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If you’re taking a trip up chemin du Bois Franc in Mansfield-et-Pontefract this summer, you may notice a growing crop of purple bushes dotting the landscape, part of a new lavender farm set to ramp up production this summer. Vicki Benoit and her husband Ben Graveline, the owners of the new business Les Belles Lavandes, […]

With minor flood levels reached in several waterfront municipalities in Pontiac, many are closely monitoring the daily updates from the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board for signs of hope. According to the latest update on May 5, the level of Lac Coulonge is forecasted to hold at around 108.15 m for the next few days, […]

Customers of Centre d’Auto Amyotte will have to find an alternative for the various services they used to offer. The gas station, convenience store and pizzeria closed their doors a few days ago. This has been confirmed by the owners, Raymond Amyotte and his wife Anne Bertrand, who have been in business since 1988. However, […]

MRC Pontiac’s Finance and Administration Director Annie Vaillancourt is departing after 19 years of service with the organization, effective May 23. She made the announcement to staff and elected officials in an email on Tuesday last week (April 29). Speaking Monday, Vaillancourt said that she initially started in the office working in economic development for […]

A 70-year-old man was critically injured following an ATV accident in Pontiac Saturday night. Emergency crews were called to chemin Richard in Alleyn-et-Cawood at around 9 p.m. on May 3 after the man driving the ATV struck a tree, according to preliminary information. Police say that the victim was not wearing a helmet at the […]

Tourism Pontiac held their annual general meeting at Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge on April 31, discussing the non-profit’s past year and their plans for promoting and stimulating tourism in the region. After conducting their AGM and discussing the past year’s activities and their goals, attendees listened to André Groulx of Tourisme Outaouais, who gave a […]

There’s a new committee raising funds for the refurbishment of the Shawville arena. The building, which is a part of the Shawville Fairgrounds is owned by the Pontiac Agricultural Society, but operated by the municipality most of the year. The two organizations signed a new lease agreement earlier this year that stipulates that each will […]

Regional health authority CISSSO is warning the public that two people diagnosed with measles from Ottawa were present at the Éco des champs park located at 482 chemin Eardley, Gatineau, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 20. The statement notes that the risk of outdoor exposure in this setting is low, but […]

A group discussion on women in municipal politics was hosted by the Assemblée des Groupes de femmes d’Interventions Régionales (AGIR) Outaouais at the MRC Pontiac office in Campbell’s Bay Wednesday (April 30). The non-profit group advocates for the rights of women in Western Quebec. The discussion was part of a broader campaign that they are […]

The high winds and stormy weather yesterday knocked out the power for thousands of Pontiac residents, as well as numerous others in Western Quebec. According to Hydro-Quebec’s website, there are currently nearly 4,000 Pontiac customers still without power as of 9 a.m. Wednesday morning (April 30), the majority of which are in Bristol. In the […]