Education

Last Friday, Pontiac MNA André Fortin announced investments in three Pontiac early childhood centers. The Government of Quebec is providing $ 66,793 under the Infrastructure Investment Projects 2017-2018 (SPII). The Treasurer of the CPE 1 2 3 Picabou in Campbell’s Bay, Jean-Pierre Landry says that the roof needs replacing at the moment: Clip – Jean-Pierre […]

A weekly Family Literacy program is being offered to parents and children ages 3-5 years old at Ecole Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur on Wednesdays from October 4th. According the organizer of the workshop, France Lavoie, this program will help equip parents to better interact with their children in French: Clip – France Lavoie The workshops are […]

On Wednesday, September 20, the Défi sans auto solo challenge was held, a competition aimed at encouraging people to get to work or school through a sustainable mode of transportation. Several elected officials and decision-makers took up the challenge, including: the Member of Parliament for Pontiac William Amos who used his bicycle to get to […]

Between September 25 and October 1, Sieur-de-Coulonge High School will take part in an initiative, a television program broadcast on Canal Vie the Donnez au suivant contest, organized by Chantal Lacroix. The goal of this contest is to do as many GOOD DEEDS as possible within a week, either by thanking a colleague from the […]

The issue of inequality between the francophone school boards and the western Quebec school board resurfaced at the national assembly in Quebec City. The opposition parties demanded that the situation be corrected. For some years, school boards have asked for a higher rate from their clientele and many choose to enrol in the English school […]

Workers at 19 Outaouais early childhood centers (CPEs) on Saturday gave their union a six-day strike mandate to be put into effect at a later date. The union action was supported by 99% of unionized works in a secret ballot. According to a statement, “The educators voted in favour as a means to apply pressure […]

The Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi du Pontiac officially launched its new program, La Défriche, yesterday morning. The program is designed for young people in Pontiac, between the ages of 14 and 29. The goal of the program is to give young people tools to accompany them in school, in their professional life or in personal life, […]

Yesterday, students form the commission scolaire Hauts-Bois de l’Outaouais returned to classes. Western Quebec students have been back to school since Monday. This means that school buses are back on our roads with several hundred students from all over the Pontiac. Sergeant Marc Tessier of the Sûreté du Québec talks about what motorist should keep […]

Yellow buses are back on our roads with several hundred students all over the Pontiac who are the returning to class. The Sûreté du Québec reminds all on Pontiac roads to be particularly vigilant in the vicinity of school zones. Sergeant Marc Tessier of the Sûreté du Québec says that drivers need to remain vigilant […]

Carl Marcotte has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cégep Héritage College Foundation Carl Marcotte holds the position of President of the Foundation’s Board of Directors for 2017-2018 since August 23rd. He was elected president on 12 June. Also on the Foundation’s Board of Directors, professor Marc Fricker, and two former […]