roadway. The meeting will take place at the Cultural George Bryson House (314 HWY […]

Five organizations in the Outaouais region will receive nearly $ 427,000 from L’Appui Outaouais for senior’s caregivers. L’Appui Outaouais made the announcement last Thursday. Nearly $ 95,600 will go to the Pontiac MRC for seniors’ caregivers, who will be able to benefit from over 300 extra hours of respite through a day center and respite […]